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Ingrid Goes West

Ingrid Goes West

2017
Comedy, Drama
1h 38m
Ingrid Thorburn (Plaza), a mentally disturbed young woman, becomes obsessed with Taylor Sloane (Olsen), a social media star who appears to have the perfect life. But when Ingrid decides to drop everything and move west to befriend Taylor, her behavior turns unsettling and increasingly dangerous. (imdb)
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Ingrid Goes West

2017
Comedy, Drama
1h 38m
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Rated 07 Jan 2018
65
53rd
occasionally hits the notes i was looking for in a movie that debunks the whole bullshit-society built around instagram and co., but making the protagonist an insane person to begin with significantly took off the edge. this crap is making people sick, it's not sick people making this crap. or is it? aw jeez, whatever. just gimme a star already so i can finally sleep again! come on! anyone?...please?
Rated 21 May 2018
70
65th
I laughed so hard I almost hashtagged in my pants.
Rated 17 Sep 2019
65
83rd
As someone who has had to deal with an online stalker, this movie gave me chills. It also made me smile at the jabs that it took at the L.A. scene and how their nouveau citizens are a bunch of entitled, fake, millennial hipsters. It's truly frightening to think how easy it is for any crazy person to latch on to your persona through social media, without ever having talked to you. You hear that Melissa???? I know you're reading this, and NO, we are never getting together!
Rated 05 Mar 2018
70
70th
The movie follows a mentally ill, social media obsessed teen stalker. Her self destructive actions are strange but mostly harmless until she is confronted by a blackmailer which becomes the catalyst for bad decisions. It was easy to feel empathy for this character, despite her strange obsession. She just wants to fit in, but her desperate desires become her biggest obstacles. All of the acting was believable and engaging, except for the final scenes. Worth watching.
Rated 15 Nov 2017
86
94th
(SINGLE WHITE MILLENNIAL)
Rated 26 Dec 2017
82
64th
The empathic embarrassment factor is so off the charts it makes it a challenging watch. I admire that.
Rated 30 Aug 2017
80
75th
Plaza has been showing greater and greater range with each role, and this may be her best to date. Jackson Jr. is also great, and I kept wanting him to stay on the screen. This film is mostly about debating the authentic self on social media, if such a thing can be determined, and how someone with mental illness fits into that world. It plays as a dark comedy with horror undertones.
Rated 30 Aug 2017
72
39th
The content is obviously relevant to today, and there's vividly drawn characters in relation to Ingrid (Olsen, Russell, and O'Shea Jackson all included). But I wanted to see the characters on screen more to actually explore the themes. Instead, with the inclusion of Nicky, the story falls into a banal formula and ends with a forced Twilight Zone ending. It does not feel like Ingrid reaches even the faintest flicker of truth (which is likely intentional), but it feels like a missed opportunity.
Rated 04 Sep 2017
6
54th
A fairly obvious take down of online posturing and instagram celebrity, but a worthwhile and effective take down nonetheless.
Rated 06 Sep 2017
49
46th
#kingofcomedyvibes
Rated 27 Nov 2017
86
78th
Being a male who's never embraced social media, Ingrid's desire to befriend a superficial Paltrow/Kardashian-style "lifestyle" promoter felt extremely unrelatable. It also didn't help that the 1st 20 minutes feel tonally unbalanced - a dark comedy with pain but no laughs. But the story takes off w/ a relentlessly unpredictable script & a character who's so hateable (Taylor's brother), that you can't help but become invested in the story if only in the hopes he'll meet some kind of painful end.
Rated 20 Feb 2018
78
46th
Affecting if predictable flick with well-drawn characters and a great lead performance from Plaza. It hits the expected notes re: Instagram culture satire, but it hits them well.
Rated 27 Nov 2018
75
66th
Single white female meets the internet.
Rated 30 Aug 2017
80
37th
I'm not sure that it sticks the landing, but its satire of the social media lifestyle/LA lifestyle is rich with painfully accurate, hilarious dialogue and scenarios. It's so easy to come across as on the nose when you're dealing with these kinds of thematic ideas, but the mixture of bouncy romcom music, sunny visuals and surprisingly raw emotions makes for a consistently surprising and enjoyable movie.
Rated 02 Sep 2017
80
89th
Ingrid Goes West is a great movie that focuses on social media and its many downsides. It uses extreme versions of people you'd see on the platform in order to make its points, and for the most part is very successful at doing so. It's not much of a comedy, and it does get a little slow midway through, but it's smart and engaging enough to pretty easily overcome these factors. And, it can always fall back on the performances of Aubrey Plaza and Elizabeth Olsen.
Rated 08 Nov 2017
62
56th
Post your suicide online; we like that.
Rated 25 Nov 2017
30
17th
If it's a comedy I want to laugh. If it's not funny, it's not a comedy.
Rated 07 Jan 2018
90
94th
Loved this. The comedy is dark as hell and I would almost not mind there being a psychological horror tag as well. The cast is great with Plaza putting in the best performance I've seen from her ever. As it hits its most extreme note it does lose a little steam but ends pretty strongly. To read more of my review follow me on Twitter, Instagram, MySpace, LinkedIn, FarmersOnly, Letterboxd, and Flickchart. Stay the fuck off my Facebook page though you fucking stalkers.
Rated 09 Jan 2018
75
91st
It's a well-cast movie about an interesting topic that hasn't been done to death yet. Ingrid Goes West starts strong and quirky, and maintains much of its integrity until the last third, in which it loses narrative sophistication when it relies on well-worn story beats to reach a meaningless conclusion. It's a breezy watch, which is both its strength and its weakness--it's fun and unpreachy, but ultimately doesn't take us anywhere. Still well worth seeing for its novelty/freshness.
Rated 13 Jan 2018
79
70th
The best instagram movie you could possibly make.
Rated 19 Mar 2018
50
48th
Ingrid Goes Pupkin
Rated 22 Mar 2018
75
49th
Aubrey Plaza is very good in the lead role in this film. The supporting cast also does a good job here. The script starts off like it is going to be predictable but it has some nice moments. Overall I would recommend this film.
Rated 08 Jul 2018
73
28th
I've yet to buy the premise behind any of these mental breakdown films. This one held my interest only for a short time. Tries to sell itself as a black comedy but once you get in the tone is morose and the pacing slow. I could watch these actors again but they don't get much to work with here.
Rated 27 Nov 2018
83
73rd
The kind of sardonic and slightly unhuman brand of comedy that appeals to me, with a healthy mix of sympathy and cringey humour surrounding the disturbed main character, with Plaza perfectly in tune with how the film carefully regards this character.
Rated 11 Feb 2020
70
58th
It could probably either be funnier or more tense/thrilling, and the cinematography is exceedingly basic, but the overall package stands nicely on strong themes, biting social commentary, a good script, and interesting characters portrayed by a solid cast.
Rated 24 Jul 2021
80
90th
Tbh, not as dark as I was led to believe, and also much funnier than I was led to believe. The cast is great, social commentary on point, and Ingrid somehow manages to avoid being the most unlikeable character despite arguably being the most unethical. It is more of a drama than a comedy, but I thought the ratio was perfect.
Rated 02 Aug 2021
79
87th
What a nice surprise. I was expecting some laughs here and there, but did not realize I was in for such a dark comedy. I love when dark subject material is presented with a light touch to give everything a really jarring feeling.
Rated 27 Aug 2017
70
54th
Hey, so what's the difference between clinically mentally disturbed, and being social media obsessed? Good question, and one the movie tries to answer. Deceiving yourself or others, being good or evil, can be as easy on line or off. It keeps you hopping, and Plaza is a rising talent to be reckoned with.
Rated 23 Sep 2017
65
32nd
The prequel to Ingmar Goes West, aka Wild Strawberries
Rated 24 Sep 2017
83
49th
Mixed feelings. Lots of cringe.
Rated 25 Sep 2017
84
86th
A sardonically funny gem that takes aim at online cults of personality, INGRID GOES WEST is the film of the social media zeitgeist and more proof of Aubrey Plaza's considerable talents as an actor. It is also an Important Movie, moreso than a large number of pictures that lack INGRID's pitch-perfect SoCal-centric satire and incisive, almost too-obvious message: in the quest for digital validation, it's easy to become someone you would surely dislike.
Rated 20 Oct 2017
78
83rd
Endlessly entertaining, with an excellent performance by Plaza. Alternatingly hilarious and edge-of-your-seat uncomfortable.
Rated 25 Oct 2017
48
17th
It just didn't land for me. A fairly obvious takedown of social media culture, with nothing really interesting or unique to say. And the relationship between Plaza and O'Shea Jackson is cringeworthy throughout. SEMI-SPOILER: The ending was just unbearable in my eyes. There was absolutely no payoff for all the work. She learned nothing, which I assume is the point, but it makes the whole adventure seem pretty pointless.
Rated 25 Oct 2017
71
60th
Pretty bold. How good is Aubrey Plaza in this?
Rated 27 Oct 2017
67
76th
Ingrid Goes West takes an exaggerated look at social media (*cough* Instagram) stars and their followers, satirising a generation of vacuous sell-outs and needy wannabes who only differ by their successes. Plaza is both terrific and terrifying in her performance that swings between loathing for her character and pity. There are a lot of cringe-worthy moments, but also a lot of little truths.
Rated 27 Oct 2017
80
67th
Plaza puts on a show here, portraying a social media obsessed woman in such a dynamic way that it is easy to be a little scared of her but also feel sorry for her. Aside from her the movie is a pretty on point satire of the dangers of trying to be social media famous and the risks of becoming someone you're really not. Never boring, shot well, but really you come for Plaza.
Rated 28 Oct 2017
68
50th
*squirms*
Rated 30 Oct 2017
73
33rd
An interesting, a bit funny, shows us how stalking, a habit of all of us can be taken to extreme.
Rated 02 Nov 2017
57
79th
#17#, exp3, rw4, story, actresses!
Rated 09 Nov 2017
60
39th
mevzunun -dolaylı örnekler harici- film ve dizilerde şu ana kadar tam kavranamamış olması hep şaşırtıcı gelirdi, ama gayet iyi anlayıp anlatan bir filmin varlığı şaşılacak bir şey olmadığını gösteriyor: ortada, hayli tanıdık bir değerlendirmeyi sıkmayan bir anlatıya yedirebilsen dahi çıkan iş *eh* oluyor. söylediği şey oturaklı ve bunu boğmayan teknik tercihlerle anlatı ilerliyor ama farklı bir şey getirmiyor ve tür olarak işlemiyor.
Rated 11 Nov 2017
75
59th
I was just about to wave goodbye to Aubrey Plaza, as I had grown more than tired of the same character she continues to play. In Ingrid, Plaza is still unstable, but she delivers such a calculated and vulnerable performance that it makes the film. While the secondhand embarrassment is often too much to handle, the blunt takedown of our social media addiction is well done.
Rated 15 Nov 2017
40
11th
O tema é interessante. Mas Aubrey Plaza não consegue interpretar sem exageros. O resto do elenco também é fraco. E o roteiro tenta dar um final feliz sem explorar a fundo o tema.
Rated 17 Nov 2017
8
84th
*prayer hands emoji*
Rated 17 Nov 2017
79
26th
A well-made movie with a bad ending.
Rated 19 Nov 2017
78
42nd
Decent movie, dumb ending
Rated 27 Jan 2018
59
65th
The ending is the only off note to this dark comedy.
Rated 27 Jan 2018
68
43rd
This makes a decent sister film to 'Nightcrawler', in the manufactured, crazed lone wolf niche. I guess the downside for me was how foreshadowing the plot-line was, the only real outlier was coincidentally the erratic brother who brought some (but not much) welcome unpredictability to the run time. This is another instance of 'Black Mirror' did it first, but IGW has another flavour & enough differentiators to not come across as completely derivative.
Rated 27 Jan 2018
77
53rd
The first half is harsh, well observed and wonderful... then the movie starts pulling punches. Also: amazing casting.
Rated 09 Feb 2018
65
23rd
I was simultaneously scrolling through instagram during this movie.
Rated 22 Feb 2018
4
51st
It's a little on the nose, but Plaza and Jackson Jr make it pleasant enough.
Rated 27 Feb 2018
80
76th
Seeing a lot of crit of the ending but I loved it. Really reinforced what the entire movie was going for. Also I'm just a sucker for the whole neon aesthetic this thing was going for. Surprisingly funny as well.
Rated 03 Mar 2018
83
89th
What a lovely cringe-worthy movie.
Rated 06 Mar 2018
86
77th
How is this movie so good when it's premised on Instagram stalking
Rated 23 Jul 2018
69
60th
ITs a cool post-modern age / social media tragedy. And hit some delicate notes about human behaviour. But generally its not getting far from the surface. Acting is cool but dialogs and scenario aint sufficient and ending is a bit rush and less powerfull. But ı love 2 way ending. The most downplaying thing about movie is its pretty superficial. Every action and reason-result dynamic works only at the surface.. Nothing detailed or deep at all.
Rated 22 Oct 2018
50
31st
The main problem with the movie is that it throws a bunch of balls into the air but the writers forgot about gravity so they never drop. The movie is charming despite opening with the inevitable ending, but it completely fails to present the characters as real people in a real world with consequences. Are we're really supposed to believe Ezra keeps tolerating Nicky? Why isn't Taylor bothered by her stalker living next-door? Is Dan a robot programmed to always forgive Ingrid? It makes no sense.
Rated 10 Jan 2019
60
57th
I started watching this expecting to zone out after 15 minutes, but I got quite captivated. I thoroughly enjoyed it, but the ending is not what I expected or wanted.
Rated 20 Jun 2019
6
41st
6+ , Perdede - İstanbul Modern.
Rated 24 Jun 2019
76
58th
Ingrid Goes West is one of those films that is so cringe-worthy you'll be laughing
Rated 08 Nov 2019
89
96th
A must-watch for the online influencer era. Aubrey Plaza is fantastic as the delusional and deranged Ingrid. The rest of the cast is great as well, especially a shockingly sinister Billy Magnussen.
Rated 20 Jan 2020
70
75th
Well, this one was fun! Makes you cringe at a few points, especially towards the end but it is well rounded and well acted, fun look at todays online culture.
Rated 25 Apr 2020
65
36th
Delicious cringe. Stumbles its way to the finish line but still a worthy dark comedy for the social media infected 2010's.
Rated 14 May 2020
87
45th
There's a dark charm about Ingrid Goes West that makes the awkward comedy work. It starts a little stilted, but the chemistry of the cast and a fearless performance by Aubrey Plaza, who really flexes her acting chops here, really sells the film. Although the title character starts off a bit unlikable, as a somewhat unhinged obsessed fan, the film really earns a moving third act that brings all its themes of social media obsession to an immediate relevance that I won't give away.
Rated 19 Jul 2020
60
19th
I didn't get it, are social networks bad or they save lives?
Rated 30 Aug 2020
55
10th
Dark and kind of fun, but just didn't really do it for me
Rated 15 Sep 2020
75
46th
Plaza basically plays a mentally unstable version of her real life persona, which fits the movie, but I don't know if it's really anything noteworthy. Stylistically this movie works. I liked how despite making fun of the fake LA culture, they're not afraid to use stuff like "Rip It Up" as a genuine stylistic choice. I like the ending from a narrative perspective, but I also think it confuses the film's message. Overall a good watch, but beware you'll have to put up with some cringey moments.
Rated 06 Jan 2021
55
20th
This one felt like a huge missed opportunity. A timely theme, but felt like the focus was on the wrong part of it. It makes it even more disappointing because the cast and their performances are largely excellent and bring a little empathy to their roles.
Rated 25 Nov 2021
74
78th
A surprisingly great movie from start to finish with cast perfectly used.
Rated 27 Dec 2021
80
79th
A great deconstruction of the fakeness of (how people present themselves on) social media and some people’s obsession with that, without losing track of the humanity in its characters. It very well blends dark comedy with a creepy horror vibe. Aubrey Plaza is terrific in role that seems tailor-made for her. Billy Magnussen as the boasting brother almost steals the movie from her.
Rated 27 Mar 2022
45
45th
I feel like this could've been a really good film, but the script is kinda all over the place and it all becomes quite messy.
Rated 18 Jun 2022
83
52nd
Ingrid Goes West is often referred to as a dark comedy, and boy is it dark. We follow a very disturbed young woman on a cringey path of no return, awkwardly laughing along the way as the movie reaches its ultimate revelation... a poignant commentary on our flawed, digital society.

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