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Friend Request

  • 2016
  • R
  • 1h 32m
IMDb RATING
5.2/10
28K
YOUR RATING
Liesl Ahlers in Friend Request (2016)
When a college student unfriends a mysterious girl online, she finds herself fighting a demonic presence that wants to make her lonely by killing her closest friends.
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When a college student unfriends a mysterious girl online, she finds herself fighting a demonic presence that wants to make her lonely by killing her closest friends.When a college student unfriends a mysterious girl online, she finds herself fighting a demonic presence that wants to make her lonely by killing her closest friends.When a college student unfriends a mysterious girl online, she finds herself fighting a demonic presence that wants to make her lonely by killing her closest friends.

  • Director
    • Simon Verhoeven
  • Writers
    • Matthew Ballen
    • Philip Koch
    • Simon Verhoeven
  • Stars
    • Alycia Debnam-Carey
    • William Moseley
    • Connor Paolo
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    5.2/10
    28K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Simon Verhoeven
    • Writers
      • Matthew Ballen
      • Philip Koch
      • Simon Verhoeven
    • Stars
      • Alycia Debnam-Carey
      • William Moseley
      • Connor Paolo
    • 186User reviews
    • 137Critic reviews
    • 31Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 1 nomination total

    Videos30

    Exclusive Trailer
    Trailer 1:57
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    Laura Gets A Friend Request From Marina
    Clip 1:06
    Laura Gets A Friend Request From Marina
    Laura Gets A Friend Request From Marina
    Clip 1:06
    Laura Gets A Friend Request From Marina
    Gustavo Investigates A Strange Sound
    Clip 2:00
    Gustavo Investigates A Strange Sound
    Lauras Birthday
    Clip 0:37
    Lauras Birthday
    Laura And Her Friends Discover Dark Things
    Clip 1:15
    Laura And Her Friends Discover Dark Things
    Marina And Laura Have A Conversation
    Clip 0:41
    Marina And Laura Have A Conversation

    Photos76

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    Top cast30

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    Alycia Debnam-Carey
    Alycia Debnam-Carey
    • Laura
    William Moseley
    William Moseley
    • Tyler
    Connor Paolo
    Connor Paolo
    • Kobe
    Brit Morgan
    Brit Morgan
    • Olivia
    Brooke Markham
    Brooke Markham
    • Isabel
    Sean Marquette
    Sean Marquette
    • Gustavo
    Liesl Ahlers
    Liesl Ahlers
    • Marina
    Shashawnee Hall
    Shashawnee Hall
    • Det. Cameron
    Susan Danford
    Susan Danford
    • Caroline
    Lee Raviv
    Lee Raviv
    • Marina - Child
    Nicholas Pauling
    Nicholas Pauling
    • Second Officer Dempsey
    David Butler
    • Dr. Markham
    Julian Katz
    • Bully 1
    Kiano Janse van Rensburg
    • Bully 2
    Dorothy Ann Gould
    • Elizabeth Palmer
    Kimberleigh Stark
    • Dean Richards
    • (as Kimberley Stark)
    Wendy Acton Burnell
    • Tattooed Girl
    Julie Summers
    • Mother Isabel
    • Director
      • Simon Verhoeven
    • Writers
      • Matthew Ballen
      • Philip Koch
      • Simon Verhoeven
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews186

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    6rohit_vit2020

    Modern day scariness. Unhappy ending. But the sh** is real and fresh

    Oh very scary. This is a modern day horror movie. Though the story is not much appreciating, but it is fresh and new. Few unexpected u-turns and few disappointing scenes, but it is just a part of the story. "If I make you lonely", you will be mine. Forever". Above is my line but that is the theme of the movie. Isn't that scary to read. Imagine what if you watch movie based on the same theme.
    0U

    Friend Request

    I found it to be a okay movie, maybe something to watch when you are so terribly bored. This is due to the fact that the movie did not give the audience enough time to understand the characters, causing the audience to not be able to sympathize with them. And the ending of the movie was very open-ended, leaving the audience confused.
    7mondocane12

    Actually better than I thought

    We were looking for a movie to watch that night and we couldn't find nothing. I finally stopped on this one, expecting it to be a kind of "so bad it's good" horror film or for the least, something we could have fun of… It turned out that it was actually not bad at all. Sure, that's not the horror movie of the year, but I still found some satisfaction watching it. The actors are good, the direction also. There's a kind of thrill at the beginning, but at some point it becomes very predictable. Still, I was pleasantly surprised by that movie, and it didn't turned out to be the joke I thought it would be. It was well done and I think it's worth seeing.
    7izzojoseph

    Why are so many whining about this

    Yeah it was jump scares ~ but they worked on me. People say this has been done before. I suppose using social media as the plot point, sure, but this was pretty well done. I was scared. The light's on in my room! Seriously, though, it wasn't completely predictably. That was good. Here's the thing for me, that makes a movie more complete. The dialogue when the story isn't being pushed. The writers and actors don't try to shove personalities down your throat in the down time. The banter was actually funny. The conversations kept things moving. I though it woulad go one way and it went another. Pretty good movie. And to think I almost didn't watch it because of all these wanna be critics.
    6sjordanaguilera

    Not what I expected

    My wife and I started it, expecting to watch another bad horror movie on Netflix and laugh at it, but we were actually kinda surprised at how scared we got. It's not a classic by any means, and it's not great, but it's solidly spooky, even though it relies on a bunch of jump scares.

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The film was shot in Cape Town, South Africa. Although the film was produced by the German director Simon Verhoeven and German production companies, the largely English-speaking cast required that the film be shot in English. Filming ended in March 2014.
    • Goofs
      After looking at Gustavo Memorial Facebook page, Tyler is comforting Laura on the bed and the boom mic is visible above.
    • Quotes

      Det. Cameron: You know a lot of dead people Miss Laura

      [last lines]

      Det. Cameron: Really?

    • Crazy credits
      The opening credits display signs of interference and images repeating
    • Connections
      Featured in Projector: Friend Request (2016)
    • Soundtracks
      THE BEGINNING
      Performed by Gary Go

      Administered by Kobalt Music Group

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 22, 2017 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Germany
      • South Africa
      • Netherlands
    • Official site
      • Official Facebook
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Kill a Friend
    • Filming locations
      • Cape Town, South Africa
    • Production companies
      • SevenPictures Film
      • Two Oceans Production (TOP)
      • Wiedemann & Berg Filmproduktion
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $9,900,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $3,759,078
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $2,002,863
      • Sep 24, 2017
    • Gross worldwide
      • $10,975,390
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 32 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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