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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Robert Abele

Los Angeles Times

8h

With its bed made just so, “Exit 8” has a refreshing ambition: It wants to be both a purgatory and an advancement in form. When it smoothly moves between the two, it feels like a singular commentary on life’s deceptive banalities.

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G. Allen Johnson

San Francisco Chronicle

9h

2/4

It works for a while, but there’s only so much one can do with such a confining, empty storyline. Even at 95 minutes, “Exit 8” seems stretched out. There’s simply not enough there for a feature-length movie.

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Brian Tallerico

RogerEbert.com

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2.5/4

Still, there’s just enough for fans of the game or modern horror to chew on. If you wait to see it until PVOD or streaming, try watching it on a subway train on your way to work for maximum impact.

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Abbie Bernstein

Assignment X

8h

B

EXIT 8 takes getting lost in an urban maze and cranks the experience up to eleven. It’s existentially unsettling and occasionally genuinely scary.

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Brogan Luke Bouwhuis

InBetweenDrafts

9h

6/10

Kawamura delivering an entertaining film when the source material so deliberately rejected the norms of traditional storytelling is extremely impressive.

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Charles Mudede

The Stranger (Seattle, WA)

10h

Exit 8 turns out to be entertaining despite its minimal construction. The director also has an excellent sense of timing.

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aimee

5h

A man finds himself in a repeating subway corridor and must identify anomalies to progress, with a single mistake resetting the loop. A subway corridor becomes an endless nightmare loop in Exit 8 haunting and immersive... but it's the stylish presentation and the strong camerawork and direction, inspired visuals, solid performances, and layers of intrigue that kept it engaging.. Great performances too.. It's all about the finding the wrong things and making the right moves. And fighting the dread of no escape.. I didn’t play the game but I enjoyed this film all the same.. 4 out of 5 for me. The theater seats were very uncomfortable 😬 so it wasn’t the best viewing experience but I did really enjoy this film.

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Hanzhi

8h

Felt like an actual game play but was hoping for more plot haha. Good in general, I enjoyed it.

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Todosho

14h

It was fun watching my wife get frustrated at the characters choices, and I told her “this was what it was like to watch you play”. Her arms even flared when he missed the glaring anomaly

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Adam

1d

Kept my interest throughout. Kept me guessing what and why. I was not familiar with the video game the movie is based on.

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Chima

1d

twilight zone courtesy of Nippon!!

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Juan D

1d

Good movie, not creepy scary but it keeps you stick to the screen

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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, Limited
Runtime: 1h 35m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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