“Barbarian” is a new horror film that was written and directed by Zach Cregger. The film was recently released in theaters.
So let’s find out some trivia and facts about the new film.
- Barbarian is a 2022 American horror film
- It is written and directed by Zach Cregger
- It stars Georgina Campbell, Bill Skarsgård and Justin Long
- Arnon Milchan, Roy Lee, Raphael Margules, and J.D. Lifshitz serve as producers on the film
- The film follows a young woman who finds out the home she rented was double-booked with another man
- She discovers a dark secret in the house
- Barbarian had its premiere at the 2022 San Diego Comic-Con on July 22, 2022
- It was theatrically released on September 9, 2022, by 20th Century Studios
- The film received positive reviews from critics
- Barbarian was originally scheduled to be theatrically released in the United States by 20th Century Studios and New Regency on August 31, 2022
- Before being rescheduled to be released on September 9, 2022
- CinemaBlend and AMC Theatres premiered the film at the 2022 San Diego Comic-Con on July 22
- There it garnered positive reactions
- The film was also screened at the Arrow Video FrightFest on August 29
- The first trailer for the film was released online on June 24, 2022
- The trailer appeared at the front of theatrical screenings of The Black Phone
- On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 92%
- Based on 88 reviews
- With an average rating of 7.6/10
- The site’s consensus states: “Smart, darkly humorous and above all scary, Barbarian offers a chilling and consistently unpredictable thrill ride for horror fans”
- Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 80 out of 100
- Based on 23 critics
- Indicating “generally favorable reviews”
- Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of “C+” on an A+ to F scale
