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We Are Your Friends

  • 20152015
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  • 1h 36m
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6.1/10
39K
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We Are Your Friends (2015)
An aspiring 23-year-old DJ named Cole spends his days scheming with his childhood friends and his nights working on the one track that will set the world on fire. All of this changes when he meets a charismatic but damaged older DJ named James, who takes him under his wing. Things get complicated, however, when Cole starts falling for James' much younger girlfriend, Sophie.
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Caught between a forbidden romance and the expectations of his friends, aspiring DJ Cole Carter attempts to find the path in life that leads to fame and fortune.Caught between a forbidden romance and the expectations of his friends, aspiring DJ Cole Carter attempts to find the path in life that leads to fame and fortune.Caught between a forbidden romance and the expectations of his friends, aspiring DJ Cole Carter attempts to find the path in life that leads to fame and fortune.
IMDb RATING
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39K
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  • Director
    • Max Joseph
  • Writers
    • Max Joseph(screenplay)
    • Meaghan Oppenheimer(screenplay)
    • Richard Silverman(story)
  • Stars
    • Zac Efron
    • Wes Bentley
    • Emily Ratajkowski
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  • Director
    • Max Joseph
  • Writers
    • Max Joseph(screenplay)
    • Meaghan Oppenheimer(screenplay)
    • Richard Silverman(story)
  • Stars
    • Zac Efron
    • Wes Bentley
    • Emily Ratajkowski
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    • 104User reviews
    • 170Critic reviews
    • 46Metascore
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    Zac Efron
    Zac Efron
    • Coleas Cole
    Wes Bentley
    Wes Bentley
    • Jamesas James
    Emily Ratajkowski
    Emily Ratajkowski
    • Sophieas Sophie
    Jonny Weston
    Jonny Weston
    • Masonas Mason
    Shiloh Fernandez
    Shiloh Fernandez
    • Ollieas Ollie
    Alex Shaffer
    Alex Shaffer
    • Squirrelas Squirrel
    Jon Bernthal
    Jon Bernthal
    • Paigeas Paige
    Alicia Coppola
    Alicia Coppola
    • Mrs. Romeroas Mrs. Romero
    Wiley M. Pickett
    Wiley M. Pickett
    • Carlas Carl
    Jon Abrahams
    Jon Abrahams
    • Nickyas Nicky
    Molly Hagan
    Molly Hagan
    • Francineas Francine
    Brittany Furlan
    Brittany Furlan
    • Saraas Sara
    Vanessa Lengies
    Vanessa Lengies
    • Melas Mel
    Rebecca Forsythe
    Rebecca Forsythe
    • Clarissaas Clarissa
    Joey Rudman
    Joey Rudman
    • Joeyas Joey
    Kelsey Formost
    • Rebeccaas Rebecca
    Scarlett Benchley
    • Mindyas Mindy
    Devon Barnes
    Devon Barnes
    • Heatheras Heather
    • Director
      • Max Joseph
    • Writers
      • Max Joseph(screenplay)
      • Meaghan Oppenheimer(screenplay)
      • Richard Silverman(story)
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    • Trivia
      Season three of the New Zealand based podcast "The Worst Idea of All Time" is dedicated to watching "We Are Your Friends" once a week every week for one year and then reviewing the movie.
    • Goofs
      In the pivotal jogging scene, Cole runs past the transformers then the house with the flag. But when his phone dies, he turns around and runs back the way he came. Only instead of the sequence being reversed, he runs past the transformers first again and then the house.
    • Quotes

      Squirrel: Are we ever going to be better than this?

    • Crazy credits
      There's a brief scene during the end credits, where the mother of a house being sold receives Cole's money.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Zac Efron/Fran Lebowitz/Amazing Grace (2015)
    • Soundtracks
      Cole's Memories
      Written by Etienne Copin

      Performed by Pyramid

      Courtesy of Kitsune

    User reviews104

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    6/10
    We Are Your Friends Review
    Cole Carter (Zac Efron) has dreams of gaining notoriety as a Hollywood DJ and also spends his days and nights hanging out with his buddies while working on a track that he hopes will set the world on fire. An opportunity soon comes knocking when he meets James Reed (Wes Bentley), a veteran DJ who takes the younger DJ under his wing. An obstacle later presents itself along his path to success when we starts to have feelings for his mentor's girlfriend which begins to jeopardize his relationship and the future he was destined to have.

    The title for this one probably should have been "We Are Your 1- Dimensionsional Friends". With a story that is about friends, I didn't really care too much for these ones. There's nothing really new or original here. I found them rather annoying and cliché and that they didn't really add anything to the story but that's inconsequential since the story isn't about them. Now about that story. It is a silly story to begin with but it also seemed to be facing an identity crisis. It didn't know whether it wanted to be a coming-of-age story or a party movie. Unfortunately it did not do either well. I found the party scenes quite dull as they consisted primarily of questionable people dancing in clubs to electronic music. The coming-age-part was slightly better since it contained less of Cole's friends despite it being both cheesy and cliché. The parts where we saw him learning about how to be the best were somewhat captivating despite being something I've seen before thousands of times (i.e. Southpaw) and also despite the fact that Wes Bentley's character felt like a caricature of a common mentor. What I didn't like about this film, other than the friend characters, was the story. I found the first half watchable but it fell apart for me during the second half. Without giving anything away, I'll say that there were a few subplots that I felt were unnecessary to the overall story and I found that things ended a little too nicely which did not make sense to me. For a story about overcoming one's environment and making a name out of one's self, I didn't think it did a good job at explaining how one goes about doing that. I'm not saying that it didn't explain this but rather it did off-screen and through a series of implications. The only thing I liked about this film was the music. I was never a fan of electronic music but it was well done here as it showed a lot of creativity and imagination. I have never been a fan of Zac Efron but he at least made this watchable. If I want to see a young person coming-of-age story, I'd see Paper Towns.

    Score: 6/10 keithlovesmovies.com
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    • Release date
      • August 28, 2015 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • France
      • United States
    • Official sites
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    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • 128 ударів серця
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • StudioCanal
      • Anton
      • RatPac Entertainment
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    • Budget
      • $2,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $3,591,417
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $1,767,308
      • Aug 30, 2015
    • Gross worldwide
      • $11,122,090
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 36 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • Dolby Atmos
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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