Should you watch Barbarian?
Who it’s good for, who it isn’t, and what’s in it. No ratings, no scores.
Barbarian
Film · 2022
In town for a job interview, a young woman arrives at her Airbnb late at night only to find that it has been mistakenly double-booked and a strange man is already staying there. Against her better judgement, she decides to stay the night anyway.
The sides of Barbarian
- An Airbnb double-booked at night
- A stranger already staying there
- A basement that goes deeper than it should
Barbarian is good for you if…
- you like horror where the house itself becomes the threat.
- you like a horror film that keeps changing direction until you can't guess where it goes.
- you like yelling at a character not to go down there.
Barbarian is bad for you if…
- you can't stand brutal, bloody deaths.
- you can't watch a story built on abduction and sexual abuse.
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