The Belko Experiment

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The Belko Experiment

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2017

1h 30m

Mystery & Thriller

Horror

Action

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An ordinary day at the office becomes a horrific quest for survival when 80 employees (John Gallagher Jr., Tony Goldwyn, Adria Arjona) at the Belko Corp. in Bogotá, Colombia, learn that they are pawns in a deadly game. Trapped inside their building, a voice over an intercom tells the frightened staffers that two workers must be killed within 30 minutes. When another ultimatum follows, friends become enemies and new alliances take shape, as only the strongest will remain alive at the end.

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Critics Consensus

The Belko Experiment offers a few moments of lurid fun for genre enthusiasts, but lacks enough subversive smarts to consistently engage once the carnage kicks in.

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Chuck Bowen

Slant Magazine

The disappointment of The Belko Experiment, then, is that it shifts so abruptly into horror-film terrain that it fails to examine the way this office has brainwashed these characters.

Rated: 2/4

Dec 27, 2017

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Jake Wilson

The Age (Australia)

Going about its grisly business with undisguised relish, the film comes closer to the chilly spirit of science fiction writer J.G. Ballard than director Ben Wheatley did in his recent, overwrought adaptation of Ballard's novel High-Rise.

Rated: 3.5/5

Oct 11, 2017

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Angie Han

Slashfilm

The Belko Experiment isn't much more than a good time at the theater, but it isn't really trying to be and doesn't really have to be.

Rated: 6.5/10

Jun 13, 2017

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Somewhere between Office Space and Battle Royale, the scenario of The Belko Experiment turns a corporate setting into a gladiatorial bloodbath.

Rated: 3/4

Apr 4, 2022

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David Gonzalez

The Cinematic Reel

While The Belko Experiment leaves little to desire in terms of its characters, the film is quite entertaining in regards to its premise and whos next dynamic that plays throughout.

Rated: 2.5/4

Feb 18, 2022

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Jason Adams

My New Plaid Pants

If we're in Trump's America now, then this is the movie for these times. The Belko Experiment is rage.

Jul 2, 2021

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George M

Absolute waste of time. Not an original idea in this mess. Might have worked as a twenty minute short. Not one character worth caring about. Skip this and watch Battle Royale instead.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

10/24/25

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Angel C

It would have been good enough as a short film. I don't care for any of the characters, they're all insipid. Too bad, because I do think it's an interesting trope.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

10/12/25

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Ryan M

Good premise, although not completely original. Reflects the brutal nature of the corporate world. The ending was not quite satisfying though.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

09/02/25

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Lúcio Leonardo P

This compelling piece of entertainment draws attention for its survival theme within the chosen environment and for its likable characters, who are well-introduced. It's violent, with subtexts of "denunciations" about how large corporations kill their employees from overwork and how leaders are merely deceptive "faces." However, it fails to sustain interest until the end, delivering more of the same, and depending on how "deadly" your workday went, you may or may not enjoy it. The ending suggests a sequel, but after 9 years, I find it unlikely...

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

07/31/25

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Hector G

This film had so much potential to be original, but falls flat on its face since many of the kills come off more as "heh, I'm so edgy" rather than actually horrifying. And often feels disjointed and confusing in it's tone And the girl who the film focused on for the majority of the film, dies in a way I feel is out of character especially since she seemed too smart to die the way she did

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

07/31/25

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John W

The idea of battle royale isn’t new, but interesting in this office setting. It hasn't much backstory but is well acted, good entertainment and unpredictable. The characters behave mostly realistically. James Gunn had a good idea and it is a decent movie.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

07/20/25

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Greg McLean

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John Gallagher Jr.

Mike Milch

Tony Goldwyn

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Adria Arjona

Leandra Flores

John C. McGinley

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Josh Brener

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Synopsis

An ordinary day at the office becomes a horrific quest for survival when 80 employees (John Gallagher Jr., Tony Goldwyn, Adria Arjona) at the Belko Corp. in Bogotá, Colombia, learn that they are pawns in a deadly game. Trapped inside their building, a voice over an intercom tells the frightened staffers that two workers must be killed within 30 minutes. When another ultimatum follows, friends become enemies and new alliances take shape, as only the strongest will remain alive at the end.

Director: Greg McLean
Producer: James Gunn, Peter Safran
Screenwriter: James Gunn
Distributor: BH Tilt
Production Co: Safran Company
Rating: R (Sexual References|Language|Some Drug Use|Strong Bloody Violence)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Horror, Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 17, 2017, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 13, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $10.2M
Runtime: 1h 30m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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