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Following

Release Date: 1999-05-06

Rating: ⭐ 7.1/10 (1676 votes)

Genres: Drama, Thriller

Overview: Bill, an idle, unemployed aspiring writer, walks the crowded streets of London following randomly chosen strangers, a seemingly innocent entertainment that becomes dangerous when he crosses paths with a mysterious character.

Production: Next Wave Films, Syncopy

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🎭 Top Cast

Jeremy Theobald
Jeremy Theobald
as The Young Man
Alex Haw
Alex Haw
as Cobb
Lucy Russell
Lucy Russell
as The Blonde
John Nolan
John Nolan
as The Policeman
Dick Bradsell
Dick Bradsell
as The Bald Guy
Gillian El-Kadi
Gillian El-Kadi
as Home Owner

📝 User Reviews

r96sk
⭐ 9/10
May 12, 2024

An impressive, given the budget et al., feature film debut from Mr. Nolan! Not that the aforementioned is a surprise, of course. Still, this is a great watch, no doubt about it for me. I particularly appreciated the score, which is very good. Jeremy Theobald and Alex Haw give strong performances, especially the latter; who kept reminding me of a young Kevin Durand. As you'd expect, this has many early hallmarks of Nolan's work - the obvious being the non-linear storytelling. I really like how the story is told here, the premise is intriguing and it ends up wrapping up nicely. The 70 minute run time, although not unwelcome, is shorter than I wanted, only because I happily would've watched this flick develop further. I still gotta tick off <em>'Memento'</em>, <em>'Insomnia'</em> and <em>'The Prestige'</em> to complete Christopher Nolan's filmography. <em>'Following'</em> is now logged and I'd recommend it. On the topic of this director's movies, I'd rank this higher than (the still very good) <em>'Dunkirk'</em>, <em>'The Dark Knight Rises'</em> and, narrowly, <em>'Tenet'</em>.

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