# Barbarian (no spoilers)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barbarian-no-spoilers/971520>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** movies\
**Created:** [September 13, 2022, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barbarian-no-spoilers/971520 "2022-09-13T22:09:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2022, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barbarian-no-spoilers/971520/1 "2022-09-13T22:09:49Z")

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A thriller/horror from Zach Cregger (one of the original Whitest Kids U Know troupe) with a 92% rotten tomatoes score.

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/oPMT9OkAZxI/maxresdefault.jpg "BARBARIAN | Official Trailer") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPMT9OkAZxI)

Premise is that a woman arrives to a house in Detroit that she has rented as an AirBnB in the middle of a dark and stormy night! But someone else has also rented it. She’s in town for a job interview. Things appear off, but are they?

Stars: Georgina Campbell, Bill Skarsgard, and Justin Long

I’d give it 4 out of 5 stars. Kept me guessing.

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**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2022, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barbarian-no-spoilers/971520/2 "2022-10-31T16:52:46Z")

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We just watched this, and while fairly formulaic, it was creepy, entertaining, and did have some unexpectedness. Would recommend to others.

We found it interesting that we felt sympathetic to the “monster” at the end of the movie, while the real monsters of the movie were the two evil men.

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**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2022, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barbarian-no-spoilers/971520/3 "2022-11-03T00:51:34Z")

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Just watched this. A really effective horror movie. Don’t really want to say more but if you like horror at all you should check it out.

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**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2022, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barbarian-no-spoilers/971520/4 "2022-11-03T02:59:11Z")

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I’m only about halfway through, but the best thing about it so far is Justin Long rocking out to Donovan’s _Rikki Tikki Tavi_ as he cruises down the Pacific Coast Highway.