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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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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 Full Review Josh Kupecki Austin Chronicle Do yourself a favor and unsubscribe. Rated: 0.5/5 Sep 28, 2017 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Brent McKnight The Last Thing I See Functional, if uninspired. Rated: C+ Jul 1, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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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 Full Review Hi 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Read all reviews
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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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