
Following
1998, Mystery and thriller, 1h 9m
32 Reviews 10,000+ RatingsWhat to know
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Super brief but efficient, Following represents director Christopher Nolan's burgeoning talent in tight filmmaking and hard-edge noir. Read critic reviews
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Bill
Cobb
The Blonde

The Policeman
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Critic Reviews for Following
All Critics (32) | Top Critics (4) | Fresh (26) | Rotten (6)
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Entertaining, but material doesn't develop the full, edgy potential that similar paranoid-triangle efforts realized.
March 26, 2009 -
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June 18, 2002 | Rating: 2/4 -
Audiences will walk out of the theater shocked to find that only 70 minutes have gone by.
June 25, 2001 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review… -
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June 25, 2001 | Rating: 2.5/5 | Full Review… -
Here, though couched in existential ennui, our main character is also stealing in order to survive as an emotional being in a world that has far more grey areas than it does black and white.
November 16, 2020 | Full Review… -
The film, compellingly written and directed, manages to be provocative in an understated way...
October 22, 2020 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
Audience Reviews for Following
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Jan 31, 2017One of the most captivating indie films I've ever seen - especially impressive for a film shot on just a £3,000 budget.Sean T Super Reviewer
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Oct 08, 2015The Following is not a bad noir film. While not quite amateur, it is a novice effort -- both imaginative and naive. The plot is a bit too clever, but it is an interesting (and short) film. Recommended more to fans of black-and-white noir than to Christopher Nolan fans.Robert B Super Reviewer
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Mar 30, 2015I know that this film has been really well-received in retrospect because it's a Chris Nolan film, but I just didn't like it. And I love most of Nolan's movies. Nothing really happened the whole time until the ending, and that was really stupid. The neo-noir style is cool, but like I said, this film in general just didn't appeal to me.Stephen S Super Reviewer
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Sep 24, 2014Unconventional but strangely engaging, Following may not be Christopher Nolan's most refined film, but it's surely one of his most unique.Isaac H Super Reviewer
Following Quotes
Cobb: | You can tell a lot about people from their stuff. |
The Young Man: | Why would you take their old CD's? |
Cobb: | Easy to grab a load, easy to sell, totally untraceable. A good staple. The other stuff's a lot more tricky, far more unpredictable. |
The Blonde: | Nobody in their right mind would steal from him. |
The Policeman: | Why did you do it? |
The Young Man: | How can I explain? Your eyes pass over the crowd, and if you let them settle on a person, then that person becomes an individual. Just...like...that [snaps fingers]. |
The Young Man: | How can I explain? Your eyes pass over the crowd, and if you let them settle on a person, then that person becomes an individual. |
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