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  • 2016
  • R
  • Magnolia Pictures
  • 1 h 32 m
  • 2016
  • R
  • Magnolia Pictures
  • 1 h 32 m

Summary After stumbling upon a bizarre “competitive endurance tickling” video online, wherein young men are paid to be tied up and tickled, reporter David Farrier reaches out to request a story from the company. But the reply he receives is shocking—the sender mocks Farrier's sexual orientation and threatens extreme legal action should he dig an...

Directed By: David Farrier, Dylan Reeve

  • 2016
  • R
  • Magnolia Pictures
  • 1 h 32 m
  • 2016
  • R
  • Magnolia Pictures
  • 1 h 32 m

Tickled

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 28 Critic Reviews
76
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 24 User Ratings
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Summary After stumbling upon a bizarre “competitive endurance tickling” video online, wherein young men are paid to be tied up and tickled, reporter David Farrier reaches out to request a story from the company. But the reply he receives is shocking—the sender mocks Farrier's sexual orientation and threatens extreme legal action should he dig an...

Directed By: David Farrier, Dylan Reeve

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 28 Critic Reviews
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0% Negative
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91
Jun 20, 2016
It’s a fascinating look not only at this particular character and his wide reach, but at the evolution of the Internet, its utopian possibilities for connection, and the dark side of its power to expose and harm individuals within the system.
By Katie Walsh FULL REVIEW
80
Dec 20, 2016
Farrier doesn’t overlook the amusing oddness of such a strange corner of the internet, but treats the subjects of the videos respectfully.
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80
Jun 16, 2016
What’s most significant, though, is the merciless nature of the cyberbullying, and the terrifying ease with which it’s inflicted. Tickled opens a smudged window on a dark alley of contemporary life.
By Joe Morgenstern FULL REVIEW
75
Jun 30, 2016
Engaging and constantly surprising.
By John Hartl FULL REVIEW
75
Jun 18, 2016
The helplessness one gets being pinned down and tickled, the chilling fear of that, nicely parallels the chill and fear of reporting a story powerful people don’t want reported, which Farrier shows us in this odd and shocking expose.
By Roger Moore FULL REVIEW
70
Jun 17, 2016
Tickled inspires many laughs throughout but, true to its subject, more and more of them are born of discomfort as it goes on — part of you wants it all to stop even as you’re amused.
By Michael Nordine FULL REVIEW
58
May 9, 2016
Tickled too often gets in its own way.
By Daniel Schindel FULL REVIEW

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User Score
Generally Favorable Based on 24 User Ratings
7.5
79% Positive
19 Ratings
13% Mixed
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8% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 24 User Ratings
7.5
79% Positive
19 Ratings
13% Mixed
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8% Negative
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Production Company A Ticklish Tale, Fumes Production, Horseshoe Films
Release Date Jun 17, 2016
Duration 1 h 32 m
Rating R
Genres
Tagline It's not what you think
Website https://www.facebook.com/tickledmovie
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Awards

Cinema Eye Honors Awards, US
• 3 Nominations
Critics' Choice Documentary Awards
• 2 Nominations
New Zealand Film and TV Awards (II)
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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