Barbarian (2022)

Barbarian rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb7/10· 258K votes

Rotten Tomatoes92%

Metacritic78%

TMDb6.852/10· 3K votes

With 92% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7/10 on IMDb and 78/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been very positive.

About Barbarian

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.

Cast of Barbarian

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  Georgina Campbell

  as Tess

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  Justin Long

  as AJ

• 

  Bill Skarsgård

  as Keith

• 

  Richard Brake

  as Frank

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  Matthew Patrick Davis

  as The Mother

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  Jaymes Butler

  as Andre

• 

  Kurt Braunohler

  as Doug

• S

  Sophie Sörensen

  as Bonnie

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  Rachel Fowler

  as Meg

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  JR Esposito

  as Jeff

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  Kate Nichols

  as Catherine

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  Kate Bosworth

  as Melissa (voice)

Barbarian facts

Budget

$4.5M

Box office

$45.4M

Our take on Barbarian

Zach Cregger's 2022 horror-mystery hinges on a deceptively simple setup: a young woman arrives late at night at her rental, only to find it double-booked, with a strange man already inside. Against her better judgment, she decides to stay. From that unsettling premise, the film builds dread through what remains unspoken, favoring atmosphere and misdirection over easy answers. Best experienced knowing as little as possible, it rewards viewers who enjoy horror that keeps shifting the ground beneath them and trusts patience over constant shocks. If you like unpredictable, mystery-laced scares and can tolerate genuine discomfort, this is a distinctive, tightly wound choice for a tense night in.