Friend Request

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Synopsis

Horror. After accepting a friend request from a social outcast (Liesl Ahlers), a college student (Alycia Debnam-Carey) begins having disturbing experiences.

Content elements

• Frequent use of the sexual expletive, some in an aggressive context; infrequent use of scatological slang, cursing, profanity, and vulgar expressions
• Infrequent portrayals of hand-to-hand, gun, and weapons violence, most in a horror context, some in a suicide context - blood and some detail
• Frequent portrayals of frightening monsters, transformations, and nightmarish imagery in a horror context - blood and detail
• Infrequent portrayals of alcohol and tobacco use in a recreational context

Thematic elements

• Friendship and belonging
• The occult
• Uncovering the truth

Classification rationale

Rated 14A for frightening scenes and gory violence

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