Nerve (2016)

A high school senior finds herself immersed in an online game of truth or dare, where her every move starts to become manipulated by an anonymous community of "watchers."

Directors:

Henry Joost, Ariel Schulman

Writers:

Jessica Sharzer (screenplay by), Jeanne Ryan (based on the novel by)

Stars:

Emma Roberts, Dave Franco, Emily Meade

5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Emma Roberts	...	Vee
Dave Franco	...	Ian
Emily Meade	...	Sydney
Miles Heizer	...	Tommy
Juliette Lewis	...	Nancy
Kimiko Glenn	...	Liv
Marc John Jefferies	...	Wes
Machine Gun Kelly	...	Ty (as Colson Baker)
Brian Marc	...	J.P.
Ed Squires	...	Chuck
Rightor Doyle	...	Bergdorf Salesman
Josh Ostrovsky	...	Dirt Beard
Eric D'Alessandro	...	Hype Boi
Arielle Vandenberg	...	Bergdorf Sales Lady
Jonny Beauchamp	...	Gatekeeper

Storyline

'Nerve' is about an online dare game, in which people give participants anonymous dares for money. The participants compete with each other to win the grand prize as the dares get tougher. Things get worse when the tasks get increasingly dangerous and lives are at stake.

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Plot Keywords:

dare | game | online game | new york city | dark web | 

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Taglines:

Are you a watcher or a player?

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Genres:

Adventure | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for thematic material involving dangerous and risky behavior, some sexual content, language, drug content, drinking and nudity-all involving teens

Did You Know?

Trivia

This movie contains a scene with Dave Franco's character on a merry-go-round, which he also does in Now You See Me (2013).

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Goofs

When the leads are driving along the bridge in one shot, approximately ten usernames appear above them, denoting there are watchers in the vicinity. Two of these usernames are clearly identical.

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Quotes

[repeated line]
Gas Mask Watcher, Watcher, Watcher, Watcher: Are you a Watcher? Or a Player?

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Crazy Credits

In the closing credits, at 01:28:39 It says "Based on the novel by Jeanne Ryan". They then show the first several paragraphs of Dickens' "Great Expectations".

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Connections

Featured in Hollywood Express: Episode #14.32 (2016)

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Soundtracks

Ride
Written by Martin Terefe, Florian Reutter, Lowell (as Elizabeth Lowell Boland), Aino Jawo, and Caroline Hjelt
Performed by Lowell featuring Icona Pop
Courtesy of Arts & Crafts Productions Inc. / Interland Music Limited / Key Red Limited / Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited

User Reviews

Saw the trailer? There's no need to watch the movie then.

Good idea that failed in execution. If you saw the trailer and read the reviews you might think that there's some depth hiding in the actual movie, but unfortunately, you'll be wrong to think so. The actors are the only bright spot. You'll see some well known and rising star faces who's acting was on point. The movie tries to win you with likable characters, scenes that show familiar problems to most internet users (e.g.Skype call glitching) and with a cute little morale story at the end but fails as it provides no depth to be discovered. Some scenes are super cringe worthy and left me feeling uncomfortable about my movie picking skills.

It's just one of those films you watch and forget about in a day, doesn't leave you questioning some character's decisions or the way it ended which left both me and my girlfriend disappointed. Overall 5/10.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Page Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 July 2016 (USA)

Also Known As:

Nerve

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$19,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$9,445,456, 31 July 2016

Gross USA:

$38,583,626

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$85,251,425

Company Credits

Production Co:

Allison Shearmur Productions, Keep Your Head, Lionsgate

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Sound Mix:

DTS (DTS: X) Dolby Digital Dolby Atmos

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1