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Unfriended

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Large rating volume Data snapshot Aug 20, 2026

As of Aug 20, 2026, Unfriended is rated 5.6/10 on TMDB (3,575 votes).

5.6/10
TMDB
3.6K votes
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Is Unfriended worth it in 2026?

Unfriended earns its 5.6/10 from 3,575 TMDB voters by being genuinely novel, the screen-capture format and its cyberbullying themes register as innovative and, at moments, genuinely unnerving, but the film can't outrun its own weaknesses. The supernatural revenge plot is the real culprit: multiple reviewers find it unconvincing, and when the mechanics driving the horror don't hold up emotionally or logically, the innovative delivery method stops mattering. Slow pacing compounds this badly, because sitting through buffering screens and chat delays demands a payoff that never fully arrives. What you're left with is a 2014 proof-of-concept that's more interesting to discuss than to watch.

Best for

Film students and format enthusiasts curious about screen-life filmmaking, specifically how social media and cyberbullying can be translated into dread. If you want straightforward horror entertainment, this is not it.

Watch out

The degraded video and audio aren't atmospheric choices, they're format limitations that, stacked on top of genuinely slow pacing and an unconvincing supernatural plot, make the whole thing feel like an endurance test with a weak finish.

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Pros

  • innovative format and concept3
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    • **In this viral going social media era, our actions must be very cautious!** A new age cinema. I don't know how it was put under 'found footage' subgenre film, since the webcams...
    • Online, your memories live forever... but so do your mistakes. A group of online chat room friends find themselves terrorised by someone or something using the account of their...
    • 74/100 As teen friends gather together on Skype, an unknown person appears calling themselves Laura ...a girl that committed suicide a year previously. Being a certified compute...

Cons

  • slow pacing and wait times2
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    • Actually pretty alright, maybe the format has been utilised better elsewhere, but you still have to admire _Unfriended's_ dedication, especially for all the way back in 2014. That...
    • Unfriended is a movie that plays with a bold concept: telling the entire story through a computer screen. It’s an innovative approach that captures the modern digital experience, b...
  • unconvincing supernatural revenge plot2
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    • Unfriended is a movie that plays with a bold concept: telling the entire story through a computer screen. It’s an innovative approach that captures the modern digital experience, b...
    • 74/100 As teen friends gather together on Skype, an unknown person appears calling themselves Laura ...a girl that committed suicide a year previously. Being a certified compute...
  • low quality video and audio1
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    • Actually pretty alright, maybe the format has been utilised better elsewhere, but you still have to admire _Unfriended's_ dedication, especially for all the way back in 2014. That...

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