Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Breakneck
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- propulsive
- youthful
- witty
- teen movie night
- thriller marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film energetic and entertaining, with charming leads and a timely premise partly offset by muddled execution and blunt moralizing.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The Nerve game assigns increasingly dangerous dares while anonymous viewers watch and reward participants.
Cellphone video, internet broadcasts, hacking, and public digital surveillance shape the film’s suspense.
Participants accept escalating risks to gain internet fame, financial reward, and approval from the game’s audience.
New York City becomes a networked arena for dares coordinated through phones and online platforms.
Films like Nerve, and why
The Hunger Games
Shares a high-concept technological thriller premise, escalating challenges, surveillance, and social pressure among young characters.
Unfriended
Combines teen identity, online culture, dangerous public performance, and a propulsive thriller structure.
Searching
Features a fast-paced urban techno-thriller built around digital systems, anonymity, risk-taking, and moral compromise.
Movie Details
- Directors
- Ariel Schulman, Henry Joost
- Release Date
- 2016-06-27
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Rating
- 7.0 / 10 (7105)
Cast
- Emma Roberts
- Dave Franco
- Emily Meade
- Miles Heizer
- Juliette Lewis
- Kimiko Glenn
- mgk
- Marc John Jefferies
- Samira Wiley
- Brian Marc
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Cinemax Amazon Channel, Cinemax Apple TV channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand, Plex
- 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 Nerve about?
- A shy New York teenager enters a cash-prize online dare game that turns peer pressure and digital fame into a dangerous race for survival.
- What is Nerve like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Nerve as breakneck, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Nerve violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Nerve as mild.
- What did critics think of Nerve?
- Critics broadly found the film energetic and entertaining, with charming leads and a timely premise partly offset by muddled execution and blunt moralizing.
- Which films are like Nerve?
- Films with a similar feel include The Hunger Games, Unfriended, and Searching.
- How long is Nerve?
- Nerve runs 96 minutes.
- Where can I watch Nerve?
- In United States, Nerve streams on Cinemax Amazon Channel, Cinemax Apple TV channel.
