Following

1998
R
1h 9m

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7.4/10

104K

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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.

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IMDb RATING

7.4/10

104K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

4,915

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Awards
- 5 wins & 4 nominations total

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Trivia
Sir Christopher Nolan never studied film-making at university. He studied English Literature at University College London, and used the film society there to shoot the opening dialogue scene between Bill and the policeman.

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)

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8/10

Great Blueprint for Memento

I just finished watching Following and I thought it was great. I rated it 8 out of 10. I plan on watching it again with the director's commentary and then again in chronological order.

I rented this movie because of my fascination of Christopher Nolan's more recent movie Memento. Following has some similarities; this movie was probably the blueprint for Memento. Even the music in some parts is very similar.

Shooting the movie in black and white gives it a mysterious feel. The story and dialogue is really good. The performance of the actors is believable.

Christopher Nolan made this movie on a really low budget. I look forward to his next release Insomnia, a big budget movie with my favourite actor Al Pacino.