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Unknown Number: The High School Catfish (2025)

Unknown Number: The High School Catfish poster
Directed by
Skye Borgman
Genre
documentary film, crime film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 34m
Rated
R
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 226 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This true crime documentary investigates a cyberbullying case in Beal City, Michigan where an unknown person used a hidden phone number to harass teenagers with insults and sexual claims. It covers the investigation into the culprit, the toll on the community, and the resulting trial.

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What happens

Unknown Number: The High School Catfish is an American true crime documentary film directed by Skye Borgman and released to streaming on Netflix on August 29, 2025. The documentary explores the events and investigation into an unknown person cyberbully and harassing teenagers in Beal City, Michigan using an unknown number via insults and sexual claims. It also explores the increasingly great impact of the harassment on the community, the eventual reveal of the culprit, and the trial that followed. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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