Friend Request
Unfriend
2016GermanyLanguage: EnglishDirected by Simon Verhoeven★ 5.6
Available in English: subtitled
Enjoying college life as a popular student, Laura shares everything with her more than 800 friends on Facebook. But one day, after accepting a friend request from a social outcast named Marina, Laura’s life is cursed...
Themes and style
Tone
tensehauntingbleak
Pacing
escalatingslow burn
Story
survivalunravelingpursuit
Emotion
paranoiaguiltfeeling powerlessloss of innocence
Themes
men and women navigating expectationsold ways vs. new worldfamily wounds passed down
Feel
fun scaryquietly hauntingdiscussion starter
Violence
graphic