Ingrid Goes West

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Ingrid Goes West

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Released Aug 25, 2017

1h 38m

Comedy

Drama

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Following the death of her mother and a series of self-inflicted setbacks, young Ingrid Thorburn escapes a humdrum existence by moving out West to befriend her Instagram obsession, a Los Angeles socialite named Taylor Sloane. After a quick bond is forged between these unlikeliest of buddies, the facade begins to crack in both women's lives -- with comically malicious results.

Critics Consensus

Led by strong performances from Aubrey Plaza and Elizabeth Olsen, Ingrid Goes West delivers smart, topical humor underlined by timely social observations.

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Emma Snape

Bitch Media

Earnest character work by Plaza, Olson, and O'Shea Jackson Jr., stylistically relevant visuals, and emphatic themes surpasses the script's numerous pitfalls.

Mar 1, 2021

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Brent McKnight

Seattle Times

Relevant, timely, and uncomfortably close to home, Ingrid Goes West delivers a quirky, fun, brutally awkward, legitimately unsettling cautionary tale about influencer culture and social media obsession.

Rated: B+

Jul 1, 2020

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Robert Daniels

812filmreviews

The people examined by the film are as paper thin as the pixels that make the images on their phones, and have as much depth as an evaporated gully.

Rated: 2/4

Aug 27, 2018

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Diana Tuova

Spotlight on Film

Ingrid Goes West tells an engaging story with a strong, fascinating character study at the centre, but the film shocks with unbelievability towards the very end, and then, simply sends out a completely wrong message.

Rated: 3/5

Aug 9, 2024

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Clayton Schuster

Vague Visages

Unexplored potential aside, there is a deeper issue which casts Ingrid Goes West, for me at least, in a pale rather than neon light.

Dec 6, 2023

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Shannon O'Connor

The Daily Beast

One of Plaza’s greatest talents is her ability to make you see and feel the most vulnerable parts of people—and this is beautifully on display in Ingrid.

Feb 28, 2023

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inta k

story about the girl who doesn't really know who she is, lost among pretty instagram pictures and stories, people pretending to be who they are not, full of loneliness and willingness to belong. using the wrong means.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

10/01/24

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Richard B

Glad to see there are still low budget movies being made.Aubrey Plaza is making some of the best of them.This movie and Emily the Criminal are both good movies.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

08/22/24

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Ernest B

So many indie dramadies are aimless and leave you wanting *less*, so it was nice for a change to be left wanting more.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

08/09/24

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Gnr E

Characters choice’s are very good and they did well

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/24/24

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Munkhchimeg T

I feel same as the Ingrid’s. Everyone should do what they want. The movie shows it very well.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/23/24

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Stacy G

Came across this last night and loved it. Cannot believe it has been out since 2017. I love dark Comedy and this hits all the spots!

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

04/04/24

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Matt Spicer

Director

Aubrey Plaza

Ingrid Thorburn

Elizabeth Olsen

Taylor Sloane

O'Shea Jackson Jr.

Dan Pinto

Wyatt Russell

Ezra O'Keefe

Billy Magnussen

Nicky Sloane

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Synopsis

Following the death of her mother and a series of self-inflicted setbacks, young Ingrid Thorburn escapes a humdrum existence by moving out West to befriend her Instagram obsession, a Los Angeles socialite named Taylor Sloane. After a quick bond is forged between these unlikeliest of buddies, the facade begins to crack in both women's lives -- with comically malicious results.

Director: Matt Spicer
Producer: Jared Goldman, Tim White, Trevor White, Adam Mirels, Robert Mirels, Aubrey Plaza
Screenwriter: Matt Spicer, David Branson Smith
Distributor: Neon
Production Co: 141 Entertainment, Mighty Engine
Rating: R (Drug Use|Disturbing Behavior|Language Throughout|Some Sexual Content)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 25, 2017, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 24, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $3.0M
Runtime: 1h 38m