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.
Stunts
Practical crane climb that'll give you vertigo from your couch
Production
Electric NYC nightlife aesthetic that makes danger look delicious
Acting
Emma Roberts finally plays someone with actual backbone
Director
Henry Joost
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Directors Joost and Schulman made Catfish, so they literally built their careers on internet deception—this is their thesis statement.
The film predicted TikTok's 'devious licks' and subway surfing challenges by five years; it plays differently now that teens actually die for clout.
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