Catfish

About Catfish

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.

Ariel Schulman and Henry Joost directed Catfish, a 2010 documentary film. It runs 87 minutes and was released in September 2010.

The film is filed under dating, online dating, fake dating, and dating deception.

Nēv Schulman stars as Self, Ariel Schulman as Self, Angela Wesselman-Pierce as Self, and Melody C. Roscher as Self. Produced by Hit the Ground Running Films. It streams on HBO Max in the United States.

My Best Friend's Girl, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, and Cloverfield make useful companions to Catfish, all filed under dating scam. TMDB voters put it at 6.8 out of 10 across 572 votes and it carries a PG-13 rating.