Underplayed Gems

Ingrid Goes West (2017)

Ingrid Goes West poster
Directed by
Matt Spicer
Genre
drama film, comedy drama
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 37m
Rated
R
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 1,075 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A lonely young woman becomes obsessed with an Instagram influencer. She moves to Los Angeles and inserts herself into the influencer's life.

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What happens

Ingrid Goes West is a 2017 American black comedy drama film directed by Matt Spicer and written by Spicer and David Branson Smith. The film stars Aubrey Plaza, Elizabeth Olsen, Billy Magnussen, Wyatt Russell, Pom Klementieff, and O'Shea Jackson Jr., and follows a young woman who moves to Los Angeles in an effort to befriend her Instagram idol. Spicer and Smith developed the idea for the screenplay based on their experiences with the social media platform Instagram, particularly the role of influencers and how social media can breed feelings of social comparison and loneliness. Filming took place in the Los Angeles area from July to August 2016. The film premiered in competition at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival, where it won the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award. It had a limited release in the United States on August 11, 2017, by Neon, grossing $3 million. The film received positive reviews, with many praising the script, dark themes, humor, and performances. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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