Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Brutal
- tense
- paranoid
- disturbing
- late night horror marathon
- social media horror night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film a clever and surprisingly scary teen slasher that refreshes found-footage conventions through its screen-based format, though the interface-driven pacing could become exasperating.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The action unfolds through Blaire's computer interface, including Skype, messaging, browsing, and file exchanges.
Laura's suicide and the friends' concealed role in humiliating her drive the supernatural retaliation.
Laura's online presence exposes secrets and threatens the former friends exactly one year after her death.
The group video chat and computer activity create the impression of one continuous night of escalating danger.
Films like Unfriended, and why
Host
shares screen-based horror, online communication, and escalating supernatural threat
Scream
shares teen slasher conventions, revenge-driven haunting, and secrets exposed under pressure
The Den
shares technological isolation, cyberbullying themes, and claustrophobic supernatural suspense
Movie Details
- Director
- Levan Gabriadze
- Release Date
- 2014-06-18
- Runtime
- 83 min
- Rating
- 5.6 / 10 (3598)
Cast
- Shelley Hennig
- Heather Sossaman
- Renee Olstead
- Matthew Bohrer
- Moses Storm
- Will Peltz
- Jacob Wysocki
- Courtney Halverson
- Mickey River
- Cal Barnes
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Unfriended about?
- A high-school video chat becomes a digital séance when a dead classmate returns to punish the friends who helped destroy her reputation.
- What is Unfriended like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Unfriended as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Unfriended violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Unfriended as brutal.
- What did critics think of Unfriended?
- Critics broadly found the film a clever and surprisingly scary teen slasher that refreshes found-footage conventions through its screen-based format, though the interface-driven pacing could become exasperating.
- Which films are like Unfriended?
- Films with a similar feel include Host, Scream, and The Den.
- How long is Unfriended?
- Unfriended runs 83 minutes.
- Where can I watch Unfriended?
- In United States, Unfriended streams on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads.
