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Unknown Number: The High School Catfish (2025)

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Unknown Number: The High School Catfish

Movie2025·94 min

Unknown Number: The High School Catfish

Directed by Skye Borgman

A documentary film directed by Skye Borgman.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 69%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

6.8/10

226 ratings

About Unknown Number: The High School Catfish

Vulgar, taunting texts blow up the phones of a teen and her boyfriend. Who's sending them — and why? This twisty documentary reveals the shocking answer.

Pacing: Brisk (6 of 9)
Tone: Dark (2 of 9)
Intensity: Intense (7 of 9)
Complexity: Approachable (4 of 9)
Humor: Serious (1 of 9)
Scale: Intimate (1 of 9)
Spirit: Haunting (3 of 9)
Texture: Tense, Unsettling
Story Tags: obsession, betrayal, identity self discovery, high school campus, suburban, romantic partners, outsider misfit, everyman, cat and mouse, mystery disappearance, slow burn reveal, true crime

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Details

Director: Skye Borgman
Language: English

Cast

Lauryn Licari, Owen McKenny, Sophie Weber

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How Unknown Number: The High School Catfish Ranks

All movies

Top 69%

2020s movies

Top 75%

Documentary movies

Top 81%

★Skye Borgman films#2 of 3

Among the best films we track.

Second-best Skye Borgman film, behind Girl in the Picture.

the vibe

Unknown Number: The High School Catfish Vibe

What it feels like

briskdarkintenseapproachableseriousintimatehaunting

tense

unsettling

What it's about

cat & mousemystery disappearanceslow-burn revealobsessionbetrayalidentity self discoveryoutsider misfiteverymanromantic partnerstrue crimehigh schoolsuburban

pacing

brisk 6/9brisk 6/9

tone

dark 2/9dark 2/9

intensity

intense 7/9intense 7/9

complexity

approachable 4/9clear 4/9

humor

serious 1/9serious 1/9

scale

intimate 1/9intimate 1/9

spirit

haunting 3/9haunting 3/9

texture

tensetense