# Status Update (2018)

> A displaced teenager gains supernatural control over his social life when a magical app makes every update come true.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/279025

## Facts

- Runtime: 106 min
- Genres: Comedy, Fantasy, Science Fiction
- Director: Scott Speer
- Cast: Ross Lynch, Olivia Holt, Harvey Guillén, Courtney Eaton, Brec Bassinger, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Rob Riggle, Jay Brazeau
- TMDB rating: 7.3/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5692390/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: none
- Mood: breezy, youthful, whimsical, teen movie night, light weekend viewing

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