Friend Request
2016 · 92 min · Director: Simon Verhoeven
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Popular college student Laura (Alycia Debnam-Carey) has tons of friends, both on Facebook and IRL. She graciously accepts social outcast Marina's (Liesl Ahlers) online friend request, until Marina crosses the line and Laura unfriends her. To everyone's shock, Marina takes her own life in a ritual meant to torment Laura, which appears in a video posted on Laura's profile. Even though it wasn't Laura who posted the video, or other creepy content that begins appearing on her page, her Facebook friend count begins to dwindle as a result. When her real-life friends start dying mysterious, cruel deaths, Laura must figure out how to break the deadly curse before it's too late.
Emotional fingerprint
Friend Request (2016) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Fear 30%, Anxiety 25%, Tension 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Fear30%
- Anxiety25%
- Tension20%
- Confusion15%
- Disturbing10%
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Each viewer contributes one response, split equally across their selected emotions. When available, an automated estimate supplies a prior that is blended with those responses. Counts include distinct viewers, not automated estimates or archived anonymous votes. Fewer than 3 viewers is an early estimate; more responses do not guarantee certainty.
Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Fear, Anxiety, Tension. Genres: Thriller, Mystery, Horror. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Fear, Anxiety and Tension. Its IMDb rating of 5.2/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 56/100.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Disturbing
- Fear
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Fear
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Disturbing | Fear |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Sadness | 43 % | 17 % | 30 % | 3 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Curiosity | 40 % | 21 % | 23 % | 10 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 12′ | Tension | 44 % | 33 % | 20 % | 19 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 16′ | Sadness | 50 % | 40 % | 21 % | 19 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 21′ | Tension | 56 % | 49 % | 32 % | 24 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 25′ | Tension | 60 % | 55 % | 44 % | 30 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 30′ | Tension | 66 % | 61 % | 46 % | 43 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 35′ | Fear | 76 % | 69 % | 50 % | 59 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 39′ | Sadness | 75 % | 63 % | 51 % | 53 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 44′ | Curiosity | 71 % | 56 % | 57 % | 48 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Disturbing | 79 % | 65 % | 74 % | 63 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 53′ | Disturbing | 81 % | 71 % | 75 % | 68 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 58′ | Curiosity | 74 % | 68 % | 59 % | 55 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 62′ | Tension | 71 % | 66 % | 48 % | 49 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 67′ | Tension | 68 % | 64 % | 36 % | 46 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 71′ | Tension | 66 % | 64 % | 32 % | 46 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 76′ | Tension | 78 % | 74 % | 46 % | 57 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 81′ | Sadness | 84 % | 79 % | 57 % | 66 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 85′ | Tension | 82 % | 77 % | 63 % | 68 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 90′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
Riches to rags
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Olivia
Isabel
Marina
Officer Dempsey
Young Marina
Elizabeth Palmer
Dean Richards
Teacher
Girl 2
Details
- Directed by
- Simon Verhoeven
- Written by
- Simon Verhoeven, Philip Koch, Matthew Ballen
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2016
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Country
- Germany, South Africa, Netherlands
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Fear
- Data updated
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