Nerve

2016, Mystery & thriller/Action, 1h 36m

142 Reviews 10,000+ Ratings

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Nerve's fast pace and charming leads help overcome a number of fundamental flaws, adding up to a teen-friendly thriller with enough energy to occasionally offset its muddled execution. Read critic reviews

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Movie Info

Industrious high school senior Vee Delmonico (Emma Roberts) is tired of living life on the sidelines. Pressured by her friends, Vee decides to join Nerve, a popular online game that challenges players to accept a series of dares. It's not long before the adrenaline-fueled competition requires her to perform increasingly dangerous stunts. When Nerve begins to take a sinister turn, Vee finds herself in a high-stakes finale that will ultimately determine her entire future.
  • Rating:
    PG-13 (Thematic Material|Drinking|Dangerous and Risky Behavior|Some Sexual Content|Drug Content|Language|Nudity)
  • Genre:
    Mystery & thriller, Action
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    Henry Joost, Ariel Schulman
  • Producer:
    Allison Shearmur, Anthony Katagas
  • Writer:
    Jessica Sharzer
  • Release Date (Theaters):
     wide
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  • Box Office (Gross USA):
    $38.6M
  • Runtime:
  • Distributor:
    Lionsgate Films
  • Sound Mix:
    DTS

Cast & Crew

Emma Roberts
Vee
Dave Franco
Ian
Juliette Lewis
Nancy
Emily Meade
Sydney
Miles Heizer
Tommy
Brian "Sene" Marc
J.P.
Kimiko Glenn
Liv
Samira Wiley
Hacker Kween
Machine Gun Kelly
Ty
Marc John Jefferies
Wes
Ed Squires
Chuck
Rightor Doyle
Bergdorf Salesman
Eric D'Alessandro
Hype Boi
Henry Joost
Director
Ariel Schulman
Director
Jessica Sharzer
Screenwriter
Allison Shearmur
Producer
Anthony Katagas
Producer
Jeanne Ryan
Executive Producer
Michael Simmonds
Cinematographer
Jeff McEvoy
Film Editor
Madeleine Gavin
Film Editor
Rob Simonsen
Original Music
Melissa Vargas
Costume Designer
Chris Trujillo
Production Design
John Papsidera
Casting
Ann Goulder
Casting
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Critic Reviews for Nerve

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Audience Reviews for Nerve

  • Nov 28, 2017
    Mediocre. Gaps in logic are plentiful, but the action is fun enough to make a worthy distraction.
    Spencer M Super Reviewer
  • Nov 25, 2017
    Fun Black-Mirrorish concept, well executed until an extremely dumb and unlikely ending.
    Ed K Super Reviewer
  • Sep 16, 2017
    Eschewing the typical teen movie tropes for a much smarter and surreal concept, Nerve is strikingly fun and fast-paced and presents an idea that seems alarmingly close to home. Besides some middle of the road performances, Nerve is highly stylized and sometimes even thrilling putting emphasis on visual electricity and the strength of the clever scenario. It's no classic and it moralizes a bit too bluntly at the climax, but for the audience this movie is aiming its eye at, they will eat this up. Rating: 68
    Bradley J Super Reviewer
  • Aug 25, 2017
    What starts out as a pretty accurate portrayal of teenager's online habits these days (and a very well presented one at that) soon takes it a step further, like in a somewhat friendly Black Mirror episode. Things are pretty interesting, sometimes even exciting, but the film sometimes shies away from being too toxic or mean. The message it is sending is still worth noting, even though the solution is maybe a tad too naive. Emma Roberts carries the film with her very natural and likable portrayal of a regular teenager. A worthy effort, well done.
    Jens S Super Reviewer
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