It Follows

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It Follows

R

2015

1h 41m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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After carefree teenager Jay (Maika Monroe) sleeps with her new boyfriend, Hugh (Jake Weary), 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.

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Critics Consensus

Smart, original, and above all terrifying, It Follows is the rare modern horror film that works on multiple levels -- and leaves a lingering sting.

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Adam Kempenaar

Filmspotting

Jun 15

2.5/5

I appreciate that Mitchell wanted to make this more existentially dreadful and not confine himself and his characters to working within a set of rules, but... there’s ambiguity, and there’s simply being vague.

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Lenika Cruz

The Atlantic

01/21/2016

It Follows represents a compelling evolution in how studios and audiences can (and should) conceive of its monsters.

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Liz Braun

Toronto Sun

12/30/2015

3/5

No question that the storytelling here is impressive; the story itself, however, is a bit thin.

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David Day

Horror Movie Talk

Sep 18

10/10

It Follows feels like a new thing in horror. It feels like a movement toward the conceptual idea of what drives horror. Strip down the overburdened tropes and monsters that make up what horror was for decades, and leave just the essentials.

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Sebastian Zavala Kahn

Me gusta el cine

05/11/2025

3.5/5

It's not a bad film at all, and I appreciate that it feels so original and unconventional. But at the same time, I think it has too many unfulfilling moments to fully recommend it. [Full review in Spanish].

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Ankit Ojha

Cinema Elite

07/09/2024

4.5/5

Filled to the brim with technical and narrative mastery, David Robert Mitchell’s sophomore feature “It Follows” screams success, both as a horror film and an art form with a voice.

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J H

@UpstateNYThriller Jul 22

6.5/10 Curse follows people after they have sex Strange type movie

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J L.

@RipleysGhost Jul 21

The greatest modern horror movie.

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Spooky M

@spooktober Jul 14

Love the music. Unsettling dream scape. Also it’s a Michigan movie so I’m bias.

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Christopher S

@MrRedband Jul 13

This movie is a fun, unique take on coming of age horror. It has a very strong and compelling story and a distinctively unique plot. The actors did an amazing job as well. And its scary as hell to boot. A modern horror masterpiece.

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john M

@MooseTang Jul 8

A solid horror flick with a somewhat original premise.

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J B

@Strongtomato Jul 1

once the tension kicks it, it gets rising throughout the film.

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Synopsis

After carefree teenager Jay (Maika Monroe) sleeps with her new boyfriend, Hugh (Jake Weary), 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.

Director: David Robert Mitchell
Producer: Rebecca Green, Laura D. Smith, David Robert Mitchell, David Kaplan, Erik Rommesmo
Screenwriter: David Robert Mitchell
Distributor: Radius TWC
Production Co: Two Flints, Animal Kingdom, Northern Lights Films
Rating: R (Graphic Nudity|Disturbing Violent Content|Language|Sexual Content)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 27, 2015, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 30, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $14.7M
Runtime: 1h 41m