Movies Like Friend Request (2016)

Friend Request is a 2016 horror, thriller film from Simon Verhoeven with a MovieMagicScore of 5.6/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Unfriended and Happy Death Day.

Horror Thriller

Unfriended

2014

While video chatting one night, six high school friends receive a Skype message from a classmate who killed herself exactly one year ago. At first they think it's a prank, but when the girl starts revealing the friends' darkest secrets, they realize they are dealing with something out of this world, something that wants them dead.

5.5

MagicScore

Happy Death Day

2017

Caught in a bizarre and terrifying time warp, college student Tree finds herself repeatedly reliving the day of her murder, ultimately realizing that she must identify the killer and the reason for her death before her chances of survival run out.

6.7

MagicScore

Loser

2000

On a university scholarship, a good natured student from the midwest gets a crash course in city life while dealing with three evil roommates. He befriends a virtually homeless college student whom he falls for, but she's dating a nasty professor.

5.4

MagicScore

The Social Network

2010

In 2003, Harvard undergrad and computer programmer Mark Zuckerberg begins work on a new concept that eventually turns into the global social network known as Facebook. Six years later, Mark is one of the youngest billionaires ever, but his unprecedented success leads to both personal and legal complications when he ends up on the receiving end of two lawsuits, one involving his former friend.

7.4

MagicScore

The Great Hack

2019

Data—arguably the world’s most valuable asset—is being weaponized to wage cultural and political wars. The dark world of data exploitation is uncovered through the unpredictable, personal journeys of players on different sides of the explosive Cambridge Analytica/Facebook data story.

6.9

MagicScore

Searching

2018

After David Kim's 16-year-old daughter goes missing, a local investigation is opened and a detective is assigned to the case. But 37 hours later and without a single lead, David decides to search the one place no one has looked yet, where all secrets are kept today: his daughter's laptop.

7.6

MagicScore

The Social Dilemma

2020

This documentary-drama hybrid explores the dangerous human impact of social networking, with tech experts sounding the alarm on their own creations.

7.4

MagicScore

The Bye Bye Man

2017

When three college students move into an old house off campus, they unwittingly unleash a supernatural entity known as The Bye Bye Man, who comes to prey upon them once they discover his name. The friends must try to save each other, all the while keeping The Bye Bye Man's existence a secret to save others from the same deadly fate.

5.2

MagicScore

Pulse

2001

In the immense city of Tokyo, the darkness of the afterlife lures some of its inhabitants desperately trying to escape the sadness and isolation of the modern world.

6.7

MagicScore

#10

The Cabin in the Woods

2012

Five friends set out for a weekend at a remote cabin in the woods, expecting nothing more than fun and relaxation. As night falls, they discover that something far more unsettling is at work and that nothing about their getaway is what it seems.

6.6

MagicScore

#11

Sugarbabies

2015

Persuaded by her roommate, a college student makes an arrangement with an older man who pays for her companionship.

6.3

MagicScore

#12

Susie Searches

2023

Susie is an awkward college student who seizes the opportunity to bolster her popularity and her under-the-radar true-crime podcast by attempting to solve the disappearance of a classmate.

5.5

MagicScore

#13

Dark World

2010

On a college trip to remote Northern forests, one of the students - Marina - encounters a burial site of an ancient witch, and is possessed by the spirits of the past. Now Marina and her companions must take part in the millennia old fight between good and evil, involving lake witches, sorcerers, and ancient forces from the myths.

4.4

MagicScore

#14

Kill Katie Malone

2010

College students and best friends Ginger Matheson, Jim Duncan, and Kyle "Dixie" Canning, pool their cash to buy a "ghost" in an online auction. The three think it's all a goof, but once they open up the antique box to examine their "treasure," they unleash the vengeful spirit of an Irish servant girl who has been wreaking havoc on her owners throughout the generations

4.4

MagicScore

#15

Remember Me

2010

Still reeling from a heartbreaking family event and his parents' subsequent divorce, Tyler Hawkins discovers a fresh lease on life when he meets Ally Craig, a gregarious beauty who witnessed her mother's death. But as the couple draws closer, the fallout from their separate tragedies jeopardizes their love.

7.1

MagicScore

#16

The New Romantic

2018

In order to escape her looming post-graduation fate that includes student debt and zero romantic prospects, Blake Conway becomes a sugar baby. As the aspiring journalist and hopeless romantic documents the adventure, she sets out on a quest to figure out if society is right to judge these women and if her own self worth comes with a price.

6.3

MagicScore

#17

Spring Breakers

2013

After four college girls rob a restaurant to fund their spring break in Florida, they get entangled with a weird dude with his own criminal agenda.

5.2

MagicScore

#18

The Dorm

2014

Vivian begins college as a shy, self-consciousness freshman, but she begins a complete transformation after becoming a dorm mate of the popular Sarah.

4.3

MagicScore

#19

Can't Hardly Wait

1998

It's graduation day at Huntington Hills High, and you know what that means - time to party. And not just any party, either. This one will be a night to remember, as the nerds become studs, the jocks are humiliated, and freshman crushes blossom into grown-up romance.

6.2

MagicScore

#20

Hell Night

1981

As an initiation rite into Alpha Sigma Rho fraternity, four pledges must spend a night in Garth Manor, twelve years to the day after the previous resident murdered his entire family.

5.5

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Friend Request?

The top films similar to Friend Request by MovieMagicScore are Unfriended (5.5), Happy Death Day (6.7), Loser (5.4). Each shares horror/thriller themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Friend Request worth watching?

Friend Request holds a MovieMagicScore of 5.6/10 from 1,282 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Friend Request?

Friend Request (2016) is a horror, thriller film directed by Simon Verhoeven, starring Alycia Debnam-Carey, Connor Paolo, William Moseley.

Where can I find more recommendations like Friend Request?

Browse the full ranked list above, or explore more horror recommendations on MovieMagicScore, where every list is ordered by genuine viewer ratings.

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About movies like Friend Request

This ranked list pairs Friend Request (2016), a horror and thriller film from Simon Verhoeven, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Alycia Debnam-Carey take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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