Overview
A haunting presence stalks a young woman after a seemingly innocent encounter, turning her life into a terrifying game of survival.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- eerie
- foreboding
- claustrophobic
- late night horror viewing
- halloween movie night
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the film as an original, stylish, intelligent, and genuinely terrifying modern horror movie with sustained suspense and thematic resonance.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The curse manifests as an apparently unstoppable figure that slowly follows its target through everyday spaces.
Jay becomes pursued after a sexual encounter, making intimacy inseparable from supernatural peril.
The film emphasizes creeping anxiety, visions, and the constant possibility that the entity is nearby.
Schools, homes, beaches, and neighborhoods become threatening environments for the pursued teenagers.
Films like It Follows, and why
The Ring
shares supernatural horror, teenage protagonists, escalating dread, and an unconventional threat
The Babadook
shares minimalist psychological horror, sexual anxiety, and a persistent supernatural menace
A Nightmare on Elm Street
shares stylish contemporary horror, young adult characters, and sustained atmospheric tension
The Witch
shares slow-burn supernatural dread, ambiguous mythology, and emotionally grounded characters
Movie Details
- Director
- David Robert Mitchell
- Release Date
- 2015-02-04
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Rating
- 6.6 / 10 (7171)
Cast
- Maika Monroe
- Keir Gilchrist
- Daniel Zovatto
- Jake Weary
- Olivia Luccardi
- Lili Sepe
- Bailey Spry
- Carollette Phillips
- Loren Bass
- Charles Gertner
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Peacock Premium, Philo, YouTube TV, Peacock Premium Plus, Howdy Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is It Follows about?
- A sexually transmitted supernatural curse turns ordinary Detroit adolescence into a slow, relentless nightmare of pursuit.
- What is It Follows like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of It Follows as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is It Follows violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in It Follows as moderate.
- What did critics think of It Follows?
- Critics broadly praised the film as an original, stylish, intelligent, and genuinely terrifying modern horror movie with sustained suspense and thematic resonance.
- Which films are like It Follows?
- Films with a similar feel include The Ring, The Babadook, A Nightmare on Elm Street, and The Witch.
- How long is It Follows?
- It Follows runs 101 minutes.
- Where can I watch It Follows?
- In United States, It Follows streams on Peacock Premium, Philo, YouTube TV, Peacock Premium Plus, Howdy Amazon Channel.
