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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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

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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

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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

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Brian Orndorf

Blu-ray.com

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

Rated: B-

Feb 26, 2025

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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

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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

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Craig W.

Great thriller, thought the plot was very good.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

09/08/25

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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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