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INFLUENCER tells the story of Madison (Emily Tennant, "Riverdale"), a popular social media influencer who is having a lonely and uneventful trip in Thailand despite what she tells her followers on Instagram. While reflecting on her boyfriend canceling the trip, she meets CW (Cassandra Naud, "See"), a fearless and enigmatic traveler who offers to take her to some of the most Instagram-worthy locations. Together they share authentic meals and drinks with locals, discussing the differences between Madison's online presence and CW's lack of one. After showing Madison all of the amazing sights, things take a different turn when CW brings her to a surprise location -- a deserted island that is completely off the grid.
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Influencer should get plenty of likes from horror fans hungry for a smart, scary chiller with something to say.

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Brian Tallerico RogerEbert.com [Influencer] is smartly crafted, well-written, and strongly performed. Rated: 3/4 May 26, 2023 Full Review Noel Murray Los Angeles Times On a surface level, this is an alluring film, all about what happens when people bring their carefully constructed online personas into the messier, bloodier real world. May 26, 2023 Full Review Brandon Yu New York Times Harder has made good and entertaining use of a premise that could have become a simple gimmick, and Naud and Saper prove strong leads as their characters try to read each other between the likes. May 25, 2023 Full Review Brian Orndorf Blu-ray.com "Influencer" packs most of its punch in its first 26 minutes. Rated: B- Feb 26, 2025 Full Review Matt Pais MattPais.com I’m not sure if I audibly declared “Oh, yeah!” but I can’t say for sure that I didn’t. Rated: B Aug 19, 2024 Full Review Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana The Geek Show (UK) Whilst there is definitely the bones of a taut and conceptual thriller, Influencer seems to be missing the meat to make it a fully worthwhile watch. Jul 9, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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Simon T A moderately clever idea, skewering those boring shallow narcissists, the so-called 'influencers'. The problem is, none of them are very interesting. So when one of them is abandoned on a remote Thai island, and her whole lifestyle appropriated by a girl she met in a bar... ...well, we don't actually care. It's nicely photographed, decently acted by most of the cast, but it becomes tedious and melodramatic, especially when the music overdoes things. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 09/02/25 Full Review John W I didn't have very high expectations for the film, but it was really good. More of a thriller than a horror film, it was well acted and very well directed. The idea behind the plot, which relates to the current times, was well executed, even if it was sometimes a little implausible. But I can overlook that in such a well-made film. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/21/25 Full Review Slick R It was an original plot at least. In this day and age about social media and getting likes and subscribers it's not out of question that something like this could happen. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 07/27/25 Full Review Michael A. I wanted to call it shallow, but considering the world around us, I couldn’t help but continue to watch this and call it GREAT. You want the ending, you want a hero, and somewhere inside you want the bad girl to have her justice, but how much is too much? Rated 4 out of 5 stars 07/27/25 Full Review Steve F Effective enough thriller with twists all the way to the end. There were points when I wish the script had been a bit more subversive and smart, but once the "bad person" is revealed, it becomes a pretty standard tropey affair. But.. you know.. a well done tropey affair. Come back and read the description of the movie again after you've watched it .. you'll get a chuckle. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 07/01/25 Full Review Tph T Very unlikable person that we have to follow throughout the movie. Disgusting. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 05/16/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis INFLUENCER tells the story of Madison (Emily Tennant, "Riverdale"), a popular social media influencer who is having a lonely and uneventful trip in Thailand despite what she tells her followers on Instagram. While reflecting on her boyfriend canceling the trip, she meets CW (Cassandra Naud, "See"), a fearless and enigmatic traveler who offers to take her to some of the most Instagram-worthy locations. Together they share authentic meals and drinks with locals, discussing the differences between Madison's online presence and CW's lack of one. After showing Madison all of the amazing sights, things take a different turn when CW brings her to a surprise location -- a deserted island that is completely off the grid.
Director
Kurtis David Harder
Producer
Kurtis David Harder, Tesh Guttikonda, Brandon Christensen, Jack Campbell, Micah Henry
Screenwriter
Kurtis David Harder, Tesh Guttikonda, Kurtis David Harder, Tesh Guttikonda
Distributor
Shudder
Production Co
Octane Entertainment, Superchill
Genre
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
May 26, 2023
Runtime
1h 32m
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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