Nerve

Nerve

We dare you.

Directed by Henry Joost, Ariel Schulman

Produced by Lionsgate, Allison Shearmur Productions

201696 min7.0 / 10

A high-energy thriller about a high school student drawn into an increasingly dangerous online dare game that escalates from thrilling fun to genuine peril.

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.

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  • Is Nerve sad? Not especially. Less sad than 73% of films.

  • Is Nerve scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.

  • Does Nerve end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Nerve violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Nerve easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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74/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity75

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise79

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love70

How much audiences actually like it

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Everything like Nerve, and what each one shares →

Like Nerve

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Nerve

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Nerve, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Nerve, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Nerve, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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