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Nerve

2016 · 96 min

A glossy, fast-paced thrill ride that captures the intoxicating rush of risk and the perils of peer pressure, with a charismatic duo at its center.

Genres
Mystery, Adventure, Crime
Tagline
We dare you.
Overview
Industrious high school senior Vee Delmonico has had it with living life on the sidelines. When pressured by friends to join the popular online game Nerve, Vee decides to sign up for just one dare in what seems like harmless fun. But as she finds herself caught up in the thrill of the adrenaline-fueled competition partnered with a mysterious stranger, the game begins to take a sinister turn with increasingly dangerous acts, leading her into a high stakes finale that will determine her entire future.

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • technology
  • coming-of-age
  • friendship
  • rebellion
Places
  • big city
  • suburbs
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror1
Humour4
Realism6
Romance5
Tension6
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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Genres
mystery, adventure, crime
Directed by
Ariel Schulman, Henry Joost
Written by
Jessica Sharzer
Starring
Emma Roberts, Dave Franco, Emily Meade, Miles Heizer, Juliette Lewis, Kimiko Glenn, mgk, Marc John Jefferies
Music
Rob Simonsen
Cinematography
Michael Simmonds
Runtime
96 min
Country
Hong Kong, United States of America
Languages
English

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