The most 'unpredictable' horror movie of the decade is now streaming on Netflix
The 2022 horror hit Barbarian is now streaming on Netflix – three years after taking audiences by storm with its selection of twists and scares.
Directed by Zach Cregger, Barbarian follows Tess (Black Mirror star Georgina Campbell) as she comes to learn that there's something seriously grim lurking in the depths of her Airbnb (almost an anagram of 'Barbarian,' geddit?)
Arriving to find the place already occupied by a man named Keith (a scary-enough-as-it-is Bill Skarsgård), unsettled Tess's stay goes from bad to worse when they decide to investigate the things going bump in the basement.
Premiering at the London horror film festival FrightFest three years ago to an air of mystery and dread (attendees were implored to keep its twists a secret), Barbarian went on to impress critics and audiences alike.
Achieving a 90% 'Fresh' rating on the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film topped many best-of lists as the year ended and propelled its British leading lady into Scream Queendom.
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With Zach's follow-up feature imminent, Barbarian has been added to Netflix for home viewers to discover its scares afresh.
'SATURDAY!! Barbarian on #Netflix this film is brilliant 8/10 so many twists in this film it's unreal,' wrote X user Jdubzv10 as they celebrated its re-release.
'Barbarian on Netflix is a crazy movie,' wrote J__sutherland.
'Glad Barbarian is on Netflix. This film is crazy, y'all got to watch it if you haven't,' recommended lakeemahmad.
'I'm not a big horror fan, but Barbarian was a smart horror film that scared the hell out of me. Excited to see the directors follow up,' agreed Castellani2014.
'Barbarian is such a wild ride—tense, unpredictable, and totally unique. That moment when the story flips and you're just left thinking, 'Wait… what is happening?!' 👀🍿 Absolute horror gold,' said dariopapich.
Upon its release, critics heaped praise on Barbarian's gothic chills, with Metro's Larushka Ivan-Zadeh describing it as 'the ultimate horror house movie.'
Meanwhile, The Observer called it 'one of the most bracingly effective chillers of the year.'
'One of the most brilliantly executed, sharply incisive and wildly scary horror films of the year,' said Tribune News Service.
SciFi Now described it as 'a twisty tale of urban and domestic degeneration,' while also highlighting the film as a reminder of 'perverse patriarchy's horrific legacy.'
Following its release, star Georgina went on to appear in horror films Lovely, Dark and Deep, Bird Box: Barcelona and the sci-fi chiller T.I.M.
And with four more genre films on her docket, the actress shows no sign of slowing her descent into the darker side of cinema anytime soon.
As for the film's director, he followed Barbarian up by producing the twisted romance Companion, which starred Sophie Thatcher and Jack Quaid.
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This August also sees the release of Zach's second film as director, with the creepy new horror film Weapons. More Trending
Starring Julia Garner and Josh Brolin, it follows a teacher who is horrified to discover that all 17 of her students have suddenly disappeared the night before.
Its nightmare-inducing trailer then reveals a series of increasingly horrifying images – including a creepy child rising from their desk in a dark classroom, someone being run down by a car, and hands covering a man's face while holding him down.
'This is where the story really starts,' a child's voice intones as a door opens by itself.
Barbarian is streaming on Netflix now.
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