Movie

Unknown Number: The High School Catfish

2025 · 94 min

A tense, unsettling true-crime documentary that pulls you into a small-town mystery and keeps you guessing until the reveal.

Overview: Vulgar, taunting texts blow up the phones of a teen and her boyfriend. Who's sending them — and why? This twisty documentary reveals the shocking answer.
How it feels: Tense, dark, eerie and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Deception, family, trauma, isolation
Content: Strong language. Mild sexual content. No violence or gore.
Note: Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

Your rating is saved. See your suggestions, or find titles like this one below.

Rate it, and Mesmero finds titles that feel like it. You do not need an account.

Add to a list: Unknown Number: The High School Catfish

Stream in the US

More options Data from JustWatch

In your watch list

More like this

Like Unknown Number: The High School Catfish, but

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown

Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: deception
family
trauma
isolation
betrayal
Places: small town
suburbs
school
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: true story
twist ending
documentary
Content intensity: Gore none
Language strong
Violence none
Sex mild