The Boroughs
2026 · Adventure / Comedy / Drama / Fantasy / Horror / Mystery / Sci-Fi

The Boroughs

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Masterfully crafted. Un-roastable.

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An absolute cinematic disaster.

No synopsis available. Probably for the best.

— THE CRITIC'S ROAST

🚬 LIGHTING A CIGAR OFF THE SCREENPLAY…

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— THE DOSSIER
RELEASE DATE
2026
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Adventure / Comedy / Drama / Fantasy / Horror / Mystery / Sci-Fi
PLOT SUMMARY

Synopsis withheld out of mercy.

STARRING CAST

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@RATIO_RAT2025-12-19 00:00 UTC

Two solid hours of characters staring intensely out of rain-slicked windows. Brilliant work, The Boroughs.

@REEL_DEAL2025-12-10 01:00 UTC

The Boroughs thinks "scary" means turning the lights off and slamming a kitchen drawer.

@ROW_F_REGRET2025-12-05 08:00 UTC

The Boroughs has the emotional range of a fridge magnet.

@ENDING_LEAKS2025-12-02 18:00 UTC

The Boroughs is a cinematic experience designed specifically for film students who want to feel superior at dinner parties.

— FROM THE WILD

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r/criticalkino · u/PracticalFX_Stan🔥 3.9k points

[Serious Discussion] Is anyone else completely checked out by the pacing in The Boroughs?

Everyone praising the The Boroughs performances must have watched a different cut. The lead is sleepwalking through this and the supporting cast can't save it.

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r/movies · u/CinephileCynic🔥 4.7k points

Why does no one talk about how mid the writing in The Boroughs actually is?

Director clearly thought The Boroughs was deeper than it is. There's a difference between ambiguous and unfinished, and this leans hard into the second.

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r/boxoffice · u/PopcornPhilosopher🔥 2.4k points

Unpopular opinion: The Boroughs is the most overrated film of the decade

Look, I wanted to love The Boroughs. The trailer had me hyped. But sitting through the second hour felt like a homework assignment. The dialogue is exposition stacked on exposition and the score keeps telling me how to feel.

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