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BACKROOMS
2026A24 · 110 MIN · 2026-05-29
BACKROOMS
2026
ROT SCORE
74
SYNOPSIS
A therapist's patient falls into the Backrooms -- the infinite, fluorescent-lit void beyond normal reality -- and she goes in after him. A24's take on the internet-born urban legend.
SUBGENRES
PsychologicalSci-Fi HorrorSupernatural
Score Breakdown
SATAN'S BOARDROOM
| SOURCE | RAW SCORE | NORMALIZED / 100 |
|---|---|---|
| Beelzebimbo | 8.5 / 10 | 85.0 |
| SATAN'S BOARDROOM AVG | 85.0 | |
GENRE SITES
| SOURCE | RAW SCORE | NORMALIZED / 100 |
|---|---|---|
| Bloody Disgusting | 3.5 / 5 | 70.0 |
| Dread Central | 3 / 5 | 60.0 |
| Daily Dead | 3 / 5 | 60.0 |
| Nightmare on Film Street | N/A | — |
| Certified Forgotten | N/A | — |
| Bloody Flicks | N/A | — |
| GENRE SITES AVG | 63.3 | |
MAINSTREAM SOURCES
RT Critic + RT Audience are averaged together and count as 50% of this bucket. All other sources share the remaining 50% equally.
| SOURCE | RAW SCORE | NORMALIZED / 100 |
|---|---|---|
| RT Critic | 87% | 87.0 |
| RT Audience | 74% | 74.0 |
| Letterboxd | 3.41 / 5 | 68.2 |
| IMDb | 7 / 10 | 70.0 |
| Metacritic Critic | 77 / 100 | 77.0 |
| Metacritic User | 7.2 / 10 | 72.0 |
| Slash Film | N/A | — |
| IGN | N/A | — |
| The Film Stage | N/A | — |
| Collider | N/A | — |
| RT AVG (50% of bucket) | 80.5 | |
| MAINSTREAM AVG | 76.2 | |
FORMULA WEIGHTS
| SOURCE | NORMALIZED | BASE WT | ACTUAL WT | CONTRIB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Satan's Boardroom | 85.0 | 10% | 10.0% | 8.5 |
| Genre Sites | 63.3 | 50% | 50.0% | 31.7 |
| Mainstream Sites | 76.2 | 40% | 40.0% | 30.5 |
| Broad Excellence Bonus | — | — | — | +3.5 |
| ROT SCORE | 100.0% | 74 | ||
Bonus awarded for strong agreement across multiple buckets.