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We Are Your Friends

Play trailer 2:24 Poster for We Are Your Friends R Released Aug 28, 2015 1h 36m Drama Romance Play Trailer Watchlist
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Young Cole Carter (Zac Efron) dreams of hitting the big time as a Hollywood disc jockey, spending his days and nights hanging with buddies and working on the one track that will set the world on fire. Opportunity comes knocking when he meets James Reed, a charismatic DJ who takes the 23-year-old under his wing. Soon, his seemingly clear path to success gets complicated when he starts falling for his mentor's girlfriend, jeopardizing his new friendship and the future he seems destined to fulfill.
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We Are Your Friends boasts magnetic stars and glimmers of insight, but they're lost in a clichéd coming-of-age story as programmed as the soundtrack's beats.

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Max Weiss Baltimore Magazine Efron is a natural and likeable presence on screen and has proven to be a pretty decent actor in films like Hairspray and The Paperboy. But the problem with "regularness" is that, in the wrong hands, it's kind of dull. Rated: 2/4 Jun 12, 2016 Full Review Charles Bramesco Movie Mezzanine In the line of succession for Channing Tatum's throne as Hollywood's go-to charismatic bro type, Efron's still pretty far down. Rated: 1.5/4 Sep 3, 2015 Full Review Charlotte O'Sullivan London Evening Standard Bentley is on great form. If anything, though, he's too good. Every time he disappears, the music dies. Rated: 2/5 Aug 30, 2015 Full Review Eric Langberg Everything's Interesting We Are Your Friends finds a generation and a country on the precipice of… something, a generation holding its breath while it wants to see what that something might be ... It's 2015, and we can tell the bottom is about to fall out of the world. Aug 29, 2025 Full Review Ankit Ojha Cinema Elite “We Are Your Friends” is, at the end of the day, a harmless movie that’s difficult to strongly recommend, but one I’d encourage readers to take on a spin once. Rated: 3/5 Jul 9, 2024 Full Review Eddie Harrison film-authority.com ...like the central character featured here, We Are Your Friends has a bad reputation, but if you’re prepared to shut up and enjoy the music and some blissed-out visuals, it’s a surprisingly smooth ride... Rated: 3/5 Apr 2, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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Miguel Axel M A 11 años de esta película y sigue siendo la mejor película que pueda explicar un género musical, así mismo toca temas tan importantes, como el abusó desmedido de las drogas y el proceso que alguien hacía la adultes. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/21/25 Full Review thiago s Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 07/22/25 Full Review Philip C Amazing movie! One of my favourites. Watched it many times and love the soundtrack!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/20/25 Full Review Lou M The cast is fine, the music is great but it’s kind of a meh movie. I want to say it’s worth the watch but I’m saying it’s fine and not terrible instead. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 12/27/24 Full Review Samuel P This movie takes itself extremely seriously despite being immensely cringe Rated 1 out of 5 stars 12/17/24 Full Review Daniel C GOOD MUSIC. GOOD MOVIE TO WATCH IF YOU LIKE ELECTRONIC MUSIC. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/05/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Max Joseph

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Zac Efron

Cole Carter

Wes Bentley

James

Emily Ratajkowski

Sophie

Jonny Weston

Mason

Shiloh Fernandez

Ollie

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Emily Ratajkowski (center) as Sophie in "We Are Your Friends." Zac Efron as Cole in "We Are Your Friends." (L-R) Zac Efron as Cole and Wes Bentley as James in "We Are Your Friends." Wes Bentley as James in "We Are Your Friends." (L-R) Zac Efron as Cole and Wes Bentley as James in "We Are Your Friends." A scene from "We Are Your Friends." Emily Ratajkowski as Sophie in "We Are Your Friends." (L-R) Shiloh Fernandez as Ollie, Alex Shaffer as Squirrel, Jonny Weston as Mason and Zac Efron as Cole in "We Are Your Friends." (L-R) Alex Shaffer as Squirrel, Zac Efron as Cole and Jonny Weston as Mason in "We Are Your Friends." (L-R) Emily Ratajkowski as Sophie, Wes Bentley as James and Zac Efron as Cole in "We Are Your Friends." View more photos

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Synopsis Young Cole Carter (Zac Efron) dreams of hitting the big time as a Hollywood disc jockey, spending his days and nights hanging with buddies and working on the one track that will set the world on fire. Opportunity comes knocking when he meets James Reed, a charismatic DJ who takes the 23-year-old under his wing. Soon, his seemingly clear path to success gets complicated when he starts falling for his mentor's girlfriend, jeopardizing his new friendship and the future he seems destined to fulfill.
Director
Max Joseph
Producer
Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Liza Chasin
Screenwriter
Max Joseph, Meaghan Oppenheimer
Distributor
Warner Bros.
Production Co
Working Title Films
Rating
R (Language Throughout|Drug Use|Sexual Content|Some Nudity)
Genre
Drama, Romance
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 28, 2015, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 28, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$3.6M
Runtime
1h 36m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital
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