Bill, an idle, unemployed aspiring writer, walks the crowded streets of London following randomly chosen strangers, a seemingly innocent entertainment that becomes dangerous when he crosses paths with a mysterious character.
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- Kevin WardJuly 2, 2025The nonlinear story telling here effectively weave some narrative twists into this noir-ish tale. Really enjoyed seeing the genesis of some of Nolan’s filmmaking hallmarks. It’s a little slow at the start playing out seemingly in linear fashion. It’s when Nolan reveals that this is a nonlinear story, that I became totally engrossed. The main character’s hair length changes, bruises appear on his face, we start to witness events that were alluded to in the past tense in previous scenes. Putting the puzzle together makes for a really engaging watch even if it’s not thematically rich. Worth checking out, especially for fans of Nolan’s other films, plus it’s a breezy 70 minutes.
- cyberbillpAugust 2, 2025It's Christopher Nolans first film and was made for about $10k. While it's interesting to see how he did on his first outing (surprisingly well), it's still a low budget b&w thriller. So unless you are a Nolan completist, watch one of his later films
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Following was released on July 24, 1998.
Following was directed by Christopher Nolan.
Following has a runtime of 69m.
Following was produced by Jeremy Theobald, Christopher Nolan, Emma Thomas.
Bill, an idle, unemployed aspiring writer, walks the crowded streets of London following randomly chosen strangers, a seemingly innocent entertainment that becomes dangerous when he crosses paths with a mysterious character.
The key characters in Following are The Young Man (Jeremy Theobald), Cobb (Alex Haw), The Blonde (Lucy Russell).
Following is rated R.
Following is a Mystery, Thriller, Crime film.
Following has an audience rating of 8.5 out of 10.
Following had a budget of $6,000.
Following has made $126K at the box office.