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Summary
Six friends receive a mysterious chain letter via text messaging and in their email accounts from a maniac who's hunting down teenagers who fail to forward his online chain letter.
Good for
- Friends night
- Pure escapism
- Adults
Skip it if
- Graphic violence bothers you
- You scare easily
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+18)
Critics 29Audiences 47GoodWatch 38
Tomatometer29%
User score6.3
Audience score45%
IMDb4.1
Letterboxd · 3 K ratings2.0/5
Box office
3%of its budget back
- Budget
- $5 M
- Worldwide
- $143 K
Worldwide it made back $143 K of the $5 M it cost.
Running time
1 h 36 min
A typical length for horror movies
typical 9596Half of all horror movies run 88–103 min.
Reach
Streams in 99 countries, rent or buy in 22 more
+89Released
2010
October 1, 2010
16 years ago
Genres
HorrorThrillerLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesModerate
- Frightening scenesIntense
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 18 more21 people
- Nikki ReedJessie Campbell
- Keith DavidDet. Jim Crenshaw
- Michael Bailey SmithChain Man
- Brad DourifMr. Smirker
- Betsy RussellSergeant Hamill
- Cherilyn WilsonRachael Conners
- Matt CohenJohnny Jones
- Noah SeganDante
Madison BauerJane Campbell
Phil AustinJeff Campbell
Cody KaschNeil Conners
Michael J. PaganMichael Grant
Brian TeeBrian Yee
Deborah GeffnerIrene Cristof
Johann SebastianBurt
Mark S. AllenTV Announcer
Eliot SchwartzKevin (as Eliot Benjamin)
David ZahedianBrad
Patrick St. EspritDean Jones
Terrence EvansMr. Bradford
Bai LingJai Pham (Credit only)
Directing · 8
- Deon Taylor Director, Producer
- Abigail Severance Second Unit Director
- Christina Hall Script Supervisor
- Stephanie Tull Second Assistant Director
- Marcella Bremond Script Supervisor
- Ryan Page Second Assistant Director
Writing · 2
- Michael J. Pagan Writer, Producer
- Diana Erwin Writer
Production · 6
- Peter Wise Casting
- Corbin Bronson Casting
- Kelly Andrea Rubin Co-Producer
- Terri L. Burns Production Coordinator
- Denise Collins Location Manager
- John Grant Location Manager
Camera · 15
- Philip Lee Director of Photography
- Dan Taylor Second Assistant "A" Camera
- Scott Boettle First Assistant "B" Camera
- Gary C. Beaird Sr. Key Grip
- Brett Carleton Best Boy Grip
- Christian Sebaldt Second Unit Director of Photography
Editing · 5
- Joseph Takats Editor
- James Coblentz Editor
- Keith Roddy Colorist
- Emily Chiu First Assistant Editor
- Gareth Cook Digital Intermediate Colorist
Sound · 17
- Vincent Gillioz Original Music Composer
- Chad J. Hughes Supervising Sound Editor
- Jason Gaya Sound Mixer
- Richard Kitting Sound Mixer, Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Joshua Adeniji Sound Effects Editor
- Steven Iba Sound Effects Editor
Art · 8
- George Goodridge Production Design
- Lisa Marinaccio Art Direction
- Seth Williams Property Master
- Sean Veale Art Direction
- Carlos S. Carmona Set Dresser
- Rodrigo Cabral Set Dresser
Costume & Make-Up · 16
- Chasia Kwame Costume Design
- Jessica Bondi Assistant Makeup Artist
- Desmond 'Dez' Wooden Assistant Hairstylist
- Julie Suronen Costume Assistant
- Tom Devlin Special Effects Makeup Artist
- Starr Jones Special Effects Makeup Artist
Lighting · 10
- Curtis Sherman Gaffer
- Michael Sherman Electrician
- Greg Brezovec Best Boy Electric
- Edwin Schenderlein Electrician
- R. Dustin Sanchez Electrician
- Chris Horton Electrician
Other crew · 20
- Carl Ciarfalio Stunt Coordinator
- Anthony Molinari Stunts
- Gary Kasper Stunts
- Zack Duhame Stunts
- Tim Sitarz Stunts
- Kelly Bellini Stunts
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