The Front Room
A24 | Release Date: September 6, 2024 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
49
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 22 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
12
Negative:
5
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38
ObserverDylan RothSep 6, 2024
The Front Room, the new horror-comedy from filmmakers Max & Sam Eggers and A24, boasts a strong premise and a game cast, but it’s not particularly scary or funny. It’s surreal, clever, and occasionally visually quirky enough to fit the “indie horror” mold, but a little too unsubtle and user-friendly to feel like arthouse fare. Read full review
38
Movie NationRoger MooreSep 6, 2024
Co-writers/directors Sam and Max Eggers go for symbolic nightmares and simple toilet-accidents for shocks and wicked sneers that only Belinda sees to set us up for something more fraught, fundamental and final than their movie delivers. Read full review
37
Washington PostMichael O'SullivanSep 5, 2024
Despite what the singer/actress says, there’s not much to scream, let alone clap, about here. Read full review
25
The A.V. ClubEli GonzalezSep 6, 2024
It simply isn’t very scary. Read full review
25
San Francisco ChronicleG. Allen JohnsonSep 5, 2024
The Front Room becomes an exercise in psychological torture porn; it’s a movie you endure rather than enjoy. Read full review
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