Followers (2021 film)

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Followers
Directed byMarcus Harben
Written byMarcus Harben
Produced byTracy Jarvis
Giles Anderson
Starring
  • Harry Jarvis
  • Loreece Harrison
  • Nina Wadia
  • Erin Austene
CinematographyAlan C. McLaughlin
Edited byWilliam Honeyball
Music by Jim Lang
Production
company
Parkhouse Pictures
Release dates
  • 27 August 2021 (2021-08-27)(FrightFest)
  • 18 March 2022 (2022-03-18)(United Kingdom)
Running time
87 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Followers is a 2021 British found footage horror film directed by Marcus Harben, starring Harry Jarvis, Loreece Harrison, Nina Wadia and Erin Austene. [1]

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Premise

A struggling social media influencer discovers the house he shares is haunted. The ghost brings him and his friends fame and fortune, but with deadly consequences.

Cast

Release

The film was released in the United Kingdom on 18 March 2022. [2]

Reception

Martin Unsworth of Starburst rated the film 3 stars out of 5, writing that "there’s enough wit amongst the scares to make it work." [3] Brendan Jesus of Horror Obsessive wrote a positive review of the film, calling it "a fresh and exciting installment to the found footage subgenre." [4]

Phil Hoad of The Guardian rated the film 2 stars out of 5, writing that the film "has a few sharp moments, but never quite reconciles its two sides to cleanly deliver the social-media skewering it’s obviously itching to." [5] Film critic Kim Newman wrote that while the film "has a couple of creepy moments and scares", the "plot turns out to be more complex than usual, leading to a finale with revelations and stand-offs and perhaps one twist too many." [6] Alain Elliott of Nerdly wrote a negative review of the film, writing that it "wants to be some kind of modern social media version of Paranormal Activity but it fails at every level". [7]

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References

  1. ↑ Bitel, Anton (27 August 2021). "Followers (2021)". Projected Figures. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  2. ↑ "FOLLOWERS". Starburst . 25 February 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  3. ↑ Unsworth, Martin (13 July 2022). "FOLLOWERS". Starburst . Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  4. ↑ Kitchen, Hal (27 August 2021). "FrightFest 2021: Followers Is a Frighteningly Fresh Take On Found Footage". Horror Obsessive. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  5. ↑ Hoad, Phil (15 March 2022). "Followers review – found-footage influencer horror turns haunting into clicks". The Guardian . Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  6. ↑ Newman, Kim (27 August 2021). "FrightFest review - Followers (2021)". The Kim Newman Web Site. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  7. ↑ Elliott, Alain (18 March 2022). "'Followers' Review". Nerdly. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
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