Unfriended

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Unfriended

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Released Apr 17, 2015

1h 23m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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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.

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Critics Consensus

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Richard Crouse

Richard Crouse

Puts very real seeming (although slightly hysterical) teens in an unreal situation. As the stakes rise so do the emotions, so parents, be warned that you may be as horrified by the language as you are by the thrills and chills.

Rated: 4/5

Feb 3, 2021

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Rich C

Absolutely loved this film! A must watch!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/04/25

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ItzBloxxyCool S

This feels weird that I also rated Sinister with 3 stars but what can I say. Anyways, the movie itself is somewhat accurate and actually kind of creepy. Now there are so much that they could have improved on like the characters and I wish they did something more than do it on just a screen. The performances aren’t really bad and the Skype aesthetic legit made me avoid Skype as a kid because it made think that it was haunted and it would make you kill yourself. Overall, a good horror movie with major flaws that bring it down a ton. 6/10.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/30/25

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Angie P

Effective horror. Interesting idea for a franchise that you felt had almost ran out of those interesting ideas

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

03/25/25

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Jason W

I wasn't expecting much from the premise, but it wasn't bad. The ending sucked horribly and if the main characters were more likeable and relatable, it would have made me more emotionally invested but they were all annoying, entitled brats. So I guess it was still good to see them go.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/23/25

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Sahir A

This movie is creepy and traumatising movie to watch

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

01/14/25

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Ralph R

Unfriended is a movie that plays with a bold concept: telling the entire story through a computer screen. It’s an innovative approach that captures the modern digital experience, but it’s also limiting. The first act does a solid job setting up tension and showcasing realistic online interactions, but as the story transitions into supernatural horror, it loses some of its grounding. The ghost revenge angle feels less convincing, leaving the movie somewhere between a chilling cautionary tale and a far-fetched slasher. The acting works well for what it is, especially if you see it as a revenge prank gone wrong. However, the supernatural elements don’t fully sell the scares. That said, the integration of music, complete with playlist visuals, is a clever and enjoyable touch. While Unfriended deserves credit for trying something different, it’s missing the depth needed to elevate it to a truly great horror film. I didn’t hate it, but it’s not quite there either.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/06/25

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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: Timur Bekmambetov, Nelson Greaves
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)

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