Exit 8

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Exit 8

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A man trapped in a 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?

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An unsettling maze navigated with finesse by director Genki Kawamura, Exit 8 is a video game adaptation rendered with existential dread and stylistic sophistication.

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Jake Coyle

Associated Press

10h

3/4

By its nature, “Exit 8” is sparse and repetitive. But in the not-especially-decorated annals of video game adaptations, it’s one of the most compelling and clever meldings of the two mediums -- cinema and gaming -- we’ve seen yet.

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Josh Slater-Williams

Little White Lies

10h

3/5

In its third act, this otherwise effective thriller about getting stuck does end up spinning its own wheels.

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Wendy Ide

Observer (UK)

1d

It’s a claustrophobic and creepy premise, executed with economy and style. But by its nature, the film is also relentlessly repetitive, losing some of its oppressive potency by the third chapter.

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Rich Cline

Shadows on the Wall

1d

3.5/5

Director Genki Kawamura inventively uses playful imagery, repetition and vivid side characters to create a deeply unnerving situation.

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Sarah Ward

ScreenHub

1d

2026’s best video game adaptation ... With his attentiveness and precision, plus the thoughtful ways that he expands upon his source material, it couldn’t be more apparent that Kawamura was a player of The Exit 8 first.

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Brian Viner

Daily Mail (UK)

4d

4/5

I'm sure it has deep existential meaning, but it's enough just to sit back and admire the craft of writer-director Genki Kawamura.

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Alexander Ortiz

1d

This is how a video game movie is done! Tense, dreadful, cathartic and emotional. Exit 8 excellently builds upon the simple premise of the game and adds a much needed emotional throughline to translate it into film well. It was fantastic

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Aura

2d

Tense and satisfying at once. I really enjoyed this one!

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Weasel Cheese

2d

Spoiler alert: This thing is empty of any meaning other than "abortion bad." That's the whole thing, but it frames its moralizing in a game that I would have bailed on after the first 10 pointless minutes. The only good thing I can say about it is it's only 90 minutes of life wasted but really why waste 90 minutes? Its anti-choice propaganda wrapped in a walking simulator adventure game that goes literally nowhere.

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Brennan

3d

boring, repetitive, and weirdly pro life

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JAMES C

3d

Strange but very cool!

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Lytrell

4d

Very creepy and interesting. I would call it more of a psychological thriller!

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Synopsis

A man trapped in a 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?

Director: Genki Kawamura
Producer: Taichi Ito
Screenwriter: Genki Kawamura, Hirase Kentaro
Distributor: Neon
Production Co: AOI Pro, Toho, Story
Rating: PG-13 (Some Bloody Images and Terror)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Horror
Original Language: Japanese
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 10, 2026, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): May 8, 2026
Runtime: 1h 35m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)