Thursday, May 7 – 7:00pm

Exit 8

In Japanese with English subtitles.

A quick glance at the history of films based on video games shows a pretty consistent pattern: most of them are… not great. But Exit 8 is anything but typical. In fact, it may be the strongest video game adaptation ever made—and it’s possibly the only one to screen at the Cannes Film Festival.

The original game is built on a deceptively simple idea: you walk through a subway corridor, carefully observing every detail. In the next corridor, something might be off—a flickering light, a shifted door, a poster whose eyes seem to follow you. If everything looks normal, you keep moving forward. If something feels wrong, you turn back… only to find yourself progressing anyway. Reach Corridor 8, and you escape. Miss something, and the loop continues.

The film expands this minimalist concept into something far more layered and cinematic. It stays true to the eerie, observational tension of the game while building out a richer narrative filled with psychological twists and mounting dread. The result is a gripping, PG-13 thriller that manages to feel both faithful and entirely fresh.

With a 92% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, Exit 8 proves that video game adaptations don’t have to be hollow spectacle—they can be thoughtful, unsettling, and genuinely compelling.

Don’t miss your chance to see it on the big screen—and to support more mid-budget, artist-driven films coming to the CU community.