Ingrid Goes West

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Ingrid Goes West

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2017

1h 38m

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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.

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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

Mar 1, 2021

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

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Brent McKnight

Seattle Times

Jul 1, 2020

B+

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.

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Robert Daniels

812filmreviews

Aug 27, 2018

2/4

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.

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Diana Tuova

Spotlight on Film

Aug 9, 2024

3/5

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.

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Clayton Schuster

Vague Visages

Dec 6, 2023

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

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Shannon O'Connor

The Daily Beast

Feb 28, 2023

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.

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James E

@JamesE167 Sep 21, 2026

This is creepy and unsettling in a very successful way.

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Daniel V

@RT23099562 Sep 7, 2026

Terrific movie that addresses social media obsession, mental illness. Aubrey Plaza is amazing as always. Even though she’s a "celebrity" stalker, you can’t help but feel for her. This is a credit to the writing, but very few actresses could pull this off like Aubrey does. Overall, a nice mix of comedy and drama. A must see if you like such things.

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William B

@Wilberry Aug 14, 2026

Good acting. Good social commentary. Just sad.

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Steve O

@olshewsky Aug 14, 2026

Telephone (internet) ADDICTION — Aubrey Plaza does it better in Emily the Criminal (2022) — Sandra Bullock does it better in 28 Days (2000).

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Jonathan L

@RT60060457 Aug 10, 2026

This movie sucked. I understand that it’s supposed to be a dark satire about influencer culture and the desperate need for validation. But to me, the ending crossed a line from criticizing that obsession to almost validating it. Ingrid spends the entire movie desperately trying to become someone worth noticing. When everything falls apart, she turns her suicide into one final piece of content and the movie shows people watching, reacting, and engaging with it. Maybe the intention was to show how horrifying social media culture has become. But that's not how it felt to me. It felt like the movie was saying, "Even if you fail at everything else, you can still become famous through your death." That’s a pretty fucking awful message. I know it’s satire. I know it’s supposed to be uncomfortable. But if your criticism of influencer culture ends with suicide becoming the ultimate source of clout, I’m not sure what exactly I’m supposed to take away from that. 0/5.

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Olaf H

@Bopser Jul 11, 2026

Cynical feel-good ending that acts as an endorsement of suicide: try to kill yourself, stream it online, and everything will just work out. This film serves as a blueprint for many teen suicides

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Matt Spicer

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Aubrey Plaza

Ingrid Thorburn

Elizabeth Olsen

Taylor Sloane

O'Shea Jackson Jr.

Dan Pinto

Wyatt Russell

Ezra O'Keefe

Billy Magnussen

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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: Mighty Engine, 141 Entertainment
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

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