Cyber horror movies are on the rise, thanks to technology's integration into our daily lives. Films like Unfriended tell stories almost entirely through computer and phone screens. Searching, starring John Cho and Debra Messing, received critical acclaim for its portrayal of a father searching for his missing daughter using clues on her computer. As the genre gains popularity, expect more movies like Searching and other internet horror films to emerge. While not all these movies rely solely on computer screens - the horror anthology V/H/S uses a television set - they all leverage technology to drive the narrative. Even comedies like the Russian films Dnyukha! and Hack the Bloggers use this approach. Vote up your favorite computer screen movies with engaging storytelling and vote down those that fell flat.
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SearchingMoviesDavid Kim panics when his 16-year-old daughter Margot vanishes, and the police investigation yields no leads. David then searches the one place nobody else has: Margot's laptop. Hoping to find clues, David contacts her friends and reviews photos and videos for any sign of her.
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Unfriended: Dark WebMoviesA young man finds a laptop and joins five friends online for a game. He shows them a folder with disturbing videos of people in danger. An anonymous message follows, warning them they will all die if they disconnect or call the police. The fun night turns deadly; something sinister targets each user while the others watch in terror.
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UnfriendedMoviesOne night, teenagers Blaire, Mitch, Jess, Adam Ken, and Val are in an online group chat. "Billie227," a new user, joins the session. The friends continue talking, but Blaire starts getting messages from someone claiming to be Laura Barns, a classmate who committed suicide a year earlier. As Blaire tries to expose Billie, her friends face their own hidden secrets and lies.
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ProfileMoviesProfile is a 2018 horror thriller film from international co-production, directed by Timur Bekmambetov. Journalist Amy Whittaker (Valene Kane) creates a new Facebook profile for a woman recently converted to Islam, using the alias Melody Nelson, to investigate ISIS recruitment of young European women.
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MissingMoviesJune's search for answers stalls when her mother disappears in Colombia with her new boyfriend, hitting international red tape. Stuck in Los Angeles, June uses the latest technology to find her before it is too late. As she digs deeper, her digital investigation brings up more questions than answers.
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Face 2 FaceMoviesKatherine Brooks directed the feature film 'Face 2 Face.' She traveled across the US to meet fifty Facebook friends she connected with online. Brooks posted a status asking who would spend a day with her; she would film the entire process with them. Six of those fifty stories made the final film, which Sundance accepted. Additional project profits went to the Trevor Project.
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The DenMoviesThe Den is a 2013 found footage film by Zachary Donohue, his first feature film. Zachary Donohue first released the film in Russia on December 23, 2013. IFC Midnight gave it a limited theatrical and VOD release on March 14, 2014. Melanie Papalia stars as a young woman who finds a murder through a webcam.
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Open WindowsMoviesElijah Wood, a fan of Sasha Grey, becomes a pawn for Neil Maskell's plan to track her every move.
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The Collingswood StoryMoviesThe Collingswood Story earns awards. Shivers Magazine called it "The Best Low Budget Movie Since The Blair Witch Project". Anchor Bay UK/Starz Home Entertainment released The Collingswood Story in 2006.
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SickhouseMoviesHannah Macpherson directed the 2016 American thriller film Sickhouse. Teenagers film a live documentary about the Sickhouse legend for millions worldwide.
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0s & 1sMoviesEugene Kotlyarenko directed the 2011 American comedy film 0s & 1s. After James Pongo (Morgan Krantz) finds his computer gone, he travels through websites, programs, games, and social networks to get his hyper-connected reality back by meeting the suburban losers he left.
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