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Movies like Backrooms

Not everyone loves Backrooms for the same reason. Pick the one that was yours, and the picks follow.

The 3 reasons people love Backrooms

Read them all. One will sound more like you than the others.

  1. You like horror that comes from empty spaces more than jump scares.

  2. You like a door that should not be there.

  3. You like the eerie look of old video and empty offices.

Picks that share your reasons

Which reasons were yours?

Tick them here or with “That’s me” above. The picks re-sort by how many of your reasons they share.

  • Annihilation2018

    • a door that should not be there
    • the eerie look of old video and empty offices

    Good for you if you like science fiction that feels like a nightmare.

  • Archive 812022

    • horror that comes from empty spaces more than jump scares

    Good for you if you like slow, creeping horror in a strange apartment building.

  • The Thing1982

    • horror that comes from empty spaces more than jump scares

    Good for you if you like practical creature effects that still shock.

  • The Shining1980

    • the eerie look of old video and empty offices

    Good for you if you like long gliding shots behind a boy on his tricycle.

  • The Lighthouse2019

    • a door that should not be there
    • the eerie look of old video and empty offices

    Good for you if you like a square black and white frame that feels like an old photograph.

  • A Cure for Wellness2017

    • a door that should not be there
    • the eerie look of old video and empty offices

    Good for you if you like cold, beautiful images of a spa high in the Alps.

  • Serial Experiments Lain1998

    • a door that should not be there

    Good for you if you like a quiet, eerie anime where the internet starts to feel haunted.

  • Servant2019

    • a door that should not be there

    Good for you if you like a doll that may have become a real baby.

  • The Langoliers1995

    • a door that should not be there

    Good for you if you like Stephen King's strange idea of a past that gets devoured.

  • Neon Genesis Evangelion1995

    • a door that should not be there

    Good for you if you like an ending that goes somewhere no one expected.

  • The Killing of a Sacred Deer2017

    • a door that should not be there

    Good for you if you like flat voices, strange rules and a curse nobody explains.

  • The Babadook2014

    • horror that comes from empty spaces more than jump scares

    Good for you if you like a monster hiding in the dark corners of a house.

Reasons taken from Backrooms's card. Picks from the Ipsomap catalogue. This application uses TMDB and the TMDB APIs but is not endorsed, certified, or otherwise approved by TMDB.

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