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Ingrid Goes West

2017 · 98 min

A cringe-inducing, darkly funny descent into obsession that makes you squirm and laugh, then leaves a hollow ache.

Directed by
Matt Spicer
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Aubrey Plaza, Elizabeth Olsen, O'Shea Jackson Jr.
Tagline
She'll follow you.
Overview
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.

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Stream in the UK
  • MUBI Amazon Channel
More options Data from JustWatch
Directed by
Matt Spicer
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Aubrey Plaza, Elizabeth Olsen, O'Shea Jackson Jr.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • loneliness
  • identity
  • isolation
  • media
Places
  • big city
  • suburbs
  • road trip
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour6
Realism8
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Matt Spicer
Written by
Matt Spicer, David Branson Smith
Starring
Aubrey Plaza, Elizabeth Olsen, O'Shea Jackson Jr., Wyatt Russell, Billy Magnussen, Pom Klementieff, Hannah Pearl Utt, Joseph Breen
Music
Jonathan Sadoff, Nick Thorburn
Cinematography
Bryce Fortner
Runtime
98 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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