Influencer

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Influencer

2023

1h 32m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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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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Critics Consensus

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

05/26/2023

3/4

[Influencer] is smartly crafted, well-written, and strongly performed.

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Noel Murray

Los Angeles Times

05/26/2023

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.

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Brandon Yu

New York Times

05/25/2023

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.

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

Mar 23

1/4

...compelling subject matter that’s employed to distressingly uninvolving (and increasingly interminable) effect...

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Brian Orndorf

Blu-ray.com

02/26/2025

B-

"Influencer" packs most of its punch in its first 26 minutes.

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Matt Pais

MattPais.com

08/19/2024

B

I’m not sure if I audibly declared “Oh, yeah!” but I can’t say for sure that I didn’t.

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Tristan M

@tristxn 2d

A truly great ending to a movie but I can’t help but feel like the middle of the movie was all just a filler. We never learn the motive of the antagonist which leaves the viewer wondering if they missed something or if the filmmakers did. Enjoyable but curiosity of what could’ve been got the best of me while watching.

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Sharang L

@Scribe187 5d

A thriller that pretends to reflect on the influencer culture but ultimately is a just a poorly written flick with not a single original idea.

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Its S

@RT17255105 Apr 18

Wasn’t expecting that ending ts really good except idk what tf yall thinking when she robbing the 10star hotel like gurll the cameraaaassss?! And for a fact CW is on some real drugs when she acting smooth asf.😭😭

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Pinoy Short R

@emill_santos Mar 6

Panalo. Ganda ng story. Simple pero hindi un nakakasawang plot na horror. Gusto ko din ung twist sa ending.

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Luna D.

@moonslvt Feb 18

A surprisingly good take. Went into it thinking it’d be another bad social thriller. Pleasantly surprised.

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Tasos L

@TasosLe Jan 26

Sometimes I don’t understand the bad critics about a movie. We could talk about a decent thriller flick here, really enjoyable!

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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)