Backrooms vs The Thing
Backrooms has the higher audience score (6.6/10 against 6.2/10 for The Thing). The Thing is the shorter watch at 1h 43m compared with 1h 50m. The Thing is the older of the two (2011 against 2026). Both are horror, mystery, science fiction movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Backrooms
The Thing| Backrooms | The Thing | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.6/10 | ★ 6.2/10 |
| Year | 2026 | 2011 |
| Length | 1h 50m | 1h 43m |
| Genres | Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction | Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Kane Parsons | Matthijs van Heijningen Jr. |
| Main cast | Renate Reinsve, Finn Bennett, Lukita Maxwell, Mark Duplass, Katharine Isabelle | Eric Christian Olsen, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Joel Edgerton, Kristofer Hivju, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje |
Synopsis
Backrooms
A strange doorway appears in the basement of a furniture showroom.
The Thing
When paleontologist Kate Lloyd travels to an isolated outpost in Antarctica for the expedition of a lifetime, she joins an international team that unearths a remarkable discovery. Their elation quickly turns to fear as they realize that their experiment has freed a mysterious being from its frozen prison. Paranoia spreads like an epidemic as a creature that can mimic anything it touches will pit human against human as it tries to survive and…
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