What would you do if you were stuck in a loop, and the only way to escape was to find anomalies or ensure there were none?
Welcome to Exit 8.
Based on the hit anomaly game with the same title, the film “Exit 8” hit North America by storm on April 10, 2026. Only playing in select theaters, the film had audience members on the edge of their seats, questioning whether their memory was as good as they thought it was.
On April 12, at 6:00 p.m., I watched the film at AMC Center Valley in Center Valley, PA. It was a pretty last-minute decision, and the best one I had ever made. As someone who had never played the game but had watched multiple YouTubers play it, I was very excited to see it turned into a film.
The game that came out first is a simple one. All the player has to do is walk through the subway loop eight times. While doing so, they must find anomalies throughout the loop to reach the end.
The directions shown at the beginning of the game tell the player that if they spot an anomaly, they must turn back to where they came from; if they don’t spot any anomalies, they can continue moving forward. If they are correct, they move on to the next loop until they reach the last exit, exit 8. However, if they are wrong, they will go all the way back to exit 0 and have to start from the beginning again.
One thing I really enjoyed about the movie that is different from the game was that it has a storyline. The main character in the film faces an internal conflict, and the subway loop forces him to confront it head-on while also trying to get out of the loop and back into society. It was an interesting twist that I was not expecting.
I was fully ready to watch a guy simply go through a loop for an entire hour. The storyline itself was very well thought out and executed, and made me actually sit and think about the film after I watched it. You rarely find films with actual good stories nowadays.
Usually, there is at least one thing about a film that I find that I dislike, but with this film, I can’t say there is anything that I didn’t like. The entire film had me focused and on the edge of my seat, and if I could have watched it again, I 100% would have.
Another thing I really liked about the film was the use of music throughout it. Every time the main character entered the loop again, there was a certain melody that would play, and I found it extremely satisfying. I’m not entirely sure what about it made me like it, but it added to the suspense and tension, and it made the film more enjoyable as the time went on.
Although the film is no longer playing in theaters, hopefully, there is a chance that it may go onto streaming or even physical media. If it does, I highly recommend watching it. It is a great film and worth the time.
