When Strangers Click: Five Stories from the Internet

Feb 14, 2011

0h 55m

★ 4.7

Overview

Finding love has never been easy. But it's also never been easier. Online dating sites thrive on the promise that dates and mates are just a 'click' away...but are they? From Robert Kenner comes a compelling new documentary about the way we woo in a wired world.

Genres

Documentary

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Cast

Jonas Tancred

Nev, a 24-year-old New York-based photographer, has no idea what he's in for when Abby, an eight-year-old girl from rural Michigan, contacts him on Facebook, seeking permission to paint one of his photographs. When he receives her remarkable painting, Nev begins a friendship and correspondence with Abby's family. But things really get interesting when he develops a cyber-romance with Abby's attractive older sister, Megan, a musician and model. Prompted by some startling revelations about Megan, Nev and his buddies embark on a road trip in search of the truth.

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7.0

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0.0

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6.2

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0.0

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6.6

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0.0

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0.0

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0.0

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0.0

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6.5

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4.9

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