Unfriend

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Unfriend

R

Released Sep 22, 2017

1h 32m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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Laura is a popular college student who graciously accepts an online friend request from Marina, a young social outcast. To everyone's shock, Marina takes her own life after Laura decides to unfriend her. Soon, a disturbing and mysterious video appears on Laura's profile and her contacts slowly dwindle. When her friends suddenly begin to die one by one, the frightened young woman must figure out a way to stop the carnage before it's too late.

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Critics Consensus

Friend Request's attempts to update old-school teen horror for the digital age do not, sadly, include memorable characters, fresh scares, or novel storytelling twists.

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Ben Sachs

Chicago Reader

It's a film devoid of subtext, which is especially disappointing given that the subtext would have been so easy to incorporate.

Sep 28, 2017

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Josh Kupecki

Austin Chronicle

Do yourself a favor and unsubscribe.

Rated: 0.5/5

Sep 28, 2017

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Matthew Rozsa

Salon.com

The characters aren't as obnoxious and unlikable as the ones in "Smiley" and "Unfriended," but then again, bland and forgettable is only a marginally preferable alternative.

Rated: 1.5/4

Sep 23, 2017

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Leo Brady

AMovieGuy.com

Friend Request is an attempt to get the Halloween crowd a few weeks early, but it's the type of invitation you should just ignore.

Rated: 1.5/4

Jun 8, 2021

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David Bax

Battleship Pretension

Friend Request won't go down in history as great horror cinema but it will provide above-average returns for those seeking frights and thrills in the dark with their friends and sweethearts.

Dec 11, 2020

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Brent McKnight

The Last Thing I See

Functional, if uninspired.

Rated: C+

Jul 1, 2020

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Audience Member

With the New Movie Long Legs as a comparison I give this a 5/5 better than Long legs. The jump scares were eh, the movie was shot terribly, the plot was horrible. But it was STILL better than Long Legs.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/24/24

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I thought this movie was some of the worst, horrific, blasphemous cinema I've ever seen. I hated every part of it. The writers have disrespected me personally by casting William Moseley and then not only killing his character. But killing him In a way that no one else died. They've disrespected me by keeping Kobe alive until the end. And having him serve an unnecessarily stupid purpose. Which was to stab Tyler in the throat with the knife I was suspicious of the whole time. They have ruined my day. Ruined my childhood. #RipTyler #FuckYou #DoBetter

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

03/17/24

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Uditraj B

I don't know what's happening to Hollywood since series have started.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

12/13/23

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Liane C

This is a very scary movie.I looked away at times to avoid seeing some of the scary moments fully.For a movie that I had never heard of until I recorded it on my DVR recently and with no actors in it that I've ever seen or heard of,I think it was pretty good.I wasnt expecting this to be a demonic type of movie.I expected it to be about a serial killer killing the students or something like that.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

09/04/23

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Wolfgang G

Unfriend ist ein Horror-Thriller von Simon Verhoeven, das Drehbuch schrieben Matthew Ballen, Simon Verhoeven und Philip Koch... Als eine Studentin die Online-Freundschaftsanfrage eines geheimnisvollen Mädchens ablehnt, findet sie sich im Kampf gegen ein dämonisches Wesen wieder… Die Geschichte ist gruselig und interessant, ein normaler Horror-Thriller mit einem mystischen Einschlag…Die Schauspielerische Leistung der Darsteller ist durchschnittlich bis gut… Unfriend ist ein solider befriedigender Horror-Thriller.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/03/23

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Liam D

It doesn't change anything In the internet horror sub genre but it's timely themes and good scares make it a decent watch

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

10/01/22

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Synopsis

Laura is a popular college student who graciously accepts an online friend request from Marina, a young social outcast. To everyone's shock, Marina takes her own life after Laura decides to unfriend her. Soon, a disturbing and mysterious video appears on Laura's profile and her contacts slowly dwindle. When her friends suddenly begin to die one by one, the frightened young woman must figure out a way to stop the carnage before it's too late.

Director: Simon Verhoeven
Producer: Quirin Berg, Max Wiedemann
Screenwriter: Matthew Ballen, Philip Koch, Simon Verhoeven
Distributor: Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures, Freestyle Releasing
Production Co: Seven Pictures, Two Oceans Production, Wiedemann & Berg Filmproduktion
Rating: R (Horror Violence|Disturbing Images|Language)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 22, 2017, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 25, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $3.8M
Runtime: 1h 32m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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