Friend Request

Name: Friend Request
Genre: Thriller, Horror
Released: September 22, 2017
Duration: 92 min
Rating: 31
Cast: Alycia Debnam Carey, Brit Morgan, Brooke Markham, Connor Paolo, Lee Raviv

2017

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Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures | Release Date: September 22, 2017 | R

Starring: Alycia Debnam Carey, Brit Morgan, Brooke Markham, Connor Paolo, Lee Raviv, Liesl Ahlers, Sean Marquette, Shashawnee Hall, Susan Danford, William Moseley

Summary: Popular college student Laura (Alycia Debnam-Carey) has tons of friends, both on Facebook and IRL. She graciously accepts social outcast Marina's (Liesl Ahlers) online friend request, until Marina crosses the line and Laura unfriends her. To everyone's shock, Marina takes her own life in a ritual meant to torment Laura, which appears in aPopular college student Laura (Alycia Debnam-Carey) has tons of friends, both on Facebook and IRL. She graciously accepts social outcast Marina's (Liesl Ahlers) online friend request, until Marina crosses the line and Laura unfriends her. To everyone's shock, Marina takes her own life in a ritual meant to torment Laura, which appears in a video posted on Laura's profile. Even though it wasn't Laura who posted the video, or other creepy content that begins appearing on her page, her Facebook friend count begins to dwindle as a result. When her real-life friends start dying mysterious, cruel deaths, Laura must figure out how to break the deadly curse before it's too late.… Expand

Director: Simon Verhoeven

Genre(s): Thriller, Horror

Rating: R

Runtime: 92 min

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Katie Walsh

Sep 21, 2017

It's the highest praise to describe Friend Request as "a hoot" — the kind of midnight movie best seen with a large crowd laughing and screaming along, offering words of advice or encouragement to the naive characters on screen. Read full review

Empire Ally Wybrew

Sep 20, 2017

Friend Request keeps up the pace and throws in a few neat twists to keep the plot from stagnating. Read full review

IndieWire Jamie Righetti

Sep 21, 2017

Friend Request packs some fun scares and twists, but it’s a film best saved for a late-night Netflix binge when nothing better is on. Read full review

Moira Macdonald

Sep 21, 2017

Sadly, Friend Request is not even the first movie to travel that harrowing Dead Girl Who Still Maintains an Active Facebook Presence road. Read full review

Jessica Kiang

Sep 22, 2017

We might lament declining attention spans in general, but more chilling than anything in Friend Request is the idea that anyone’s whole attention could possibly be absorbed by so flimsy and forgettable a film, one that seems made with the sole aim of being perfectly adequate background noise for something else. Read full review

A.A. Dowd

Sep 22, 2017

There’s nothing remotely clever about this web-based fright flick, visually or conceptually. It’s flimsy genre junk of the most generic variety, just with a really groan-worthy Facebook spin. Read full review

Alonso Duralde

Sep 22, 2017

An utterly idiotic movie that uses social media as a conduit for witchcraft and mayhem. Read full review

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Yoshi11

Apr 22, 2018

This became one of my favorite movies ever! Amazing! Great story, and amazing acting! I realized not very many people like this.
I guess I'm just really naive or something.

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Davrosdaleks1

Nov 4, 2018

I liked this, but I don't know if I can recommend it to everyone. This is kind of a brain-off/past the time type film.

Although I think Unfriended is better, I thought this horror flick did a decent job of tackling today's obsession with social media. Basic plot works with both a relatableI liked this, but I don't know if I can recommend it to everyone. This is kind of a brain-off/past the time type film.

Although I think Unfriended is better, I thought this horror flick did a decent job of tackling today's obsession with social media. Basic plot works with both a relatable protagonist and antagonist and a an effective ending. The kills are freaky enough.

Like I said, the plot works, but there are moments where the dialogue can be better. The authorities are frustratingly dumb and illogical in reaction to the killings.

I was surprised by the visuals. There are some pretty effective images.

The acting isn't the best, which might be due to the director as there are cast members with experience on this.… Expand

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Acacia

Sep 23, 2017

This was a pretty good movie, I thought. A very sweet young woman, Laura, befriends a strange girl who is obviously very lonely. But, this girl, Ma Rina, wants a bigger friendship than Laura is willing to give. After Laura becomes Ma Rina one and only friend on Facebook, Ma Rina can nowThis was a pretty good movie, I thought. A very sweet young woman, Laura, befriends a strange girl who is obviously very lonely. But, this girl, Ma Rina, wants a bigger friendship than Laura is willing to give. After Laura becomes Ma Rina one and only friend on Facebook, Ma Rina can now follow Laura's every move. And, Ma Rina now considers herself to be among Laura's friends and when she sees she has been left out of Laura's birthday celebration, thngs start to get ugly. It had some pretty good screams and scares. I thought it was a pretty decent movie.… Expand

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LeZee

Oct 9, 2017

Having 800 friends on the list, but not able to handle one particular.

This is a spin-off of the 2014 film 'Unfriended'. So there's no comparison between them But you can't stop people doing that, particularly saying which version they liked the most. For me, I enjoyed the other one whichHaving 800 friends on the list, but not able to handle one particular.

This is a spin-off of the 2014 film 'Unfriended'. So there's no comparison between them But you can't stop people doing that, particularly saying which version they liked the most. For me, I enjoyed the other one which was a bit different than usual in the same themed films. This one was not a single day event based film. It was stretched and developed, especially for the film characters to give more depth in the storytelling. A brief flashback in the beginning, and then comes back to the present with twist and turns in the tale.

Largely based on facebook culture of the youngsters and the filmmakers applied the same old horror film formula to the rest. For some viewers it will work, particularly facebook fans, I guess. But this was an average film. Everything was already seen before in different film and you are only seeing it which is associated with social media, that's all.

A German film, but made in English language and cast. The actors were decent, but in some case I was not impressed. There were many flaws, but surely they all can be explained where the film did not do that exactly as it should have even stretched further. That's the point, for being too casual, so the film looked like one of those B category horror-thriller from the past. For watching it once, okay. That includes if you have seen the 2014 film or not, because it is completely different and not fresh enough to impress us.

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LaurenKron

Apr 4, 2018

Bad movie with poor storyline, predictable jumpscares. Totally waste of time.

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TVJerry

Sep 28, 2017

This is yet another film based on social media and the law of diminishing returns is in full effect. A college student (Alycia Debnam-Carey) is stalked by a creepy outcast (Liesl Ahlers). After the loser is rejected, the popular girl starts losing her friends in dull and somewhat confusingThis is yet another film based on social media and the law of diminishing returns is in full effect. A college student (Alycia Debnam-Carey) is stalked by a creepy outcast (Liesl Ahlers). After the loser is rejected, the popular girl starts losing her friends in dull and somewhat confusing ways. The predictable plot is just an updated version of the haunted curse genre. The addition of Facebook only makes it relevant to boomers..haven't the kids moved on to Instagram and Snapchat and ones I haven't even heard of? There's nothing especially disturbing or original about the evil beings and the film is never scary or even tense. This pitiful attempt at pandering to the youth crowd should be "unfriended" by all ticket buyers.… Expand

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

Recon97

Sep 28, 2017

What is this. I'd watch Nut Job 2 over this boring, cringey jab at teenagers!! Awful visuals, terrible acting, laughable story, the only thing thats GOOD about it is thats its not The Emoji Movie! 0/10.

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