We Are Your Friends

We Are Your Friends

The world is yours.

Directed by Max Joseph

Produced by Working Title Films, StudioCanal

201596 min6.8 / 10

An energetic coming-of-age story about ambition, friendship, and romance set in the Los Angeles DJ scene, balancing youthful optimism with the complications of desire and loyalty.

Young Cole Carter dreams of hitting the big time as a Hollywood disc jockey, spending his days and nights hanging with buddies and working on the one track that will set the world on fire. Opportunity comes knocking when he meets James Reed, a charismatic DJ who takes the 23-year-old under his wing. Soon, his seemingly clear path to success gets complicated when he starts falling for his mentor's girlfriend, jeopardizing his new friendship and the future he seems destined to fulfill.

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  • Is We Are Your Friends one of a kind? Barely. Less singular than 88% of films.

  • Does We Are Your Friends end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.

  • Is We Are Your Friends violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is We Are Your Friends easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of films.

  • Is We Are Your Friends scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Is We Are Your Friends sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.

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46/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity17

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Surprise71

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love60

How much audiences actually like it

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