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Bill (Jeremy Theobald) is in trouble. He's a writer who, when bored with pounding the keys on his Remington, goes into the streets to follow people. He becomes so obsessed with following them that he has set up rules--like not following them when he discovers where they live or work. Then, one day, he breaks those rules. And, .. Read more

Starring	Jeremy Theobald, Alex Haw, Lucy Russell, John Nolan
Director	Christopher Nolan
Genres	Drama, Thriller

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- "...FOLLOWING is a taut, ingenious British neo noir....Nolan relishes the sheer nastiness he keeps stirred up, unabated for 70 minutes..."
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- - Los Angeles Times
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:59
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  - 5
  Rough little diamond
  
  This is an assured piece of film making from Nolan whom obviously used this low-budget film to fine-tune his editing skills. Whilst the film never develops the ... read more »
  
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  - Clucky
  - Cardiff, Wales
  - 16 Apr 2004 at 11:44
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  dire at best
  
  this is not a film it is written word being narrated
  
  looking at sheets of paper with someone speaking the words
  
  cannot possible called a ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - 28 Nov 2011 at 07:55
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  - 2
  Couldn't follow it.
  
  Stilted dialogue, poor lighting and direction, this weak attempt at film noir failed to engage me on any level. I thought it was truly dreadful and only watched... read more »
  
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- - Nitaray
  - 206 reviews
  - Farnham
  - 19 Oct 2011 at 22:49
- - 1
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  Interesting but Flawed Debut.
  
  Interesting debut from Christopher Nolan. It has some of the devices he uses in later movies. However, I didn't find it entirely believable, I began to lose... read more »
  
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- - blather
  - 19 reviews
  - London
  - 03 May 2011 at 21:38
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  Worth a watch
  
  This is an interesting film. It's very student-filmmaker in parts and some of the acting is far from top-drawer but it's fascinating to see some of the ... read more »
  
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  - 23 Apr 2011 at 05:16
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  - 2
  old feel filming
  
  Rented this because i loved inception and reviews had showed it was worth watching, personally hated it though, the plot didn't make much sense and was ... read more »
  
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  - Shipley
  - 24 Jan 2011 at 15:02
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  - 2
  Hardly Momento...
  
  I know the obvious response to my review title - 'but it ISN'T Momento!', but in reality I imagine many people might well consider renting this film... read more »
  
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- - LukeHJ
  - 2 reviews
  - Ringwood
  - 24 Jan 2011 at 10:18
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  Following Great
  
  Although Inception is decent, Christopher Nolan's films since memento have been very disapointing. Watching this adds to this feeling as it shows a rookie ... read more »
  
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  - Ell1981
  - 169 reviews
  - London
  - 07 Dec 2010 at 12:25
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  Edgy, creepy and twisting to the very end.....
  
  I have become a huge fan of Christopher Nolan and his rare and edgy style of directing. I hadn't, shamefully even heard of this very early film of his. Yet ... read more »
  
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- - Karen931
  - 212 reviews
  - Edinburgh
  - 16 Nov 2010 at 17:50
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  Following Nolans career
  
  Like many people i have been watching this directors (Christopher Nolan) films for years and enjoying them emencely and not really knowing much about him. Its ... read more »
  
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- - smartmonkey
  - 9 reviews
  - leeds
  - 08 Sep 2010 at 11:55
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  Rough Beginnings But Better Than Memento
  
  Christopher Nolan's first film is very rough round the edges, its non-linear structure darts back and forth at will and with no warning which makes it a ... read more »
  
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  - RHaylor
  - 13 reviews
  - Berkshire
  - 15 Jul 2010 at 17:56
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- - 15
  - 5
  Rough little diamond
  
  This is an assured piece of film making from Nolan whom obviously used this low-budget film to fine-tune his editing skills. Whilst the film never develops the ... read more »
  
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  - Clucky
  - Cardiff, Wales
  - 16 Apr 2004 at 11:44
- - 5
  - 0
  no-budget calling card film from Christopher Nolan
  
  Fans of "Memento" will be drawn to this no-budget calling card film from Christopher Nolan. The same elements are there: black-and-white film stock, ... read more »
  
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- - PaulW
  - Herefordshire
  - 18 Nov 2003 at 09:57
- - 5
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  Great Little Film To Follow
  
  So The Director of this film goes on to make some great movies. But with this in mind is this film worth the time and effort? Well of coarse it is. '... read more »
  
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  - Lighthouse
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  - BRIGHTON
  - 08 Mar 2004 at 13:30
- - 4
  - 1
  London Freaks
  
  To be honest, I know that Chris Nolan is a very accomplished director and he does create the sence of suspense known in great movies. But I hated this movie. I ... read more »
  
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- - BADMANTRA
  - Buckinghamshire
  - 08 Feb 2005 at 14:27
- - 3
  - 0
  Quality low-budget fare
  
  In this film Christopher Nolan hones the time frame splicing technique he goes on to perfect in the brilliant Memento. A good but fairly simple story made more... read more »
  
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- - Isaac
  - London
  - 07 Jan 2005 at 18:03
- - 2
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  Damn clever thriller
  
  This is an absolutely excellent no-budget British thriller that is almost hypnotically gripping. The plot is continually suprising and moves briskly along as ... read more »
  
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- - Melon
  - East Sussex
  - 08 Nov 2004 at 10:02
- - 2
  - 0
  Wonderful artsy-fartsy stuff!
  
  I concur with the viewer who couldn't get the dvd to work on his/her player. My multi-system would NOT play it, but my regular PAL Sony handled it nicely... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Buckinghamshire
  - 02 Jun 2005 at 00:11
- - 2
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  Clever, and worthy, but . . .
  
  Great story line and it's nice to see a film that feels like is trying something new. But in the end, it was bit too self conscious to really flow.
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- - YorkshireYank
  - South Yorkshire
  - 31 Mar 2004 at 17:39
- - 2
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  Tried and failed to watch this nonsense
  
  Don't be fooled. It does not necessarily follow that if you 'love memento then you will love this'.
  
  I managed about 5 minutes of the ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Surrey, UK
  - 23 Jul 2007 at 17:10
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  The Following
  
  Clever plot, a bit too clever. Early film, low budget. Interesting.
  
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  - London
  - 21 Jan 2009 at 18:19

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  Bill (Jeremy Theobald) is in trouble. He's a writer who, when bored with pounding the keys on his Remington, goes into the streets to follow people. He becomes so obsessed with following them that he has set up rules--like not following them when he discovers where they live or work. Then, one day, ...