Friend Request (2016)
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- R
- 1h 32min
- Horror, Mystery
- 22 Sep 2017 (USA)
- Movie
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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Awards:
- 2 wins & 1 nomination.
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Cast
| Alycia Debnam-Carey | ... |
Laura
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| William Moseley | ... |
Tyler
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| Connor Paolo | ... |
Kobe
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| Brit Morgan | ... |
Olivia
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| Brooke Markham | ... |
Isabel
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| Sean Marquette | ... |
Gustavo
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| Liesl Ahlers | ... |
Marina
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| Shashawnee Hall | ... |
Det. Cameron
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| Susan Danford | ... |
Caroline
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| Lee Raviv | ... |
Marina - Child
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| Nicholas Pauling | ... |
Second Officer Dempsey
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David Butler | ... |
Dr. Markham
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Julian Katz | ... |
Bully 1
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Kiano Janse van Rensburg | ... |
Bully 2
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Dorothy Ann Gould | ... |
Elizabeth Palmer
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Kimberleigh Stark | ... |
Dean Richards
(as Kimberley Stark)
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Wendy Acton Burnell | ... |
Tattooed Girl
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Julie Summers | ... |
Mother Isabel
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Nevena Jablanovic | ... |
Jogging Girl - Katie
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| Jay Anstey | ... |
Girl 1
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| Matthew Ballen | ... |
Tired Clerk
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Carolyn Forword | ... |
Girl 2
(as Carolyn Forward)
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Owen De Jager | ... |
Janitor
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Bill Russell | ... |
Cab Driver
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Deirdre Wolhuter | ... |
Ada Nedifar
(as Deirdre Wohlhuter)
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Leon Clingman | ... |
Doctor
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| Lauren Steyn | ... |
High School Teacher
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Roxanne Kalie | ... |
Girl 3
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| Chloe Hirschman | ... |
Core Group Girl 2
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Michelle Nothnagel | ... |
Core Group Girl 3
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Directed by
| Simon Verhoeven | ... | (directed by) |
Written by
| Matthew Ballen | ... | (written by) & |
| Philip Koch | ... | (written by) & |
| Simon Verhoeven | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
| Byron Allen | ... | executive producer |
| Matthew Ballen | ... | associate producer |
| Richard Barner | ... | executive producer |
| Quirin Berg | ... | producer (produced by) |
| Mark Borde | ... | executive producer |
| Maren Bouwer | ... | supervising line producer |
| Chris Charalambous | ... | executive producer |
| Mark DeVitre | ... | executive producer |
| Chad Doher | ... | executive producer |
| Abbie Dunn | ... | consulting producer |
| Carolyn Folks | ... | executive producer |
| Stefan Gärtner | ... | co-producer |
| Marco Le Roux | ... | line producer South Africa |
| Jennifer Lucas | ... | executive producer |
| Mark Popp | ... | co-producer / line producer |
| Patrick Noel Simon | ... | creative producer Seven Pictures |
| Bertha Spieker | ... | co-producer |
| Giselher Venzke | ... | co-producer |
| Simon Verhoeven | ... | co-producer |
| David Vogt | ... | supervising line producer |
| Max Wiedemann | ... | producer (produced by) |
Music by
| Gary Go | ... | (music by) |
| Martin Todsharow | ... | (music by) |
Cinematography by
| Jo Heim | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Denis Bachter | ||
| Tom Seil | ||
Editorial Department
| Graham Bartholomew | ... | stills editor |
| Traudl Nicholson | ... | digital lead colorist |
| Felix Schmerbeck | ... | assistant editor |
| Youen Marivain | ... | digital lab operator: FR (uncredited) |
Casting By
| Tannis Vallely | ||
Production Design by
| Sylvain Gingras | ||
| Tommy Stark | ||
Set Decoration by
| Axel Hoebel | ||
| Melinda Launspach | ||
Costume Design by
| Tatjana Brecht-Bergen | ... | (German Part) |
| Wolfgang Ender | ||
| Reza Levy | ||
Makeup Department
| Zanmarie Hanekom | ... | hair stylist |
| Mathew Howard-Tripp | ... | special makeup effects artist |
| Johann de Beer | ... | special effects makeup lab assistant |
| Ayten Morgenstern | ... | makeup designer |
| Jaco Snyman | ... | prosthetic makeup designer |
Production Management
| Sven Nuri | ... | post-production supervisor |
| Andrea Pienaar | ... | production manager |
| Tobias Pollok | ... | production manager: Germany |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Jan Sebastian Ballhaus | ... | first assistant director |
| Agne Braziene | ... | second assistant director (as Agne Januskyte) |
| Westley Durand | ... | second second assistant director |
Art Department
| Gaby Beyers | ... | art department coordinator |
| Sean de Beer | ... | set dresser |
| Hendrik Gericke | ... | art illustrator |
| Eva Hartmann | ... | set dresser |
| Kate Hilson | ... | graphic designer |
| Karl Schulschenk | ... | storyboard artist |
| Jonathan Schönberger | ... | motion graphic designer: The Horror Workshop |
| Malwande Sigabi | ... | set designer |
| Danielle Skriker | ... | set dresser |
| Thalia Stefaniuk | ... | illustrator: The Horror Workshop |
| Shannon Stride | ... | art department coordinator |
| Marlena Zadykowicz | ... | illustration: The Horror Workshop |
Sound Department
| Greg Alberts | ... | sound mixer |
| Michael Botha | ... | adr mixer |
| Patrick Christensen | ... | adr mixer |
| Stephan Fandrych | ... | adr supervisor |
| Grant Harris | ... | adr recordist |
| Michael Karl Huber | ... | sound post-production producer |
| Nico Krebs | ... | sound designer / supervising sound editor |
| Jenna Lange | ... | post audio producer |
| Bernhard Maurer | ... | sound re-recording mixer: foley |
| Marilyn Morris | ... | adr recordist |
| Roland Platz | ... | foley artist |
| Juergen Reiter | ... | sound editor |
| Benjamin A. Rosenkind | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Fabian Schmidt | ... | dialogue editor |
| Simon Steinitz | ... | re-recording assistant |
| Daniel Vogl | ... | head of ARRI Sound |
| Uwe Zillner | ... | foley editor / foley recordist |
Special Effects by
| Kevin Bitters | ... | special effects supervisor |
Visual Effects by
| Fritz Beck | ... | animation artist: ScanlineVFX |
| Nico Bell | ... | system administrator: ScanlineVFX |
| Franz Brandstaetter | ... | compositing artist: ScanlineVFX |
| Ariane Brinkmann | ... | account executive: ScanlineVFX |
| Benjamin Burr | ... | compositing artist: ScanlineVFX |
| Gabriel Chifor | ... | i/o vfx support: ScanlineVFX |
| William Contreras-Hülsemann | ... | visual effects artist: Dayfornight |
| Darius Dettlaff | ... | motion graphic designer: Deli Pictures |
| Thad Diego | ... | pipeline td: ScanlineVFX |
| Tristan Dunse | ... | visual effects artist |
| Jasmin Fedder | ... | visual effects artist |
| Manuel Ferdinand | ... | pipeline td: ScanlineVFX |
| Caroline Fetzer | ... | visual effects producer: ScanlineVFX |
| Patrick Firmansyah | ... | flame operator: Deli Pictures |
| Florian Franke | ... | compositing artist: ScanlineVFX |
| Kathrin Günther | ... | compositing artist: ScanlineVFX |
| Markus Hagemeier | ... | head of editorial: ScanlineVFX |
| Christoph Hars | ... | animation producer: Deli Pictures |
| David Harter | ... | compositing artist: ScanlineVFX |
| Jasmin Hasel | ... | visual effects executive producer: ScanlineVFX |
| Christopher Hill | ... | motion graphics designer: Deli Pictures |
| Ulla Himmel von Debschitz | ... | finances and accounting: ScanlineVFX |
| Christoph Hoffmann | ... | compositing artist: ScanlineVFX |
| Finlay Hogg | ... | compositing artist: ScanlineVFX |
| Christin Hoppe | ... | motion graphics designer: Deli Pictures |
| Gregor Höss | ... | compositing artist: ScanlineVFX |
| Yvonne Inlund | ... | animation director: Deli Pictures / creative director: Deli Pictures |
| Frank Kaminski | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Tom Kis | ... | digital artist: The Horror Workshop |
| Claudia Knorr | ... | cg artist: ScanlineVFX / modelling artist: ScanlineVFX |
| Jens Kopke | ... | motion graphic designer: Deli Pictures |
| Christian Kratzert | ... | animation supervisor: ScanlineVFX |
| Sebastian Küchmeister | ... | fx artist: ScanlineVFX |
| Kristian Kück | ... | visual effects artist: Dayfornight |
| Johanna Lange | ... | visual effects coordinator: ScanlineVFX |
| Roland Langschwert | ... | visual effects supervisor: ScanlineVFX |
| Vincent Liebig | ... | i/o support: Scanline VFX |
| Uwe Majer | ... | compositing artist: ScanlineVFX |
| Guido Matschaß | ... | digital artist: The Horror Workshop |
| Sven Mecklenbroich | ... | lead compositing artist: ScanlineVFX |
| Andreas Moosmüller | ... | visual effects editor: ScanlineVFX |
| Walid Mouawad | ... | cg artist: ScanlineVFX |
| Ploypapus Phosri | ... | digital artist: The Horror Workshop |
| Valeria Piskounova | ... | digital designer: The Horror Workshop |
| Giorgio Pitino | ... | compositor |
| Christian Pokorny | ... | creative director: ScanlineVFX |
| Lena Ratza | ... | human resources: ScanlineVFX |
| Michael Reissinger | ... | executive producer: Deli Pictures |
| Pascal Reitz | ... | motion graphic designer: Deli Pictures |
| David Rieck | ... | compositing artist: ScanlineVFX |
| Andreas Riesener | ... | digital artist: The Horror Workshop |
| Benjamin Ross | ... | matte painting artist: ScanlineVFX |
| Max Sacker | ... | post production supervisor: The Horror Workshop / visual effects supervisor: The Horror Workshop |
| Michael Scheffler | ... | system administrator: ScanlineVFX |
| Franz Schiller | ... | compositing artist: ScanlineVFX |
| Paul Schlie | ... | compositing supervisor: ScanlineVFX |
| Julian Schmitt | ... | post production assistant: The Horror Workshop |
| Oliver Schumacher | ... | colorist animation sequence: Deli Pictures |
| Jonathan Schönberger | ... | graphic designer: The Horror Workshop |
| Sebastian Schütt | ... | compositing artist: ScanlineVFX |
| Vit Sedlacek | ... | compositing artist: ScanlineVFX |
| Bernardo Sena | ... | creative consultant: The Horror Workshop / lead designer: The Horror Workshop |
| Thalia Stefaniuk | ... | graphic designer: The Horror Workshop |
| Martin Tallosy | ... | compositing artist: ScanlineVFX |
| Nadine Thomas | ... | compositing artist: ScanlineVFX |
| Johannes Vogl | ... | cg artist: ScanlineVFX |
| Gunnar von Voss | ... | visual effects editor: ScanlineVFX |
| Marwin Wanek | ... | visual effects artist |
| José Manuel Weil | ... | cg artist |
| Jonathan Well | ... | i/o vfx support: ScanlineVFX |
| Christian Wolff | ... | matchmove artist |
| Bjoern Wortmann | ... | lead compositing artist: ScanlineVFX |
| Marlena Zadykowicz | ... | graphic designer: The Horror Workshop |
| Martin Zwanzger | ... | compositing artist: ScanlineVFX |
Stunts
| Oliver Bailey | ... | stunts |
| Olivia Jackson | ... | stunt double: Brit Morgan |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Joe Alblas | ... | still photographer |
| Chris Böck | ... | gaffer |
| Casey Crafford | ... | still photographer |
| Quevin Diakazebi | ... | best boy grip |
| Nikolaj Georgiew | ... | camera operator: aerial footage |
| Kevin Gibb | ... | gaffer: south africa |
| Robert Günther | ... | first assistant camera |
| Rafael Jeneral | ... | first assistant camera: B-Camera Germany |
| Evan Maclachlan | ... | first assistant camera: "b" camera |
| Marcus Pohlus | ... | assistant camera |
| Quintin Pretorius | ... | best boy spark |
| Martin Rinderknecht | ... | aerial camera operator: aerial footage |
| Kent Satram | ... | second assistant "a" camera |
| Philipp Trauer | ... | digital imaging technician |
| Arno van der Laan | ... | second assistant camera: "b" camera |
Casting Department
| Kerrie Mailey | ... | casting associate |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Julita De Wet | ... | key standby |
| Rebekah Russell | ... | extras standby (as Rebekah Russel) |
| Elizabeth Trott | ... | costume assistant |
| Joanne Walter | ... | costume supervisor |
Location Management
| Jacques Stemmet | ... | location assistant |
Additional Crew
| Andreas Friedrich Bareiss | ... | legal counsel (as Andreas Bareiss) |
| Laurent Boyé | ... | international publicist |
| Grant Cramer | ... | p&a financing provided by |
| Joel Goldes | ... | ADR director and Post-production dialect coach |
| Nina John | ... | production coordinator |
| Nicole Kerler | ... | assistant to producer |
| Kristian Kobe | ... | publicist: Germany |
| Megan Korzynski | ... | production coordinator |
| Madisun Leigh | ... | p&a financing provided by |
| Senad Lutvica | ... | head of finance and controlling: for Wiedemann & Berg Film |
| Jan R. Martin | ... | budgeting |
| Nat McCormick | ... | world sales executive |
| Wendy Kay Moore | ... | Additional P&A Financing |
| Bernardo Sena | ... | creative consultant |
| Trey Thomason | ... | marketing & promotion |
| Christian Wöltche | ... | key accountant |
| Stephen Zadrick | ... | p&a financing provided by (as Steve Zadrick) |
Thanks
| Jeff Bowler | ... | special thanks |
Production Companies
- SevenPictures Film (co-production)
- Two Oceans Production (TOP) (co-production)
- Wiedemann & Berg Filmproduktion
Distributors
- Future Film (2018) (Finland)
- Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures (2017) (United States) (theatrical)
- Freestyle Releasing (2016) (United States) (theatrical)
- La Belle Company (2016) (France) (theatrical)
- NOS Audiovisuais (2016) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- Pony Canyon (2017) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Shaw Organisation (2016) (Singapore) (theatrical)
- Tanweer Alliances (2016) (Greece) (theatrical)
- Viva International Pictures (2017) (Philippines) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (2016) (Austria) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (2016) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (2016) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Westec Media Limited (2016) (Cambodia) (theatrical)
- Lionsgate Home Entertainment (2017) (United States) (video)
- Mongkol Major (2016) (Thailand)
- Multivision Multimedia India (2016) (India)
- Tanweer Alliances (2016) (Greece) (DVD)
- Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (2018) (Australia) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2016) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- Warner Home Video (2016) (Germany) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2016) (United Kingdom) (Blu-ray)
- Warner Home Video (2016) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Warner Home Vidéo (2017) (France) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Visual Data Media Services (trailer mastering, quality assurance, digital asset servicing)
- ARRI Sound (sound re-recording)
- Aviron Pictures (marketing services)
- Fintage CAM (collection account management)
- Global Pictures Media (Media services provided by)
- Jazo P.R. (international publicity)
- Mecon Media Concept (payroll service)
Storyline
| Plot 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 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. |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $9,900,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| 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. See more » |
| Goofs | After looking at Gustavo Memorial Facebook page, Tyler is comforting Laura on the bed and the boom mic is visible above. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Friend Request (2016). See more » |
| Soundtracks | THE BEGINNING See more » |
| Crazy Credits | The opening credits display signs of interference and images repeating See more » |
| Quotes |
Det. Cameron:
You know a lot of dead people Miss Laura [last lines] Det. Cameron: Really? See more » |