Friend Request is a 2016 German supernatural mental horror movie directed by Simon Verhoeven. It stars Alycia Debnam-Carey, William Moseley, Connor Paolo, and Melanie Lynskey. The movie was released in Germany on January 7, 2016, and in the United States on April 21, 2016.
The film follows Laura, a famous university pupil, who befriends Marina, a shy and lonely scholar on Facebook. However, an altercation among them results in Marina’s death, which then begins to hang-out Laura through social media.
The film acquired blended reviews from critics. Some praised the movie’s suspenseful environment and Debnam-Carey’s performance, at the same time as others criticized the movie’s predictability and lack of originality.
Plot
Laura is a popular college scholar with a huge social media following. She befriends Marina, a shy and lonely pupil, on Facebook. The two fast emerge as pals, and Marina even invites Laura to her celebration. However, on the party, Laura makes a funny story at Marina’s cost, and Marina storms out.
The subsequent day, Laura receives a strange buddy request from Marina. She accepts the request, but while she opens the message, she sees a worrying video of Marina killing herself. Laura is horrified, and she or he attempts to unfriend Marina, but she can not. Instead, Marina’s profile image adjustments to a photograph of Laura, and she or he begins to ship Laura threatening messages.
Laura attempts to disregard Marina, however she can not. Marina begins to hang-out Laura through social media, and Laura’s pals start to die. Laura realizes that she has to find a manner to forestall Marina, or she’ll be subsequent.
Cast
- Alycia Debnam-Carey as Laura
- William Moseley as Tyler
- Connor Paolo as Jesse
- Melanie Lynskey as Professor Karen
- Lane Garrison as Chad
- Stefanie Scott as Marina
- Brad Dourif as Father Richard
Reception
Friend Request received combined reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a 43% approval score primarily based on 64 evaluations, with a mean score of five.2/10. The web page’s essential consensus reads, “Friend Request is a visually stylish however in the long run by-product supernatural horror film that fails to provide something new to the style.” On Metacritic, the movie has a weighted common rating of forty five out of one hundred, primarily based on 21 critics, indicating “combined or average reviews”.
Box workplace
Friend Request grossed $19.5 million worldwide against a production budget of $nine.Nine million.
Remake
A remake of Friend Request changed into released in India in 2020. The movie changed into directed by Vikram Bhatt and starred Sharman Joshi, Sunny Leone, and Daisy Shah. The film became a box workplace achievement, grossing over ₹a hundred crore (US$thirteen million).
