It Follows
Film2015101 min

It Follows

Taste attributes: horrormysterymonster/alien/supernaturalteenthrillerfastfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginarysimpleglossyemotionally undemandingcoming of agefighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seemsunlikely connections

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Boxlist takeA fantastical horror film that is dark, breakneck and weighty. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Pace: very fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: very dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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What lines up

  • Linearity: Balanced linearity, just how this profile likes it
  • Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
  • Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
  • Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring

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Synopsis

After carefree teenager Jay sleeps with her new boyfriend, Hugh, for the first time, she learns that she is the latest recipient of a fatal curse that is passed from victim to victim via sexual intercourse. Death, Jay learns, will creep inexorably toward her as either a friend or a stranger. Jay's friends don't believe her seemingly paranoid ravings, until they too begin to see the phantom assassins and band together to help her flee or defend herself.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

coming of agefighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seemsunlikely connections

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Maika MonroeKeir GilchristDaniel ZovattoJake WearyOlivia Luccardi

Details

Genre
Horror
Year
2015
Runtime
101 min
Status
Released
Studio
Two Flints
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How we score

Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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