Unfriended

R

Released Apr 17, 2015

1h 23m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

TRAILER

for Unfriended: Trailer 1

List

62%

186 Reviews

Tomatometer

37%

25,000+ Ratings

Audience Score

One night, while teenagers Blaire, Mitch, Jess, Adam Ken and Val take part in an online group chat session, they are suddenly joined by a user known only as "Billie227." Thinking it's just a technical glitch, the friends carry on their conversation... until Blaire begins receiving messages from someone claiming to be Laura Barns, a classmate who killed herself exactly one year prior. As Blaire tries to expose Billie's identity, her friends are forced to confront their darkest secrets and lies.

Read More

Read Less

Watch on Fandango at Home

Premiered Oct 11

Buy Now

Fandango at Home

Prime Video

Apple TV

Rent Unfriended on Fandango at Home, Prime Video, Apple TV, or buy it on Fandango at Home, Prime Video, Apple TV.

Critics Consensus

Unfriended subverts found-footage horror clichés to deliver a surprisingly scary entry in the teen slasher genre with a technological twist.

Read Critics Reviews

tamanegi

an incredibly authentic and underrated film, i'd say it's better than the sequel. some of the only things i disliked about the film was some of the out of place sequences in the film and the glitches are a little too overplayed. i'd also wish that the ending stayed on the computer screen rather than switching to mainstream though.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/09/24

Full Review

Dua G

Im a big horror movie fan and im not above the usage of cliches as long as its scary. This movie was neither scary nor was it entertaining in any way. The dynamic of the friend group didn't make any sense to me and I found the characters not only exhausting to watch, but also annoying and unrealistically stupid. The only original thing about it probably was the whole Skype approach but even that fell flat in my opinion and caused the movie to feel slow paced. Wouldnt recommend.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/19/24

Full Review

Gaming U

Movie is funny and scary

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/09/24

Full Review

jason l

I think this was ahead of its time. Not just a scary movie. It's a commentary on teens living on the net, social media bullying, the real life rise in suicide because of social media, the secrets we keep, and the lies we tell even to friends. The whole ghostly killer is background noise to the drama between these kids. The kinds of cruelty shown by the kids towards the suicide girl and each other is not overblown. If anything, it's probably tame compared to real life. Anyone who has ever been bullied, or screwed over by a friend will be able to relate. I definitely recommend giving this movie a watch.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

12/15/23

Full Review

Alec B

It's not particularly scary and I don't want it's "computer perspective" spin on the found-footage horror sub genre to become a consistent thing, but I appreciate the fact that's it entirely about how modern technology only amplifies the teenage propensity to be psychopathic monsters.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

12/13/23

Full Review

Patrick C

Very creative. I was pleasantly surprised and impressed. Not terrifying but had me tense. I feel like there's an important message in here somewhere.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/26/23

Full Review

Read all reviews

Post a rating

Levan Gabriadze

Director

Shelley Hennig

Blaire

Moses Storm

Mitch

Renee Olstead

Jess

Will Peltz

Adam

Jacob Wysocki

Ken

Show Less Cast & Crew

Show More Cast & Crew

59%

40%

Unfriended: Dark Web

TRAILER

for Unfriended: Dark Web

15%

22%

The Gallows

95%

66%

It Follows

40%

34%

Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones

TRAILER

for Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones

17%

28%

Unfriend

TRAILER

for Unfriend

Discover more movies and TV shows.

View More

People’s Choice Awards 2016: Furious 7 and The Big Bang Theory Are Fan Favorites

People’s Choice Awards Nominations 2016

Hot Pursuit, Unfriended, and More Available on DVD This Week

Unfriended: Trailer 1

2:30

View more videos

View more photos

Alexandra Heller-Nicholas

ABC News (Australia)

The centrality of the laptop screen in Unfriended has been identified by some critics as a new or experimental take on found footage horror, but this is not the first film to use this idea.

Aug 27, 2018

Full Review

Alex Abad-Santos

Vox

As silly as the premise might sound, Unfriended is actually a surprisingly clever movie. It's far smarter and meaner than it looks.

Rated: 3.5/5

Dec 14, 2015

Full Review

Alison Willmore

BuzzFeed News

It's a premise that seems ridiculous until you start to realize it might actually be brilliant, or at least charmingly clever.

Nov 10, 2015

Full Review

Paul Lê

Bloody Disgusting

An effective and ambitious interpretation of what it means to grow up with and live on the internet.

Rated: 4/5

Apr 17, 2024

Full Review

Elisa Guimarães

Collider

At first, they assume that someone is using Laura’s profile to prank them, but things soon become much eerier when this unknown entity takes control of their computers and traps them in a death game.

Feb 1, 2024

Full Review

Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Meant as an attack on cyberbullying, this body count movie loses any hope of a meaningful social commentary just around the time a possessed blender frappés a teen.

Rated: 1/4

Jun 21, 2022

Full Review

Read all reviews

Synopsis

One night, while teenagers Blaire, Mitch, Jess, Adam Ken and Val take part in an online group chat session, they are suddenly joined by a user known only as "Billie227." Thinking it's just a technical glitch, the friends carry on their conversation... until Blaire begins receiving messages from someone claiming to be Laura Barns, a classmate who killed herself exactly one year prior. As Blaire tries to expose Billie's identity, her friends are forced to confront their darkest secrets and lies.

Director: Levan Gabriadze
Producer: Jason Blum
Screenwriter: Nelson Greaves
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: Bazelevs Production
Rating: R (Pervasive Language|Drug and Alcohol Use by Teens|Some Sexuality|Violent Content)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 17, 2015, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 26, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $32.4M
Runtime: 1h 23m
Sound Mix: SDDS, Dolby Digital, Datasat
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

Most Popular at Home Now