The defence The Arthouse Gremlin
“Its refusal to behave is the point.”
The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.
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It Follows
Horror · Mystery · 2015
A young woman is followed by an unknown supernatural force after a sexual encounter.
Movie details
It Follows
“It doesn't think. It doesn't feel. It doesn't give up.”
2015 Horror · Mystery 1h 41m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.6 / 10
Community rating
A young woman is followed by an unknown supernatural force after a sexual encounter.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over It Follows?
For the defence
The Arthouse Gremlin
“The stranger, the better.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
Taste neighbourhood
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
David Robert Mitchell
Written by
David Robert Mitchell
Maika Monroe
Jay Height
Keir Gilchrist
Paul
Daniel Zovatto
Greg Hannigan
Jake Weary
Hugh
Olivia Luccardi
Yara
Lili Sepe
Kelly Height
Bailey Spry
Annie
Court is in session
Put It Follows on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“Oddness is not depth.”
A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.