Unknown Number: The High School Catfish (2025)

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

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.

suspensefuldisturbinginvestigativetensesomberreal-lifesoberingcommunity-focused

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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