What is It Follows about?
A young woman is followed by an unknown supernatural force after a sexual encounter.
Does it have a happy ending? (spoiler-safe)
It leaves the ending open to interpretation.
After a sexual encounter, a chilling, dreamlike force relentlessly pursues a young woman.
Suspenseful. A late-night trip at a measured pace. Emotionally it is heavy.
Streaming on Paramount+, Peacock and Pluto TV (free).
It Follows parents guide
Nothing past what an R promises: real scares and several jump scares.
- Scare
- Properly scary
- Frightening, not just tense.
- Jump scares
- Several
- More than a couple of sudden jolts.
- Gore
- Light gore
- Some blood or injury, briefly.
- Violence
- Some violence
- Some fighting or peril.
- Sex and nudity
- Moderate
- Moderate means a sex scene or nudity on screen, even brief, or sexual violence that is described or implied but never shown.
- Language
- Moderate
- Some strong profanity, a few f-words.
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Three questions
- Is It Follows scary?
- Yes, properly. It Follows is the real thing without being an endurance test.
- How gory is It Follows?
- Light gore and some violence.
- What is It Follows rated, and is it OK for kids?
- Real scares, several jump scares, and moderate sex and nudity. The R is earned, so not for kids.
Cast and crew
Directed byDavid Robert Mitchell
StarringMaika Monroe, Keir Gilchrist, Daniel Zovatto, Jake Weary, Olivia Luccardi, Lili Sepe
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