Tickled (2016): Cast, Ratings, Box Office & Plot
Tickled is a 2016 documentary starring David Farrier and Dylan Reeve. It runs 1 hour 32 minutes and earned $790,519 worldwide. Critics gave it 94% on Rotten Tomatoes and 76 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 7.5/10.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 32m (92 min)
- Genre
- Documentary
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Magnolia Pictures
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Tickled About?
The premise of Tickled without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
Driven by curiosity about a bizarre online endurance contest, journalist David Farrier’s investigation takes a dark turn when he encounters resistance while seeking answers. His pursuit of the truth reveals a complex and disturbing network involving harassment, exploitation, and potential criminal activity. Those who have been affected by the organization face intimidation and threats to silence them, leading Farrier on a challenging journey to uncover the full scope of the unsettling story.
Tickled Themes & Keywords
· 21 tags- tickling
- humiliation
- competitive endurance tickling
- tickling fetish
- crowdfunded
- crime documentary
- airport
- conference room
- new zealand
- hilton hotel
- spider man costume
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- starbucks coffee
- bisexual man
- homoerotic
- hidden camera
- backed by kickstarter
- investigative journalism
- blackmail
- legal threat
- trust fund
Tickled Cast
David Farrier leads the cast, with Dylan Reeve.
Tickled Reviews & Ratings
Critics gave Tickled 94% on Rotten Tomatoes and 76 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 7.5/10.
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IMDb 7.5 /10
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Rotten Tomatoes 94% Tomatometer
Popcornmeter 86%
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Metacritic 76 Metascore
User score 7.3
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TMDB 71% User score
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Letterboxd 3.8 /5
59 ratings
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Tickled Plot Summary
What happens in Tickled from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 15 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 1-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
David Farrier, a New Zealand reporter specializing in odd and quirky stories, discovers a strange online subculture centered around competitive endurance tickling, where athletic young men are restrained and tickled. When he attempts to secure an interview with the producer, Jane O’Brien Media, he is met with an unexpectedly hostile and homophobic response. Intrigued by this volatility, Farrier teams up with producer Dylan Reeve to uncover the identity of the people behind the company.
Full summary
The whole story of Tickled, scene by scene
Tickled Box Office
Tickled grossed $790,519 worldwide. $613,956 came from the US and Canada and $176,563 (22%) from the rest of the world.
Worldwide gross
$790.5K
- US & Canada
- $614K
- International
- $176.6K
Tickled Trailers & Videos
8 videos: 4 trailers and 4 clips.
- Trailer Tickled - Official Trailer
- Trailer Tickled Official Trailer 1 (2016) - David Farrier, Dylan Reeve Documentary HD
- Trailer Tickled (HBO Documentary Films)
- Clip Tickled Clip - A Shoot Goes Down
How Well Do You Know Tickled?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
Question 1 of 10
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- Question 10: not answered
What unusual online subculture does the documentary investigate?
Tickled Also Known As
10 alternative titles, including “Tickle King: The Hunt For The Truth In Competitive Tickling” and “Csiklandozás életre-halálra”.
- Also known as
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- Tickle King: The Hunt For The Truth In Competitive Tickling
- Csiklandozás életre-halálra
- Połaskotany
- Лоскіт
- Tickled: Il lato oscuro del solletico
- Гъделичкане
- 간지럼의 포르노그래피
- 被挠
- くすぐり
- מדוגדג
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Tickled FAQ: Cast, Box Office & Runtime
Runtime, release date, cast, box office, ratings and post-credit scenes of Tickled, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Tickled?
Tickled runs 1 hour 32 minutes (92 minutes).
When was Tickled released?
Tickled was released on June 17, 2016.
Who is in the cast of Tickled?
Tickled stars David Farrier and Dylan Reeve.
How much did Tickled make at the box office?
Tickled grossed $790,519 worldwide ($613,956 domestic, $176,563 international).
How is Tickled rated?
Tickled has 7.5/10 on IMDb, 94% on Rotten Tomatoes, 76 on Metacritic and 71% on TMDB.
Does Tickled have a post-credit scene?
No. Tickled has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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