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Unknown Number: The High School Catfish

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A teenage girl and her boyfriend are viciously cyberbullied by an unknown phone number for months. But as the investigation into the harassment unfolds, the authorities uncover a shocking secret that upends everything anyone thought they knew about the case.
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Craig Mathieson The Age (Australia) Sep 11
3.5/5
While it lacks wider, illuminating detail about the insular community, the feature-length documentary’s participants are given not only a voice, but also the chance to consider what they were truly part of. Go to Full Review
Stephen Silver The SS Ben Hecht Oct 3
A wild Netflix documentary about a small town high school student and her boyfriend who received bullying, anonymous text messages over a long period- only to find they were coming from a shocking source. Go to Full Review
Alison Lanier Pajiba Sep 24
The people featured in the documentary remain profoundly human, rather than becoming characters. Go to Full Review
Jana Monji Age of the Geek Sep 19
4/5
Small towns can be comforting, but they can also be a horror story of sniping and pettiness. This documentary shows both sides and some uncomfortable truths about friends, family and social media. Go to Full Review
Mattie Lucas In Review Online Sep 6
1.5/4
I can’t recall the last time a film felt so repulsive and spiritually evil. Go to Full Review
Brooke Obie Black Girl Watching Sep 6
This is a documentary about pedophilia and not even the documentarians seem to realize that. You’ll find a more compelling story about this tragedy in The Cut, which includes much of the missing context from this low-rent documentary. Go to Full Review
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Kai C @kyle589 4d The mother who wrote the messages is a terrible, predatory woman who has an awful obsession with Owen. This documentary gives this fact no time to breathe. She ruined multiple peoples lives and got them caught up in something terrible, they try to downplay the fact that what she has done is predatory and she has a weird obsession with an underage boy and how terrible of a mother she truly is and that is why i think this documentary didnt do a good job at all. See more Colette D Nov 23 What have I actually just watched! Unbelievable how a mother could do that to their own child as well as other peoples. I don’t feel that Kendra had anywhere near any type of explanation at all. Great watch but very sad and shocking. See more Maria J. @Itsmary Nov 6 Felt like there’s information being left out to make Kendra more sympathetic See more Drew B Oct 13 As someone studying cyber security, I found this documentary quite interesting yet disturbing. It's crazy how social engineering has evolved into such a hard case to crack. See more A. Michael U Oct 8 Scary - there are obviously too many nutcases without medical help roaming the planet. The culpable stalker will surprise you. In the end I'm simply glad that none of the victims commited acts of self-violence or even suicide. See more Daniel N @Daniel1 Oct 6 Shocking and eye-opening in so many respects, with the candidness of those that participated in this documentary perhaps being part of that. Food for thought for psychologists and more. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A teenage girl and her boyfriend are viciously cyberbullied by an unknown phone number for months. But as the investigation into the harassment unfolds, the authorities uncover a shocking secret that upends everything anyone thought they knew about the case.
Director
Skye Borgman
Producer
Ross M. Dinerstein, Rebecca Evans
Distributor
Netflix
Production Co
Campfire Studios
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 29, 2025
Runtime
1h 34m
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