6 Best Social Media and Influencer Fame Movies

By Vlad Zakh · June 16, 2026

The pursuit of online validation and viral fame feeds sharp satires and thrillers. Spree has a desperate rideshare driver livestreaming a violent spree, Cam has a webcam performer’s identity stolen by her duplicate, and The Circle has an employee embracing total transparency at a tech giant. Assassination Nation, Ingrid Goes West and Nerve round out the six.

Spree (2020)

TMDB ★ 6.4

A desperate rideshare driver livestreams an increasingly violent spree in a twisted bid for online fame.

Directed by Eugene Kotlyarenko · 1h 33m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+, Shudder, MUBI · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Cam (2018)

TMDB ★ 5.9

A webcam performer's identity is stolen by an exact duplicate who takes over her online persona.

Directed by Daniel Goldhaber · 1h 35m · Rated NR

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Assassination Nation (2018)

TMDB ★ 6.2

A small town descends into vigilante chaos after a hacker leaks residents' private data.

Directed by Sam Levinson · 1h 48m

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Circle (2017)

TMDB ★ 5.5

A young employee at a powerful tech company embraces a culture of total transparency, with unsettling consequences.

Directed by James Ponsoldt · 1h 50m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Ingrid Goes West (2017)

TMDB ★ 6.4

A lonely, unstable woman becomes dangerously obsessed with an Instagram influencer and infiltrates her life.

Directed by Matt Spicer · 1h 38m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Nerve (2016)

TMDB ★ 7.0

A shy teenager gets swept up in a viral online game that dares players into increasingly dangerous stunts.

Directed by Ariel Schulman & Henry Joost · 1h 36m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Stream: Cinemax Amazon Channel, Cinemax Apple TV channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Streaming availability data from JustWatch, via TMDB. Availability changes often, so check the service before you plan a movie night.

Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.

6 Best Social Media and Influencer Fame Movies

Spree (2020)

Cam (2018)

Assassination Nation (2018)

The Circle (2017)

Ingrid Goes West (2017)

Nerve (2016)

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