Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- gory
- irreverent
- tense
- halloween night
- group horror viewing
What critics said
Critics generally found the film an energetic and entertaining Swedish slasher comedy with sharp social satire, though some felt its promising premise eventually succumbed to familiar genre clichés.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The conference is disrupted by accusations of corruption, while corporate greed and revenge drive the broader conflict.
Municipal employees gather for team-building at a conference retreat that becomes the site of the murders.
The film is described as a slasher comedy whose entertainment comes from combining gore, satire, and workplace discomfort.
Critics emphasize its very Swedish characters and very Swedish context within a municipal work environment.
Films like The Conference, and why
Severance
slasher violence fused with dark comedy and workplace or social satire
The Menu
ensemble horror comedy using a confined group setting, distrust, and escalating kills
Ready or Not
stylized slasher mechanics combined with irreverent humor and class or institutional critique
What We Do in the Shadows
Nordic horror-comedy atmosphere, ordinary characters, and grotesque genre escalation
Movie Details
- Director
- Patrik Eklund
- Release Date
- 2023-10-13
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Rating
- 5.5 / 10 (427)
Cast
- Katia Winter
- Adam Lundgren
- Eva Melander
- Bahar Pars
- Amed Bozan
- Maria Sid
- Christoffer Nordenrot
- Claes Hartelius
- Cecilia Nilsson
- Lola Zackow
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Conference about?
- A municipal team-building retreat becomes a blood-soaked reckoning when corruption accusations and a masked killer turn workplace solidarity into survival.
- What is The Conference like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Conference as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The Conference violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in The Conference as graphic.
- What did critics think of The Conference?
- Critics generally found the film an energetic and entertaining Swedish slasher comedy with sharp social satire, though some felt its promising premise eventually succumbed to familiar genre clichés.
- Which films are like The Conference?
- Films with a similar feel include Severance, The Menu, Ready or Not, and What We Do in the Shadows.
- How long is The Conference?
- The Conference runs 101 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Conference?
- In United States, The Conference streams on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads.
