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Following

  • 19981998
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  • 1h 9m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
93K
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Jeremy Theobald in Following (1998)
A young writer who follows strangers for material meets a thief who takes him under his wing.
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A young writer who follows strangers for material meets a thief who takes him under his wing.A young writer who follows strangers for material meets a thief who takes him under his wing.A young writer who follows strangers for material meets a thief who takes him under his wing.
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
93K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Christopher Nolan
  • Writer
    • Christopher Nolan
  • Stars
    • Jeremy Theobald
    • Alex Haw
    • Lucy Russell
Top credits
  • Director
    • Christopher Nolan
  • Writer
    • Christopher Nolan
  • Stars
    • Jeremy Theobald
    • Alex Haw
    • Lucy Russell
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 234User reviews
    • 132Critic reviews
    • 60Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 4 nominations

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    Nicolas Carlotti and Jeremy Theobald in Following (1998)
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    Lucy Russell in Following (1998)
    Dick Bradsell in Following (1998)
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    Jeremy Theobald
    Jeremy Theobald
    • The Young Manas The Young Man
    Alex Haw
    • Cobbas Cobb
    Lucy Russell
    Lucy Russell
    • The Blondeas The Blonde
    John Nolan
    John Nolan
    • The Policemanas The Policeman
    Dick Bradsell
    • The Bald Guyas The Bald Guy
    Gillian El-Kadi
    • Home Owneras Home Owner
    Jennifer Angel
    • Waitressas Waitress
    Nicolas Carlotti
    • Barmanas Barman
    Darren Ormandy
    • Accountantas Accountant
    Guy Greenway
    • Heavy #1as Heavy #1
    Tassos Stevens
    • Heavy #2as Heavy #2
    Tristan Martin
    • Man at Baras Man at Bar
    Rebecca James
    • Woman at Baras Woman at Bar
    Paul Mason
    • Home Owner's Friendas Home Owner's Friend
    David Bovill
    • Home Owner's Husbandas Home Owner's Husband
    John Bengue
    Ivan Cornell
    Jane Hunter
    • Director
      • Christopher Nolan
    • Writer
      • Christopher Nolan
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Principal photography of this film took over one year. Because all cast and crew members had other full-time jobs they were only able to film on Saturdays - about 15 minutes of footage until photography had been completed.
    • Goofs
      During the safe robbery, Bill is clearly shown wearing gloves, most noticeably when he pulls the paper with the combination from his pocket. However, as he starts to open the safe, the gloves are gone and they never reappear.
    • Quotes

      Cobb: You take it away... to show them what they had.

    • Crazy credits
      The movie was filmed from 1996 to 1997 and first released in 1998. However, the copyright date in the credits is listed as being 1999.
    • Alternate versions
      The Criterion Collection DVD features an additional "Chronological Edit" of the film, which places the scenes in linear order.
    • Connections
      Featured in Smashing UK Top 10: Top 10 Film Directors (2013)

    User reviews234

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    High brains, low budget, nothing superfluous
    Great film. No gratuitous gimmicks like in most Hollywood films. Everything supported the suspense of the plot. B&w gave it a basic, no-frills feel also. In short, it was visceral in its simplicity of cinematography and cast.

    Following serves as an interesting contrast to Memento. Characters in both used manipulation and subterfuge extensively. In that sense, both reminded me somewhat of "In the Company of Men," also highly recommendable. One difference between Nolan's two films is that Memento was a little easier for me to follow, given that the b&w scenes progress in a constant chronological direction, and so do those in color. I don't think that was true of Following, where scenes seemed to be shown at random. If you have the choice between VCR and DVD, I'd highly recommend DVD, since that gives you the option of watching the movie a second time in chronological order, not just in the scrambled (albeit ingenuous) order presented by Nolan. It also makes it easier, upon a second viewing, to piece the order together for yourself, if you want to.

    As another viewer noted, one of the best things about both this movie and Memento is that none of the cast were famous. They were characters, not big-name actors who brought in personas developed in other movies.

    Given certain similarities in the plots, I wonder if Memento is sort of a remake of Following, but intended to reach a bigger audience, like Edward Burns made She's the One in the mold of -- and with largely the same cast as -- The Brothers McMullan.
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    FAQ2

    • Why was the film shot in Black-and-White?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 5, 1999 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Cặp Bài Trùng
    • Filming locations
      • London, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Next Wave Films
      • Syncopy
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $6,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $48,482
    • Gross worldwide
      • $48,482
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 9 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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