Catfish (2010)
84%RT Audience Score: 79%
Awards & Nominations: NA
Catfish may tread the line between real-life drama and crass exploitation a little too unsteadily for some viewers’ tastes, but its timely premise and tightly wound mystery make for a gripping documentary
Catfish is a wild ride that will make you question everything you thought you knew about online relationships. The documentary follows Nev as he investigates his long-distance Facebook crush, and what he finds is both shocking and heart-wrenching. It’s a cautionary tale about the dangers of the internet, but also a testament to the power of human connection. Plus, Nev’s toothy grin is worth the price of admission alone. Don’t miss this modern-day thriller that will leave you on the edge of your seat.
Production Company(ies)
C J Entertainment, Moho Film Yong Film
Distributor
Universal Pictures
Release Type
Streaming, Theatrical
Filming Location(s)
MPAA / Certificate
TV-14
Year of Release
2010
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby
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Aspect ratio:NA
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Runtime:1h 28m
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Language(s):
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Oct 29, 2010 Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 4, 2011
Genre(s)
Documentary/Drama
Keyword(s)
documentary, drama, Nev Shulman, Ariel Schulman, Henry Joost, Andrew Jarecki, Marc Smerling, PG-13, Facebook, online relationships, road trip, New York, Michigan, painting, family, Megan, Abby, trust, privacy, redemption, life-choices, circumstances, suspenseful, emotional, relevant, scam, dating websites, foreigner, box office, gross USA, Universal Pictures, English, Morphoses, dancer, reviewed by Nicolas Rapold, Dave Calhoun, Tim Robey, Peter Bradshaw, Tom Seymour, Leo Robson, Richard Propes, Sarah Knight Adamson, Arielle Bernstein, Sophie Kingston-Smith, Tom Chiarella, directed by Ariel Schulman and Henry Joost, produced by Henry Joost, Ariel Schulman, Andrew Jarecki, Marc Smerling, starring Yaniv Schulman, Ariel Schulman, Henry Joost, Melody C Roscher, Wendy Whelan, Tiler Peck
Worldwide gross: NA
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): NA
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): NA
US/Canada gross: NA
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): NA
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA
US/Canada opening weekend:
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): NA
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): NA
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): NA
Production budget ranking: NA
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
ROI to date (est.): NA
ROI ranking: NA
Ariel Schulman – Self
Henry Joost – Self
Melody C. Roscher – Self
Wendy Whelan – Dancer: Morphoses
Tiler Peck – Dancer: Morphoses
Director(s)
Ariel Schulman, Henry Joost
Writer(s)
NA
Producer(s)
Henry Joost, Ariel Schulman, Andrew Jarecki, Marc Smerling
Film Festivals
Sundance
Awards & Nominations
NA
Academy Awards
All Critics (154) | Top Critics (45) | Fresh (123) | Rotten (31)
In a classic case of filmmakers prioritizing their own pitch over the actual goods, Ariel Schulman and Henry Joost put Schulman’s toothy-grinned brother Nev front and center as he investigates his fishy long-distance Facebook crush.
November 12, 2013
Nicolas Rapold
Film Comment Magazine
TOP CRITIC
If you begin with the premise that all films, docs and dramas, are constructs of one sort or another and it’s the how and why that’s important, you’ll have fun pulling this apart.
December 21, 2010 | Rating: 4/5
Dave Calhoun
Time Out
TOP CRITIC
The film begs lots of questions about how, and when, it became clear any of this was worth documenting, but it certainly was.
December 16, 2010 | Rating: 4/5
Tim Robey
Daily Telegraph (UK)
TOP CRITIC
It really is an intriguing modern tale of communication, intimacy, self-knowledge and the web: a great companion to The Social Network.
December 16, 2010 | Rating: 4/5
Peter Bradshaw
Guardian
TOP CRITIC
In the truth it finds, Catfish is a sad and troubling film that avoids cynicism.
December 16, 2010 | Rating: 3/5
Tom Seymour
Little White Lies
TOP CRITIC
Just as you think you’re heading towards thriller territory, with street-smart New Yorkers confronting Midwestern loons, the film mutates into a study of benevolence, understanding and forgiveness.
December 15, 2010 | Rating: 4/5
Leo Robson
Financial Times
TOP CRITIC
A difficult film to market given that the film’s climactic big reveal is the film’s real selling point.
September 5, 2020 | Rating: 2.0/4.0
Richard Propes
TheIndependentCritic.com
Intriguing film about trust, privacy, redemption, life-choices and circumstances. Do not, I repeat, do not let anyone tell you what this film is about past the guys trekking their way to Michigan…
January 14, 2020 | Rating: 3/4
Sarah Knight Adamson
Sarah’s Backstage Pass
The ironic snark of the film’s first half bleeds away and is replaced by a humanistic compassion that no measure of technological advancement can replicate.
October 29, 2019 | Rating: 3.4/5
David Harris
Spectrum Culture
Catfish ends up being a much more subversive film than many viewers are prepared to deal with…
June 25, 2019
Arielle Bernstein
The Nervous Breakdown
Catfish is a rare gem of a film, a documentary with lasting implications. Watch it, feel it, then just try and see if you can forget it.
November 6, 2018 | Rating: 5/5
Sophie Kingston-Smith
CineVue
It’s a funny, manic story, astounding in its complexity and troublingly understandable
October 17, 2018
Tom Chiarella
Esquire Magazine…
Plot
When a New York photographer begins an online relationship with a young girl and her family, he embarks on a road trip to meet her in person, only to uncover troubling inconsistencies and a gripping mystery in the documentary Catfish.
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