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It Follows
2015 101 min United States of America R 18+
★7.3
Horror, Mystery
Director: David Robert Mitchell
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Description
A young woman is followed by an unknown supernatural force after a sexual encounter.
Budget:
$2.3M
US Gross:
$14.67M
Worldwide:
$23.37M
Starring
Maika Monroe
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Keir Gilchrist
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Olivia Luccardi
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Awards
Cannes Film Festival 2014
— Press Award
Saturn Awards 2016
— Best Horror Film
Key opinion
It Follows is widely praised for its innovative premise, atmospheric tension, and strong technical craft, particularly its cinematography and synth-heavy score. While many critics applaud its slow-burn, dread-filled approach, others find the thin characterization and the abrupt, ambiguous conclusion to be significant flaws.
| Cinematography | The film utilizes striking, atmospheric cinematography and a unique, 80s-inspired synth score to create a consistent sense of dread. | |
| Originality | The core concept of a sexually transmitted, relentless supernatural pursuit offers a fresh and anxiety-inducing alternative to traditional jump-scare horror. | |
| Pacing | The pacing divides audiences: fans of the film praise its deliberate, slow-burn tension, while detractors find it monotonous or overly sluggish. | |
| Ending | The ending creates a sharp divide; some find the ambiguous, abrupt conclusion effective and appropriately unsettling, while others perceive it as an underdeveloped or frustrating resolution to the narrative. | |
| Screenplay | Opinions on the screenplay are split between those who appreciate its thematic depth regarding maturity and consequence, and those who criticize the dialogue as flat and the characters as aimless. |