Unknown Number: The High School Catfish
A chilling true crime documentary follows a teenage couple’s prolonged digital harassment toward a revelation that overturns the investigation.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- None
- chilling
- disturbing
- tense
- true crime binge
- late night streaming
What critics said
Critics generally found the documentary chilling and immediately watchable, though some objected to its treatment of vulnerable young victims and its limited exploration of motive.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Police assumptions about the unknown caller are overturned by a revelation, while interviews with those involved complicate the investigation.
The central ordeal consists of months of torment and graphically sexual texts delivered through an unknown caller.
Critical discussion explicitly questions whether the film exploits child victims to satisfy voyeuristic interest in human evil.
The film presents an unresolved harassment mystery, competing perspectives, and a disturbing revelation designed to make viewers unravel the case.
Films like Unknown Number: The High School Catfish, and why
The Tinder Swindler
chilling true crime documentary investigation centered on digital deception, harassment, and a late revelation
Catfish
disturbing documentary treatment of online identity, deception, and the consequences of digital relationships
Abducted in Plain Sight
investigative true crime documentary with escalating mystery and unsettling revelations about a perpetrator
Movie Details
- Director
- Skye Borgman
- Release Date
- 2025-08-28
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Rating
- 6.8 / 10 (241)
Cast
- Lauryn Licari
- Owen McKenny
- Sophie Weber
- Macy Johnston
- Shawn Licari
- Kendra Licari
- Dave McKenny
- Jill McKenny
- Bill Chillman
- Dan Boyer
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 Unknown Number: The High School Catfish about?
- A chilling true crime documentary follows a teenage couple’s prolonged digital harassment toward a revelation that overturns the investigation.
- What is Unknown Number: The High School Catfish like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Unknown Number: The High School Catfish as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Unknown Number: The High School Catfish violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Unknown Number: The High School Catfish.
- What did critics think of Unknown Number: The High School Catfish?
- Critics generally found the documentary chilling and immediately watchable, though some objected to its treatment of vulnerable young victims and its limited exploration of motive.
- Which films are like Unknown Number: The High School Catfish?
- Films with a similar feel include The Tinder Swindler, Catfish, and Abducted in Plain Sight.
- How long is Unknown Number: The High School Catfish?
- Unknown Number: The High School Catfish runs 94 minutes.
- Where can I watch Unknown Number: The High School Catfish?
- In United States, Unknown Number: The High School Catfish streams on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads.
