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Influencer

  • 2022
  • 1h 32m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
18K
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4,583
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Emily Tennant in Influencer (2022)
While struggling on a solo backpacking trip in Thailand, social media influencer Madison meets CW, who travels with ease and shows her a more uninhibited way of living, but CW's interest in her takes a darker turn.
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While struggling on a solo backpacking trip in Thailand, social media influencer Madison meets CW, who travels with ease and shows her a more uninhibited way of living, but CW's interest in ... Read allWhile struggling on a solo backpacking trip in Thailand, social media influencer Madison meets CW, who travels with ease and shows her a more uninhibited way of living, but CW's interest in her takes a darker turn.While struggling on a solo backpacking trip in Thailand, social media influencer Madison meets CW, who travels with ease and shows her a more uninhibited way of living, but CW's interest in her takes a darker turn.

  • Director
    • Kurtis David Harder
  • Writers
    • Tesh Guttikonda
    • Kurtis David Harder
  • Stars
    • Emily Tennant
    • Rory J Saper
    • Cassandra Naud
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.2/10
    18K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    4,583
    1,592
    • Director
      • Kurtis David Harder
    • Writers
      • Tesh Guttikonda
      • Kurtis David Harder
    • Stars
      • Emily Tennant
      • Rory J Saper
      • Cassandra Naud
    • 112User reviews
    • 75Critic reviews
    • 66Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 7 wins & 4 nominations total

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    Emily Tennant
    Emily Tennant
    • Madison
    Rory J Saper
    Rory J Saper
    • Ryan
    • (as Rory J. Saper)
    Cassandra Naud
    Cassandra Naud
    • CW
    Justin Sams
    Justin Sams
    • Jay
    Paul Spurrier
    Paul Spurrier
    • Rupert
    Sara Canning
    Sara Canning
    • Jessica
    • Director
      • Kurtis David Harder
    • Writers
      • Tesh Guttikonda
      • Kurtis David Harder
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    8krupocin-1

    Weirdly underrated, great use of sound, music, setting

    I rounded up from a 7.5/10 but I think this is closer to an 8 than a 7 if I had to pick. I watch A LOT of movies and TV, I travel for work and also bring my iPad every time I hit the treadmill etc, if you look my background I'm def not a shill and I'm not someone who goes around giving out high ratings to everything (nothing annoys me on IMDb more than the overuse of 1s & 10s lately). I feel the need to say all of this because despite being critically acclaimed the IMDb score on this movie now sits at a 6.0/10 which is just absurd to me!

    Sure this wasn't a perfect movie, but for someone who knew absolutely nothing about it going into it, I was pleasantly surprised in a way I hadn't been in a really long time. Part of that is probably bc 90%+ of the time I know what to expect, so there aren't a lot of opportunities for surprise, but regardless it was a really rewarding experience.

    A few things I really enjoyed: -Sound & Score: someone else here complained about the score (some of it seemed like real techno music but it was mostly original from what I can tell via Shazam) which was really great in helping to create a lonely but something is kind of off feeling. My fav movie of all time is 1979 Alien, and while ofc this movie isn't close to that, one thing they do is use the score perfectly to create the mood and sounds to build tension and keep you off kilter. It's just something I love in a movie personally and you don't get a lot of it, it's very hard to pull off even if it might sound Easy.

    -Setting: this movie is set in Thailand but they used it in a really unique way. I've seen movies and shows (especially travel non fiction) set in Thailand and it always feels the same for the most part - hectic Bangkok at night, food stalls, seedy bars with prostitution, etc. Here we see a different side of Thailand though - the high-end resorts and beaches in less populated areas, luxury, the way they shot some of of the tourists transport to make it feel more lonely/ominous..really cool stuff.

    -Plot: since I watch a lot and read a lot I think I'm usually pretty good at predicting what's going to happen. I have to admit, I did predict the very last thing that happens in the movie, since the clues were laid out for that to happen. Just about everything else though I did not see coming. Kind of a genre bender at times between Horror, Thriller, and Travel which I thought the tonal shifts really worked, again something that usually doesn't.

    -Acting: I personally thought most of the acting was ok nothing great or bas - except for the girl who played CW (birth mark face) I thought she was fantastic. Especially early on when we see her Modulate her personality with the second influencer she meets. I think we will see her again.

    So what are the negatives then? I would say the one thing I could've used even a couple of more pieces of exposition about, and I think they easily could've been weaved in through us seeing something on the laptop screen or subtext from an out of context comment by CW to someone - is to know a little more about her backstory. Unless I missed it I really didn't feel like I knew anything about why she did what she did or how she started doing it or why she was in Thailand or if she had any hard lessons in the past etc. It seems like she had being doing this for a long time but then other clues make it seem like she hasn't while other other clues make it seem like she is super experienced and even just like 2-3 more min total run time in this movie, you could still maintain the mystery but with a couple of details to make the character more compelling. I think what some writers forget sometimes is that over explaining or too much exposition is bad and kills the viewers imagination and the mystery in a story like this - but not enough can make the character feel less compelling and a little more flat, generic, or archetypical but not in a good way - more like a cartoon bad than a real person forged from lived experience.

    Anyway, I definitely recommend this to anyone who likes unsettling movies, movies shot in atypical locations, etc. Worth a watch

    I would compare it to the movie Drive with Ryan Gosling in its feel. Drive is a better movie but they definitely share some DNA especially when it comes to the use of sound and music.
    4MG_84

    Looking for a predictable film full of unlikeable unhappy narcissists? Look no further.

    As the unimaginative title suggests, this is the latest foray into the influencer "horror/thriller" film genre that seems to be "trending" right now, and much like the others this could easily be mistaken for a Lifetime movie. The plot and acting are straight out of the Lifetime playbook, it's laughably ridiculous at times and ironically, like the thousands of influencers out there, seems to think it's better than its peers. It's not.

    Madison is an influencer who travels the world promoting products and places for money and freebies. Unsurprisingly she's unhappy and unfulfilled with her hollow and materialistic life. After a "chance" meeting with the seemingly friendly fellow solo-traveller CW they begin to explore Thailand together. However, it's not long before CW shows her true motives for befriending Madison.

    When Madison's obnoxious unlikeable boyfriend turns up out of the blue to surprise her and make up for an argument they had, CW's plans start to unravel, putting in motion a series of increasingly ridiculous escalations as CW desperately tries to hide the things she's done.

    The finale was so predictable that I already knew 25 minutes into the film how it was going to play out. Don't expect any surprises, you're likely to know what's going to happen minutes before it does.

    It's all rather dull and formulaic with an extremely basic plot. It feels like it was made for daytime tv, but I've also seen worse in the Gen-Z horror field.

    If you can get past the ridiculousness of it all, the sub-par acting, the fact that none of the characters are likeable enough to care about, and you can sit through an entire Lifetime film without cringing, then this may be for you; otherwise you might be better off saving 92 minutes of your life.

    As others have said the audio mixing is also terrible. I watched this on Shudder, which I'm not sure makes the best use of audio mixing as I've noticed similar issues with other Shudder films, so it could be the film's audio team, or Shudder, but vocals are often drowned out by the overly-loud musical score and there are often extremely loud short pieces of music that I assume were supposed to build tension, but just seem out of place.
    7itz-Vortex

    Pretty decent for a low budget...

    I'm about to hop in...

    Pros:

    -Great story

    -Great development

    -OK, but not great acting

    -Found it fascinating that there was a 30 min preface to the film.

    -Great length, not over the top short or long, it's perfect.

    Cons (or my thought process didn't fit in)

    -Being marked a "Horror" is simply not it. There are no repulsiveness components to it nor even close. This is a decent spine chiller that you've most certainly seen from different titles, harking back to the 80 and 90s.

    -Fairly unsurprising, albeit, the promotion and climate of the film were finished.

    • It's a low financial plan. Presently there is nothing amiss with it. It might have had a superior possibility of being a hit in the cinema world in the event that there were Elite actors playing this.


    -The completion was simply somewhat lost and disregarded. Might have finished way more astute than it really did.

    Outline: It's agreeable, it's tempting, it keeps you honest till the end and you will love watching it.
    7saffetsahin

    I think very great story about influencer

    Actually, i was expecting a movie like heyyy i have come here to sit and have a snack while watching this chill movie. But hell no !

    The first thing that caught my interest is how tyland is wonderful but it's not the main thing. Also, the movie actually starts around the middle.

    I'm not the person that usually finish every movie like that. Because when my snacks over, my eyes suddenly want to be closed. But no no no sir. I didn't need well rested eyes. My eyes want to be know whats next, whats next ?

    So i doubled my snacks then concentrate. ( Yea i'm fat ) but totally worth it.

    My rate is not 10 but nice 7.
    7honeybloggs-69648

    Don't believe the bad reviews

    It was entertaining and good fun to watch. The Cinematography was brilliant . It captured the beautiful side of Thailand . We are normally shown the dirty , seedy side of Thailand in films . All the directors ever show us are young backpackers from the UK Europe and Australia because according to the directors no-one with money visits or exists in Thailand ! Lol! So it was refreshing to see the real Thailand which has beautiful hotels , apartments and houses!

    The film was well acted . The lead female 'baddie' was excellent . The plot was good too! It showed how fake influencers are and a lot of money can be made by inventing an online character . The ending was great too ( Even though most of us would have guessed the ending , it was still fun ! . This movie is worth a watch! .

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    • Trivia
      CW's birthmark is not a makeup effect. Actress Cassandra Naud was born with a large nevus under her right eye.
    • Crazy credits
      The opening credits do not start until more than twenty-six minutes into the story.
    • Connections
      Featured in Nightmare on Film Street: Nightmare Alley: Influencer Interview with Director Kurtis David Harder (2023)
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      Performed by Dan Kanvis

      Written by Dan Kanvis and Kirk Dickens

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    • Release date
      • 2023 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official Amazon Link
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Інфлюенсер
    • Filming locations
      • Vancouver, Canada(location)
    • Production companies
      • Octane Entertainment
      • Superchill
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $226,682
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 32 minutes
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39:1

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