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{{Infobox film
| name           = Followers
| image          = 
| alt            = 
| caption        = 
| writer         = Marcus Harben
| starring       = {{plainlist|
* Harry Jarvis
* Loreece Harrison
* [[Nina Wadia]]
* Erin Austene
}}
| music          = [[Jim Lang (composer)|Jim Lang]]
| cinematography = Alan C. McLaughlin
| editing        = William Honeyball
| studio         = Parkhouse Pictures
| director       = Marcus Harben
| producer       = Tracy Jarvis<br>Giles Anderson
| distributor    = 
| released       = {{Film date|2021|08|27|FrightFest|2022|03|18|United Kingdom|df=y}}
| runtime        = 87 minutes
| country        = United Kingdom
| language       = English
| budget         =  
| gross          = 	
}}

'''''Followers''''' is a 2021 British [[found footage (film technique)|found footage]] horror film directed by Marcus Harben, starring Harry Jarvis, Loreece Harrison, [[Nina Wadia]] and Erin Austene.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://projectedfigures.com/2021/08/27/followers-2021/|title= Followers (2021)|last= Bitel|first= Anton|date= 27 August 2021|website= Projected Figures|publisher= |access-date= 26 August 2022|quote=}}</ref>

==Premise==
A struggling social media influencer discovers the house he shares is haunted. The ghost brings him and his friends fame and fortune, but with deadly consequences.
==Cast==
* Harry Jarvis as Jonty Craig
* Loreece Harrison as Zauna
* [[Nina Wadia]] as Becky Dubar
* Erin Austene as Amber
* Daniel Cahill as Pete
* Dominic Watters as Jim
* Jessica Webber as Dawn
* [[Orion Lee]] as Edward Lee
* [[Tanya Burr]] as Ilana Clark

==Release==
The film was released in the United Kingdom on 18 March 2022.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.starburstmagazine.com/trailers/followers|title= FOLLOWERS|last= |first= |date= 25 February 2022|website= [[Starburst (magazine)|Starburst]]|publisher= |access-date= 26 August 2022|quote=}}</ref>

==Reception==
Martin Unsworth of ''[[Starburst (magazine)|Starburst]]'' rated the film 3 stars out of 5, writing that "there’s enough wit amongst the scares to make it work."<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.starburstmagazine.com/reviews/followers-2|title= FOLLOWERS|last= Unsworth|first= Martin|date= 13 July 2022|website= [[Starburst (magazine)|Starburst]]|publisher= |access-date= 26 August 2022|quote=}}</ref> Brendan Jesus of ''Horror Obsessive'' wrote a positive review of the film, calling it "a fresh and exciting installment to the found footage subgenre."<ref>{{cite web |url= https://horrorobsessive.com/2021/08/27/frightfest-2021-followers-is-a-frighteningly-fresh-take-on-found-footage/|title= FrightFest 2021: Followers Is a Frighteningly Fresh Take On Found Footage|last= Kitchen|first= Hal|date= 27 August 2021|website= Horror Obsessive|publisher= |access-date= 26 August 2022|quote=}}</ref>

Phil Hoad of ''[[The Guardian]]'' rated the film 2 stars out of 5, writing that the film "has a few sharp moments, but never quite reconciles its two sides to cleanly deliver the social-media skewering it’s obviously itching to."<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/mar/15/followers-review-found-footage-influencer-horror-turns-haunting-into-clicks|title= Followers review – found-footage influencer horror turns haunting into clicks|last= Hoad|first= Phil|date= 15 March 2022|website= [[The Guardian]]|publisher= |access-date= 26 August 2022|quote=}}</ref> Film critic [[Kim Newman]] wrote that while the film "has a couple of creepy moments and scares", the "plot turns out to be more complex than usual, leading to a finale with revelations and stand-offs and perhaps one twist too many."<ref>{{cite web |url= https://johnnyalucard.com/2021/08/27/frightfest-review-followers-2021/|title= FrightFest review - Followers (2021)|last= Newman|first= Kim|date= 27 August 2021|website= The Kim Newman Web Site|publisher= |access-date= 26 August 2022|quote=}}</ref> Alain Elliott of ''Nerdly'' wrote a negative review of the film, writing that it "wants to be some kind of modern social media version of ''[[Paranormal Activity]]'' but it fails at every level".<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.nerdly.co.uk/2022/03/18/followers-review/|title= 'Followers' Review|last= Elliott|first= Alain|date= 18 March 2022|website= Nerdly|publisher= |access-date= 25 August 2022|quote=}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|7382842|Followers}}
* {{rotten-tomatoes|followers_2021|Followers}}

[[Category:British supernatural horror films]]
[[Category:2021 horror films]]
[[Category:2021 films]]
[[Category:Found footage horror films]]
[[Category:Films about social media]]
[[Category:Films scored by Jim Lang]]
[[Category:2021 English-language films]]
[[Category:English-language horror films]]

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