Barbarian
2022 · Movie · R · 103 min · ★ 6.9 · 85% critics
A young woman arriving late for a job interview finds her Airbnb double-booked and an unsettling man already there. Despite growing unease and warning signs, she stays the night, and the situation spirals into mounting dread and escalating danger around the property.
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Details
- Years
- 2022
- Release date
- 2022-09-08
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Critic score
- 85/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.9/10 (3,259 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy Barbarian if you want a suspense-forward horror ride built on escalating paranoia and unsettling premises, with plenty of unexpected turns—Not for you if you want clear explanations, consistently intense scares, or a straightforward tone, and you may prefer It Follows or REC instead.
Pros: tense mystery atmosphere; surprising genre shifts; strong lead performances | Cons: confusing plot holes; not consistently scary; third-act disappointments
Themes
- monster
- sexual abuse
- paranoia
- flashback
- basement
- serial killer
- duringcreditsstinger
- paranoid
- airbnb
- abduction
- metoo
- secret room
- +1 more
Cast & crew
Georgina Campbell
as Tess
Justin Long
as AJ
Bill Skarsgård
as Keith
Richard Brake
as Frank
Matthew Patrick Davis
as The Mother
Jaymes Butler
as Andre
Kurt Braunohler
as Doug
- SS
Sophie Sörensen
as Bonnie
Rachel Fowler
as Meg
JR Esposito
as Jeff
Directed by Zach Cregger