Movie

Backlash

2025 · 88 min

A grim, punishing death-game thriller that turns online cruelty into visceral, claustrophobic carnage with little relief.

Tagline: REALITY HURTS
Overview: A group of online gamers must kill each other to survive in a real world death-match based on their computer game in which they cyber-bullied and humiliated a classmate.
How it feels: Dark, tense, bleak and cynical. Relentless and needs your attention.
About: Revenge, violence, guilt, morality
Content: Strong violence, gore and language. Mild sexual content.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: relentless, 4 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: revenge
violence
guilt
morality
survival
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild