Ingrid Goes West

"She'll follow you."

2017 1h 38m EN

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6.4

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★6.4TMDB · 1,114

ComedyDrama

Synopsis

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Ingrid becomes obsessed with a social network star named Taylor Sloane who seemingly has a perfect life. But when Ingrid decides to drop everything and move west to be Taylor's friend, her behaviour turns unsettling and dangerous.

“She'll follow you.”

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Cast

Aubrey Plaza
Ingrid Thorburn
Elizabeth Olsen
Taylor Sloane
O'Shea Jackson Jr.
Dan Pinto
Wyatt Russell
Ezra O'Keefe
Billy Magnussen
Nicky Sloane
Pom Klementieff
Harley Chung
Hannah Pearl Utt
Nicole
Joseph Breen
Garth Lafayette

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Matt Spicer
Writers: David Branson Smith, Matt Spicer
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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Released 9 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Matt Spicer, shot by Bryce Fortner. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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

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DIRECTOR

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

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CAST

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Aubrey Plaza and Elizabeth Olsen and O'Shea Jackson Jr. carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "She'll follow you.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt5962210 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Matt Spicer directs. Bryce Fortner behind the camera. Jonathan Sadoff scores. Jack Price cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 9 years ago.
2Directed by Matt Spicer, shot by Bryce Fortner. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Jonathan Sadoff. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Jack Price shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Aubrey Plaza and Elizabeth Olsen and O'Shea Jackson Jr. carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "She'll follow you.".
7IMDB entry: tt5962210 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 11 themes, including "california", "suicide attempt", "obsession", "based on comic".
9Released under 10 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Bryce Fortner
Original score: Jonathan Sadoff
Editing: Jack Price
Production design: Susie Mancini
Costume design: Natalie O'Brien
Makeup / hair: Dana Hamel
VFX supervisor: Zachary Hobesh
Sound: P. Daniel Newman
Runtime: 98 min · 1h 38m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Box office: $24,931,915
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Ingrid Goes West (2017)

Awards

The Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award

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Gimly2017-11-08
★ 7/10
I'm super uncomfortable in a really good way. Final rating:★★★½ - I really liked it. Would strongly recommend you give it your time.
Reno2018-02-04
★ 6/10
Ingrid of Instagram! The film was decent, but was not my kind. I mean I've given up using the useless social media a long time ago and I'm happy the film highlighted the evil side of such platform. I liked the casting. The combinations were good. Particularly, I think Oshea Jackson should do more films. He could be the next big name. It was about the social network, revolved around Instagram platform. It's all about getting popular in the virtual world. And people are ready to do anything for that. One such incident based film is this. A young woman who lost all her friends and ended up in an asylum for a breakdown is now preparing to start afresh. So heads west, Los Angeles, and makes a friend with one of the popular Instagram stars. But the path she chooses was not conventional. She knows the consequences, yet she goes on with it, but when it all comes to that point, what happens to her was revealed at the end. As I said, it is not for everyone. It is for the young generation, particularly any generation who uses or addicted to social media. The story was not fresh enough. We've seen similar tale with a different perspective and platform. Then the result of the tale is all same. The message was good, but I don't think that was the intention of making it. Overall, good for once watching. 6/10
Nathan2022-11-25
★ 8/10
Ingrid Goes West is a hilarious dark satyr on the modern day relationship with social media and societal validation. Aubrey Plaza is fantastic, like she always is, and her comedic timing is brilliant here. So many lines she delivered had me cracking up. Her relationship with Elizabeth Olsen is great as well. The unlikely friendship between the two of them felt genuine and real, which really lent itself to create an impact during the more emotional moments of the film. Overall, I thought story was pretty great. There are so many aspects that audiences can resonate with while still feeling organic. I never felt like I was being hit over the head with metaphors, they were delivered naturally. This is rare film where the main character is hard to root for. She really only cares about herself and deserves pretty much everything that is coming to her but there is a sense of empathy the audience has with her. This movie shows the deterioration of her mental and even though externally she is the worst person imaginable, deep down she is doing for acceptance. It is raw and real, and sometimes incredibly hard to watch, which is what comes to fruition at the climax of the film. Score: 84% | Verdict: Great