DramaTV Movie

Cyberbully

- Words can hurt.

A woman tries to help her teenage daughter when she becomes the victim of online bullying.

Release Date : 2011-11-10

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Muse Entertainment

Production Country : Canada

Alternative Titles : Cyberbu//y

Cast

Character Name : Taylor Hillridge

Original Name : Emily Osment

Gender : Female

Character Name : Samantha Caldone

Original Name : Kay Panabaker

Gender : Female

Character Name : Cheyenne Mortenson

Original Name : Meaghan Rath

Gender : Female

Character Name : Kris Hillridge

Original Name : Kelly Rowan

Gender : Female

Character Name : Scott Ozsik

Original Name : Jon McLaren

Gender : Male

Character Name : Eric Hillridge

Original Name : Robert Naylor

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lindsay Fordyce

Original Name : Nastassia Markiewicz

Gender : Female

Character Name : Caleb

Original Name : Jade Hassouné

Gender : Male

Character Name : Karen Caldone

Original Name : Caroline Redekopp

Gender : Female

Character Name : Darren Mortensen

Original Name : Ivan Smith

Gender : Male

Character Name : Becca

Original Name : Ronda Louis-Jeune

Gender : Female

Character Name : Senator Evans

Original Name : John Maclaren

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dr. Rilke

Original Name : Marcel Jeannin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lindsay's Father

Original Name : Bruce Dinsmore

Gender : Male

Character Name : Reporter

Original Name : Danny Blanco Hall

Gender : Male

Character Name : Principal Wasney

Original Name : Tyrone Benskin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Police Detective

Original Name : Paula Jean Hixson

Gender : Female

Character Name : History Teacher

Original Name : Kathleen Fee

Gender : Female

Character Name : Teenage Girl

Original Name : Katelyn Wells

Gender : Female

Character Name : Fake Taylor

Original Name : Jenessa Grant

Gender : Female

Character Name : Lily Caldone

Original Name : Jessica Harris

Gender : Male

Character Name : Blurry Guy

Original Name : Jonathan Dubsky

Gender : Male

Character Name : Boy in history class

Original Name : Mighty Swag

Gender : Male

Reviews

John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

Digital Dangers. Cyberbully is directed by Charles Biname and written by Teena Booth. It stars Emily Osment, Kay Panabaker, Kelly Rowan, Jon McLaren, Meaghan Rush and Natassia Markiewicz. This is a TV movie of some note, Cyberbully, as the title suggests, deals with the prevalent problem of on line bullying. Story has Osment as Taylor Hillridge, she's your everyday high school teenager, she's pretty, has good friends and is getting interested in boys. Finally deciding to join the internet revolution, she signs up to a site called Cliquester, a place where loads of cool kids hang and chat their time away. Things are going well, the boy she fancies in school is reciprocating her advances and she's met a guy pal on Cliquester who seems to really dig her. But then the guy she's chatting with turns nasty and pretty soon Taylor's life at school becomes a living hell… It's an after school special with more mature flavours, a picture of serious themes that's accessible to parents and children in that it instigates important discussion. It's certainly not perfect, it stays a little too safe and even stretches credibility during the key scenes, but it tells its story well, makes the points with clarity of narrative and is very well performed by the sprightly young cast. Though unsurprisingly inferior to David Schwimmer's excellent 2010 movie, Trust, Cyberbully makes a good companion piece to that film. These are important movies that drive home the dangers that lurk on internet sites and forums, and thankfully they are being produced with care and consideration of the topics to hand. Could the script and screenplay be much better? Absolutely. But if just one family watches this and manages to sift through problems or potential dangers...then it has done its job. 7/10