How to get free tickets to Omniplex Sunderland to see cult film ahead of its nationwide release
A hit Japanese psychological horror will be screened in Sunderland - and you can see it for free.
Exit 8 will screen for free at over 100 independent cinemas across the UK from 13 – 14 April 2026, giving UK cinemagoers a chance to see the film before nationwide release.
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In Sunderland, there’s a screening at Omniplex at 6pm on Monday, April 13.
Tickets are completely free but limited to 2 adult tickets per customer and are available here.
The 15-rated horror, which is already a big hit in Japan, comes to UK cinemas on April 24.
Ahead of the nationwide release, the free screenings are part of Escapes, a nationwide cinema initiative supported by the BFI awarding National Lottery funding, which is designed to make cinema more accessible by hosting over 100 free cinema screenings every month.
What’s the film about?
Exit 8 follows a man trapped in an endless sterile subway passageway as he 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?
Exit 8 is based on award-winning Japanese video game The Exit 8 which sold over 2 million copies worldwide.
Released in 2023, the game became an instant cult hit and gained further popularity on TikTok.
This big screen adaptation transforms the game’s claustrophobic concept into a psychological horror mystery.
Exit 8 is directed by Genki Kawamura and stars Kazunari Ninomiya, who first gained international recognition in Letters from Iwo Jima , directed by Clint Eastwood.
Last year, Exit 8 premiered at the Cannes Film Festival to an 8-minute standing ovation.