Underplayed Gems

New Best Friend (2002)

New Best Friend poster
Directed by
Zoe Clarke-Williams
Genre
teen film, mystery film, thriller film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 31m
Rated
R
Rating
5.1 of 10 from 43 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A girl from a poor background gets a scholarship to a wealthy college. She is drawn into a dangerous friendship with a group of rich students. Their bond leads to betrayal and dark secrets.

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What happens

New Best Friend is a 2002 American psychological thriller film based on a story by Victoria Strouse. The film was originally owned by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), which eventually relinquished the rights to it. Later, Sony Pictures acquired the rights to distribute the film in the United States and some other territories mainly on home video; the film was ultimately released theatrically in the United States in a limited theatrical release by TriStar Pictures on April 12, 2002. It was a critical and box office bomb. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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