Sweet Bobby: My Catfish Nightmare
A British true-crime documentary follows Kirat Assi as a seemingly intimate online romance exposes an extraordinary architecture of deception.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- None
- harrowing
- intimate
- paranoid
- true crime viewing
- documentary night
What critics said
Critics generally find the documentary compelling and disturbing in its account of a prolonged catfishing case, while noting that its treatment is more solid than formally groundbreaking.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Kirat Assi reconstructs an extended catfishing ordeal through messages, testimony, and investigation.
The central relationship exists through text messaging and social media rather than sustained physical contact.
Kirat Assi appears as herself and anchors the account of betrayal and psychological distress.
The story's Punjabi British context informs the social world in which the online relationship develops.
Films like Sweet Bobby: My Catfish Nightmare, and why
The Tinder Swindler
shared true-crime documentary focus, intimate testimony, and unsettling deception
Catfish
shared catfishing subject, online identity manipulation, and emotional betrayal
Untold: The Girlfriend Who Didn't Exist
shared documentary investigation of prolonged personal deception and digital relationships
Movie Details
- Director
- Lyttanya Shannon
- Release Date
- 2024-10-15
- Runtime
- 82 min
- Rating
- 6.7 / 10 (71)
Cast
- Kirat Assi
- Bobby Jandu
- Sanj Jandu
- Hemma Gulhane
- Anurag Mehra
- Ariya Larker
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Sweet Bobby: My Catfish Nightmare about?
- A British true-crime documentary follows Kirat Assi as a seemingly intimate online romance exposes an extraordinary architecture of deception.
- What is Sweet Bobby: My Catfish Nightmare like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Sweet Bobby: My Catfish Nightmare as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Sweet Bobby: My Catfish Nightmare violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Sweet Bobby: My Catfish Nightmare.
- What did critics think of Sweet Bobby: My Catfish Nightmare?
- Critics generally find the documentary compelling and disturbing in its account of a prolonged catfishing case, while noting that its treatment is more solid than formally groundbreaking.
- Which films are like Sweet Bobby: My Catfish Nightmare?
- Films with a similar feel include The Tinder Swindler, Catfish, and Untold: The Girlfriend Who Didn't Exist.
- How long is Sweet Bobby: My Catfish Nightmare?
- Sweet Bobby: My Catfish Nightmare runs 82 minutes.
- Where can I watch Sweet Bobby: My Catfish Nightmare?
- In United States, Sweet Bobby: My Catfish Nightmare streams on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads.
