Tickled
A bizarre investigation into competitive endurance tickling uncovers a sinister web of online harassment, fetish culture, and anonymous power.
Overview
A bizarre journey into the world of competitive tickling reveals dark secrets and unexpected twists.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- darkly comic
- bizarre
- tense
- documentary night
- true crime marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the film's witty but increasingly grim investigation, seeing its bizarre premise as a path to thought-provoking commentary on online bullying and the destructive power of money and the internet.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Farrier and Reeve begin by examining competitive endurance tickling, then follow threats, lawsuits, harassment, and concealed identities into a broader mystery.
The film starts with the apparent silliness of competitive tickling before the filmmakers encounter coercion, harassment, and possible exploitation.
Emails, Facebook contact, internet videos, and organized online harassment become central to the conflict between the filmmakers and Jane O'Brien Media.
Even participants and employees appear unable to identify Jane O'Brien or Debbie Kuhn, while the filmmakers investigate their resources and objectives.
Films like Tickled, and why
The Imposter
investigative documentary structure, escalating secrecy, and unsettling online subculture
Seymour: An Introduction
journalistic investigation into hidden exploitation and institutionalized harm
The Act of Killing
darkly comic documentary examination of bizarre subcultures and disturbing human behavior
Catfish
internet-age mystery driven by amateur investigation, harassment, and hidden identities
Movie Details
- Directors
- David Farrier, Dylan Reeve
- Release Date
- 2016-05-26
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Rating
- 7.2 / 10 (450)
Cast
- David Farrier
- Dylan Reeve
- David Starr
- Hal Karp
- Marko Realmonte
- Kevin Clarke
- T.J. Gretzner
- Richard Ivey
- Debbie Scoblionkov
- Jordan Schillaci
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- fuboTV, Dox Amazon Channel, Magnolia Selects Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, FlixFling, Spectrum On Demand
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Tickled about?
- A bizarre investigation into competitive endurance tickling uncovers a sinister web of online harassment, fetish culture, and anonymous power.
- What is Tickled like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Tickled as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Tickled violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Tickled as mild.
- What did critics think of Tickled?
- Critics broadly praised the film's witty but increasingly grim investigation, seeing its bizarre premise as a path to thought-provoking commentary on online bullying and the destructive power of money and the internet.
- Which films are like Tickled?
- Films with a similar feel include The Imposter, Seymour: An Introduction, The Act of Killing, and Catfish.
- How long is Tickled?
- Tickled runs 92 minutes.
- Where can I watch Tickled?
- In United States, Tickled streams on fuboTV, Dox Amazon Channel, Magnolia Selects Amazon Channel.
