I will continue to update this post as the score changes.
Rotten Tomatoes Popcornmeter: Hot
Audience Says: N/A
| Audience | Score | Number of Reviews | Average Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Verified Audience | 82% | 100+ | 4.1/5 |
| All Audience | 76% | 250+ | 3.9/5 |
Verified Audience Score History:
- 81% (4.1/5) at 50+
- 82% (4.1/5) at 100+
Rotten Tomatoes: Certified Fresh
Critics Consensus: An unsettling maze navigated with finesse by director Genki Kawamura, Exit 8 is a video game adaptation rendered with existential dread and stylistic sophistication.
| Critics | Score | Number of Reviews | Average Rating (Unofficial) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Critics | 95% | 95 | 7.00/10 |
| Top Critics | 94% | 18 |
Metacritic: 69 (25 Reviews)
SYNOPSIS:
Based on the global hit eponymous video game created by KOTAKE CREATE. A man trapped in an endless sterile subway passageway sets out to find Exit 8. The rules of his quest are simple: do not overlook anything out of the ordinary. If you discover an anomaly, turn back immediately. If you don’t, carry on. Then leave from Exit 8. But even a single oversight will send him back to the beginning. Will he ever reach his goal and escape this infinite corridor?
CAST:
- Kazunari Ninomiya as The Lost Man
- Yamato Kochi as The Walking Man
- Kotone Hanase as The High School Girl
- Naru Asanuma as The Boy
- Nana Komatsu as The Woman
DIRECTED BY: Genki Kawamura
SCREENPLAY BY: Kentaro Hirase, Genki Kawamura
BASED ON THE EXIT 8 BY: Kotake Create
PRODUCED BY: Yuto Sakata, Kenji Yamada, Akito Yamamoto, Taichi Ito, Yoshihiro Furusawa, Minami Ichikawa, Genki Kawamura, Taichi Ueda
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Yuki Abe, Yuji Kiwaki, Wakana Okamura, Takashi Saito, Ichiro Shinohara, Yûsaku Tanaka, Hisashi Usui
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: Keisuke Imamura
EDITED BY: Sakura Seya
COSTUME DESIGNER: Daisuke Iga
MUSIC BY: Yasutaka Nakata, Shohei Amimori
CASTING BY: Rie Tabata, Yoko Yamashita
RUNTIME: 95 Minutes
RELEASE DATE: April 10, 2026
by chanma50
1 Comment
It’s a really engaging film. They did such a good job of keeping simple locations interesting through every loop with some fun tension and camera movements that follow different things to draw your attention. I wish it was scarier but I can see this being a decent little hit.
Such a joke how late this got a domestic release though considering it’s been out to stream for ages.