Barbarian (2022) | Rotten Tomatoes (2024)

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Traveling to Detroit for a job interview, a young woman books a rental home. But when she arrives late at night, she discovers that the house is double booked and a strange man is already staying there. Against her better judgement, she decides to spend the evening, but soon discovers that there's a lot more to fear than just an unexpected house guest.

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Smart, darkly humorous, and above all scary, Barbarian offers a chilling and consistently unpredictable thrill ride for horror fans.

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The less you know going into Barbarian, the better -- but be prepared for an ending that might rub you the wrong way.

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Larushka Ivan-Zadeh

metro.co.uk

Like the best horrors, it's 'about' stuff -- gentrification, abuse, toxic masculinity, taking responsibility. There's also plenty of jump scares.

Rated: 4/5

Nov 30, 2022

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Celia Mattison

BuzzFeed News

Barbarian is a timely depiction of youth anxiety toward a territorial older class and an older generation’s disdain for an entitled, aimless youth.

Nov 8, 2022

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David Sims

The Atlantic

Barbarian serves up all the requisite thrills with panache, but it also provokes deeper, longer-lasting reflections.

Nov 4, 2022

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Emma-Jane Betts

The Digital Fix

Barbarian is a flick that shines with potential and still manages to stand as a worthy watch for any fan of the horror genre.

Rated: 3/5

Sep 25, 2023

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Nadine Whitney

The Curb

With Barbarian Cregger clearly knows what he’s doing with a horror film. He’s absolutely aware of the tropes and pulls the audience in, tricks them, pulls them in again, and comes up with bizarre and visceral horror.

Sep 6, 2023

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Manuel São Bento

FirstShowing.net

Zach Cregger's unique storytelling in the horror film will leave any viewer baffled, transforming a generic premise into a truly captivating, suspenseful, thematically rich story where the definition of a "good person" is brilliantly explored.

Rated: B+

Jul 25, 2023

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May Weird movie. Horrible ending. Rated 3/5 Stars • Rated 3 out of 5 stars 07/28/23 Full Review Brandon Richardson Its uneven pacing and brief moments of absurdity can undercut the overall tone and message. However, you’ll find excellent performances, outstanding makeup work, and an eerie sound design. Barbarian is a meticulous and utterly terrifying horror movie. Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 06/09/23 Full Review Angel G It was horrible. I don’t understand how people are raving about this movie. It’s not scary and the ending was the worst Rated 1/5 Stars • Rated 1 out of 5 stars 11/05/22 Full Review Noe Suspension and thrilling Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/30/22 Full Review KN Johnson Justin Long always delivers! Loved the story & unexpected ending! Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/30/22 Full Review Jane Campy, crazy, scary, jumped in my seat a few times before it even got scary. Very believable acting from Georgina Campbell (very attractive young lady) but character was way too nosy-guess that kept the suspense going :). All the male actors(including 'Mother' :) ) were great. I liked the unexpected back story showing up later in the movie. Music was great. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/30/22 Full Review Read all reviews

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Zach Cregger Director Georgina Campbell Tess Bill Skarsgård Keith Justin Long AJ Matthew Patrick Davis The Mother Kurt Braunohler Actor

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