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- 2017
- R
- Neon
- 1 h 38 m
- 2017
- R
- Neon
- 1 h 38 m
Summary Ingrid Thorburn (Aubrey Plaza) is an unhinged social media stalker with a history of confusing “likes” for meaningful relationships. Taylor Sloane (Elizabeth Olsen) is an Instagram-famous “influencer” whose perfectly curated, boho-chic lifestyle becomes Ingrid’s latest obsession. When Ingrid moves to LA and manages to insinuate herself i...
Directed By: Matt Spicer
Written By: David Branson Smith, Matt Spicer
- 2017
- R
- Neon
- 1 h 38 m
- 2017
- R
- Neon
- 1 h 38 m
Ingrid Goes West
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7.0
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Summary Ingrid Thorburn (Aubrey Plaza) is an unhinged social media stalker with a history of confusing “likes” for meaningful relationships. Taylor Sloane (Elizabeth Olsen) is an Instagram-famous “influencer” whose perfectly curated, boho-chic lifestyle becomes Ingrid’s latest obsession. When Ingrid moves to LA and manages to insinuate herself i...
Directed By: Matt Spicer
Written By: David Branson Smith, Matt Spicer
Where to Watch
Top Cast
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 39 Critic Reviews
71
87% Positive
34 Reviews
34 Reviews
13% Mixed
5 Reviews
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0% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 39 Critic Reviews
71
87% Positive
34 Reviews
34 Reviews
13% Mixed
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
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The movie lives and dies, however, on Ingrid herself and, remarkably, Plaza finds a way for you to root for her even when she crosses line after line after line.
The film manages to look at its characters with empathy and understanding, while simultaneously refusing to endorse their actions. And because of that, Matt Spicer’s directorial debut proves to be one of the more successful takes on the social media generation to hit the silver screen.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 108 User Ratings
7.0
71% Positive
77 Ratings
77 Ratings
23% Mixed
25 Ratings
25 Ratings
6% Negative
6 Ratings
6 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 108 User Ratings
7.0
71% Positive
77 Ratings
77 Ratings
23% Mixed
25 Ratings
25 Ratings
6% Negative
6 Ratings
6 Ratings
A scathingly devastating dressing down of social media culture and our vapid obsession with today's undeservedly overrated adult iteration of "the popular kids." Aubrey Plaza delivers a solid, award-worthy performance in the title character's role, backed by a strong cast of supporting players who execute their roles with precision and incisive accuracy. Those who easily see through the thin veneer of what's supposedly laudable these days will handily detect the unfortunate shallowness of many of our collective ways wickedly brought to life in this impressive debut feature from director Matt Spicer. Let's hope the message sinks in, especially amongst those most in need of getting it.
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A wickedly on-target cautionary tale about whom we let “influence” us and just how little is to be gained by looking “West,” much less going there.
A clever, corrosive little trick of a movie, a neon candy heart dipped in asbestos.
It is entertaining, and often touching, even if it pulls back right when it should be going totally nuts.
Ingrid Goes West doesn’t offer Plaza a breakout role so much as a dig-deeper role. There’s a bravery to her performance that recalls De Niro as Pupkin. Actors really, really like to be liked — and understood. Ingrid is intensely unlikable — and opaque.
Ingrid Goes West is colorful and flippant enough that it can survive a lot of its more senseless developments, but the movie never digs beneath the most obvious layers of its L.A. stereotypes.
Will grow as a semi-classic. True horror movie in that it is based in all possible events. Not fun to watch, but it is effective. And effectively cautionary - kind of like Super-size me for a big part of society.
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Don't get me wrong, I love Elizabeth Olsen and Aubrey Plaza as much the next person (maybe even more) but this movie just.. was hard to digest from the diagnosis that was never talked about and too many loose ends that were never tied up.
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An inspirational film about loneliness, finding a goal in life, believing in yourself. And the dangers of technology and gadgets, of course. Aubrey Plaza got used to the role. And two beauties from Marvel in the wings. Interestingly, if the main character used Utopia p2n, could the story end differently?
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A well-acted, enjoyable enough illumination of the emptiness behind performative social media posts, but ultimately fails to land a point about meaningful relationships, or offer a solution to the loneliness social media can exacerbate.
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Production Company
Star Thrower Entertainment,
Mighty Engine,
141 Entertainment
Release Date Aug 11, 2017
Duration 1 h 38 m
Rating R
Tagline She'll Follow You
Awards
Sundance Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Film Independent Spirit Awards
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Deauville Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
