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Nerve (2016)

Directed by Ariel Schulman, Henry Joost · 96 min · Mystery, Adventure, Crime

25.2 TOPICAL score · #3,999 of 6,776 films

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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.

Nerve (2016, directed by Ariel Schulman and Henry Joost) has a TOPICAL score of 25.2 - ranked 3,999 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on lasting engagement and audience, and lowest on awards. Critics: 66% on Rotten Tomatoes · 5.8/10 critics' average · Metacritic 58. Audiences: TMDB 7/10 (7,114 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 31 languages.

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Critics31
Audience67
Awards0
Historical impact36
Lasting engagement68
Cast8
Legacy & cult status-

Starring: Emma Roberts (actor #1,716), Dave Franco (actor #1,379), Emily Meade, Miles Heizer

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