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  • 2014
  • R
  • Gravitas Ventures
  • 1 h 34 m
  • 2014
  • R
  • Gravitas Ventures
  • 1 h 34 m

Summary After having the worst day of his life, Michael (Ryan Hansen), finds himself fired from his dream job and ditched by his best friend Joel (Zach McGowan). Wounded and vengeful, with nothing more to lose than his own inflated ego, Michael does what any social media-obsessed loner would do: he fakes his death online. Why? To find out which ...

Directed By: Sarah Smick

Written By: Ian Michaels, Sarah Smick

  • 2014
  • R
  • Gravitas Ventures
  • 1 h 34 m
  • 2014
  • R
  • Gravitas Ventures
  • 1 h 34 m

Friended to Death

Metascore Generally Unfavorable Based on 7 Critic Reviews
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Summary After having the worst day of his life, Michael (Ryan Hansen), finds himself fired from his dream job and ditched by his best friend Joel (Zach McGowan). Wounded and vengeful, with nothing more to lose than his own inflated ego, Michael does what any social media-obsessed loner would do: he fakes his death online. Why? To find out which ...

Directed By: Sarah Smick

Written By: Ian Michaels, Sarah Smick

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Generally Unfavorable Based on 7 Critic Reviews
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Generally Unfavorable Based on 7 Critic Reviews
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86% Negative
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63
May 1, 2014
The story’s message may not be the most original one in the world — put down your device and make eye contact — but it’s fun to watch it unfold in a world that, while far from realistic, feels real enough.
By Michael O'Sullivan FULL REVIEW
38
May 1, 2014
This plays like a live-action cartoon where you root for nobody. Everyone seems to think that yelling their lines will make the dialogue funnier. It doesn’t.
By Richard Roeper FULL REVIEW
30
May 1, 2014
Only during the movie's sweet epilogue do we get a sense of what Friended could have been had the filmmakers taken a smarter, gentler, more human approach.
By Gary Goldstein FULL REVIEW
30
Apr 29, 2014
You can sense the director, Sarah Smick, gearing up to make a point. It proves rather obvious: Real connections are meaningful and too much Facebook is bad. But isn't the real problem more insidious?
By Calum Marsh FULL REVIEW
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May 1, 2014
Constant close-ups give the sense that the movie itself is violating viewers’ personal space, while an earnest moral suggests that online communication can’t substitute for face-to-face interaction: a topic Friended to Death doesn’t seem to know much about.
By Ben Kenigsberg FULL REVIEW
20
May 1, 2014
Michael (Hansen) fakes his death and announces it online, solely so he can see who shows up at his funeral. His plans only grow more dimwitted from there.
By Elizabeth Weitzman FULL REVIEW
10
Apr 29, 2014
It’s a wafer-thin, poorly plotted, insufferable comedy about a jerky guy who’s swapped actual human interaction for Facebook likes. People like this exist, and their stories should be told, but it would be wise to scroll past this version.
By Jordan Hoffman FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Green Step Productions
Release Date May 2, 2014
Duration 1 h 34 m
Rating R
Genres
Tagline It's a matter of like and death.
Website https://www.facebook.com/FriendedToDeath
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