We Are Your Friends

"The world is yours."

2015 1h 36m EN

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6.8

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40%

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METACRITIC

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6.2

IMDB

★6.8TMDB · 2,500🥫40%Rotten Tomatoes●46Metacritic★6.2IMDB · 41,735

DramaMusicRomanceComedy

Synopsis

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Young Cole Carter dreams of hitting the big time as a Hollywood disc jockey, spending his days and nights hanging with buddies and working on the one track that will set the world on fire. Opportunity comes knocking when he meets James Reed, a charismatic DJ who takes the 23-year-old under his wing. Soon, his seemingly clear path to success gets complicated when he starts falling for his mentor's girlfriend, jeopardizing his new friendship and the future he seems destined to fulfill.

“The world is yours.”

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Cast

Zac Efron
Cole
Wes Bentley
James
Emily Ratajkowski
Sophie
Jonny Weston
Mason
Shiloh Fernandez
Ollie
Alex Shaffer
Squirrel
Jon Bernthal
Paige Morrell
Alicia Coppola
Mrs. Romero

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Max Joseph
Writers: Max Joseph, Meaghan Oppenheimer, Richard Silverman
Languages: Spanish, English, Italian
Countries: United Kingdom, France

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1 / 8

ERA

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Released 11 years ago.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Spanish, English, Italian.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, France.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Max Joseph, shot by Brett Pawlak. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Matthew Simpson. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Terel Gibson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Zac Efron and Wes Bentley and Emily Ratajkowski carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The world is yours.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Max Joseph directs. Brett Pawlak behind the camera. Matthew Simpson scores. Terel Gibson cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United Kingdom, France. Dialogue in Spanish, English, Italian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 11 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Spanish, English, Italian.
3International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, France.
4Directed by Max Joseph, shot by Brett Pawlak. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Matthew Simpson. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Terel Gibson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Zac Efron and Wes Bentley and Emily Ratajkowski carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "The world is yours.".
9IMDB entry: tt3787590 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Brett Pawlak
Original score: Matthew Simpson
Editing: Terel Gibson
Production design: Maya Sigel
Costume design: Christie Wittenborn
Runtime: 96 min · 1h 36m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $6,000,000
Box office: $11,100,000
Return: 185% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: We Are Your Friends (2015)
Rotten Tomatoes: 40% 🥫 Rotten
Metacritic: 46/100
IMDB rating: 6.2/10 · 41,735 votes
MPAA: R

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Reno2017-06-05
★ 4/10
About an aspiring DJ and his friends circle. I've never seen any actor worse than Zac, yet he keeps making films. That's not it, so far he had failed to take the right project to work with. His films are either having no story or a silly concept and his roles among the worst. I could have liked this film if it was done by some other young actor. It looked a decent storyline on how an aspiring DJ is fighting to make progress. Living with his friends, then suddenly an opportunity knocks and followed by some issues surround it that should be solved to see the success in his passion in the music. So the remaining is to reveal how the things go on for him. Too slow narration, and it is being a music genre, a little soulless. Yeah, there's no rhythm. All we have seen a DJ while performing, but what his life would be like is what this film was focused on. Directional debute for a documentary filmmaker and he should make a couple of things right for his next film, including casting right actors and preparing an engaging screenplay. Some people might like the film, but not for me. This is completely an ignorable film. 4/10

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