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Behind the Scenes

Directed by Funke Akindele · 2025

Quick Verdict

Behind the Scenes (2025) has a 68% Celluloid Score — our average across critic reviews, audience ratings, Metascore, Letterboxd, and IMDb. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.

68%
Celluloid Score Recommended

Averaged from 5 sources

58% Critic Score
84% Audience
55 Metascore
★★★☆☆ Letterboxd 3.1
7.9 IMDb /10
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Runtime
2h 24m
Where to stream in the US
Netflix

Is Behind the Scenes worth watching?

Yes — Behind the Scenes earns a 68% Celluloid Score. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.

Critics Consensus

Audiences turned this into Nollywood's fastest-ever film to cross a billion naira, but critics have been split, praising Scarlet Gomez and Tobi Bakre's performances while faulting the film for glossy, sitcom-style staging, an early telegraphed twist, and heavy-handed moralizing.

Celluloid Critics Consensus

Audiences (84%) responded more warmly than critics (58%).

What is Behind the Scenes about?

Aderonke Faniran, a prosperous real estate entrepreneur known for bankrolling everyone around her, starts to suspect that her generosity isn't being returned in kind by the family and friends who depend on it. As old resentments and hidden agendas surface, she's forced to work out who in her life is genuine and who has just been using her.

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