I'll Follow You Down
A grieving family turns to quantum physics when a missing scientist’s disappearance reveals a dangerous path through time.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- None
- melancholic
- cerebral
- restrained
- quiet evening
- thoughtful movie night
What critics said
Critics generally found the film's thoughtful premise and performances stronger than its uneven, underdeveloped execution.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Quantum physics, a wormhole, and a vanished husband organize the story around the Whyte family.
Erol's scientific investigation emerges from the unresolved loss of his father and reshapes the family's future.
Gabriel vanishes during a routine business trip, and the later investigation connects that absence to a wormhole.
The film places its speculative ideas in homes, academic settings, and a diner rather than presenting elaborate futuristic worlds.
Films like I'll Follow You Down, and why
The Butterfly Effect
shared science fiction mystery, family relationships, and emotionally grounded time travel premise
The Time Traveler's Wife
shared cerebral time travel, grief, and intimate speculative drama
Frequency
shared family drama, scientific discovery, and emotionally serious speculative storytelling
Primer
shared low-key science fiction, nonlinear causality, and mystery built around missing people
Movie Details
- Director
- Richie Mehta
- Release Date
- 2013-07-28
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Rating
- 6.0 / 10 (199)
Cast
- Gillian Anderson
- Haley Joel Osment
- Rufus Sewell
- Victor Garber
- Susanna Fournier
- Kiara Glasco
- John Paul Ruttan
- Sherry Miller
- Brandon Firla
- Sarah Manninen
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is I'll Follow You Down about?
- A grieving family turns to quantum physics when a missing scientist’s disappearance reveals a dangerous path through time.
- What is I'll Follow You Down like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of I'll Follow You Down as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.
- Is I'll Follow You Down violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in I'll Follow You Down.
- What did critics think of I'll Follow You Down?
- Critics generally found the film's thoughtful premise and performances stronger than its uneven, underdeveloped execution.
- Which films are like I'll Follow You Down?
- Films with a similar feel include The Butterfly Effect, The Time Traveler's Wife, Frequency, and Primer.
- How long is I'll Follow You Down?
- I'll Follow You Down runs 93 minutes.
- Where can I watch I'll Follow You Down?
- In United States, I'll Follow You Down is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling.
