Synopsis
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.
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Cast
- Georgina CampbellTess
- Bill SkarsgårdKeith
- Justin LongAJ Gilbride
- Matthew Patrick DavisThe Mother
- Richard BrakeFrank
- Kurt BraunohlerDoug
- Jaymes ButlerAndre
- Sophie SörensenBonnie Zane
- Rachel FowlerMeg
- J.R. EspositoJeff
Recommendations
- 100
San Francisco Chronicle
An unnerving thriller that never goes quite where you’d expect, this feature writing/directing debut from Zach Cregger (“The Whitest Kids U’Know”) also does monstrously amazing things with lighting, sets and special effects makeup. - 88
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Cregger slowly builds bone-chilling and suspenseful sequences up to screechingly operatic moments of face-melting horror, and then swiftly cuts to a different chapter, making a hard left into a completely different mode, taking us all on the roller-coaster ride. His facility with comedy also aids in these jarring tone switches, and Barbarian is as funny as it is terrifying. - 85
Slashfilm
Barbarian ends up being a masterclass in tension and unpredictability. It is scary without leaning too hard on tropes, making for a truly entertaining film. It is a damn good-looking movie anchored by great performances all around. - 83
IndieWire
With a chillingly relatable Airbnb setup, Barbarian mines multiple real-life scenarios and fears to unleash some truly unhinged terrors. It’s no “Get Out,” but it’s a hell of a lot of fun — with a little something to say as well. - 83
Consequence
Undoubtedly, Barbarian will raise comparisons to last year’s Malignant, a similarly wild-as-hell horror flick that zigs and zags down all manner of crazy roads. And to be sure, there’s a similarly perverse glee to be found here, as Cregger toys with your expectations before jumping you to another element of his insane narrative. - 80
TheWrap
The most impressive thing about “Barbarian” is that Cregger keeps developing his twisty plot well after he sets everything up. Messing with viewers seems to be his guiding dramatic principal, from playful camerawork to unpredictable plot twists. Bless ‘im. - 80
The Hollywood Reporter
Director-screenwriter Cregger displays an obvious perverse glee in guiding his audiences through his outlandish twists and turns. - 80
IGN
Barbarian is one of the wildest horror films in years from its combination of subgenres to full-throttle approach to unapologetic exploitation themes.
