{"id":2015971,"date":"2025-09-12T05:43:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T05:43:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2015971"},"modified":"2025-09-12T05:43:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T05:43:09","slug":"dial-in-unknown-number-for-real-life-mystery-in-thriller-documentary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/dial-in-unknown-number-for-real-life-mystery-in-thriller-documentary\/","title":{"rendered":"Dial in \u2018Unknown Number\u2019 for real-life mystery in thriller documentary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This film continues to haunt me long after I watched it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cUnknown Number: The High School Catfish,\u201d is a thriller that\u2019s set up a lot like a murder mystery. Someone is sending disparaging, threatening and bullying messages to teenagers \u2013 and the violent themes and profanity in the texts continues to escalate over a period of about a year and half.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>\u2018Unknown Number: The High School Catfish\u2019 (IMDb)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">What\u2019s even more frightening is that this is a documentary, not a feature film. The people involved are the real-life victims and perpetrator (yes, you will find out who it is by the end of the movie.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The reason this film, which is set in a small Michigan town, has earned so much buzz is because it\u2019s so highly relatable: What would you do if you began to receive threatening texts \u2013 horrible texts that indicated the person sending them knows you very well?<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The cyber assaults begin with Lauryn and Owen, girlfriend and boyfriend, who are astonished and scared after they begin to receive vicious texts, sometimes dozens in one day, from someone warning Lauryn that Owen doesn\u2019t really care for her. The intent of the texts seems to be to engineer a breakup between the two<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This happens, but the stalker continues the relentless barrage of texts, and they now include Owen\u2019s new girlfriend.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Eventually, the school principal becomes involved, and so do the local police. Finally the FBI is called in to assist, and the investigators do indeed crack the case.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This is one of the most interesting documentaries I\u2019ve seen this year. All throughout the proceedings, I kept asking myself \u201cWho would want to do this to these kids? To what end?\u201d A great documentary \u2013 which this is \u2013 involves the voices and perspectives of everyone involved in the story. That makes the big reveal all the more unsettling.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">You may shudder at the sound of text messages for a while after you\u2019ve seen this grim true story.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">4 stars<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Running time: 94 minutes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Streaming on Netflix.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Rated: TV-MA, with foul language, graphic sexual talk and threats in the texts and dialogue.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Watch the trailer <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt37674426\/?ref_=fn_all_ttl_1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><i>Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. 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This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ourquadcities.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to WHBF - OurQuadCities.com.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"> For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to WHBF &#8211; OurQuadCities.com. <\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This film continues to haunt me long after I watched it. \u201cUnknown Number: The High School Catfish,\u201d is a thriller that\u2019s set up a lot like a murder mystery. 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