🎬Influencers (2025) – queer film LGBTQ+

🎬Influencers

2025 🎥 Director Kurtis David Harder ⏱️ Runtime 110 minutes (1h 50m)
Cast: 🎭 Cast Cassandra Naud (as CW / Catherine), Emily Tennant (as Madison), Georgina Campbell, Lisa Delamar (as Diane)
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Metacritic: 75/1 / 10
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Influencers (2025) is a stylish, blood-soaked psychological thriller that occupies a major hotspot in the contemporary queer horror index of QueerFilmHub.com. Picking up after the chaotic events of the first film, the narrative reveals that the enigmatic, social-media-thieving serial killer CW (Cassandra Naud) has escaped Thailand and built a seemingly perfect, peaceful lesbian life in Southern France with her sweet, unsuspecting girlfriend Diane (Lisa Delamar). For the first time, audiences see a softer, genuinely romantic side to CW—making her domestic peace feel oddly beautiful, even if it is built on a foundation of stolen identities and blood.

Naturally, this peace doesn't last. When an obnoxious lifestyle influencer named Charlotte steals their hotel suite, CW’s dark, obsessive impulses trigger once again. She lures Charlotte to a secluded landmark, pushes her to her death, and systematically hijacks her digital life.

However, CW's latest murder puts her directly back in the crosshairs of Madison (Emily Tennant), the survivor of the first film who has spent the last few years under intense public suspicion and true-crime podcast scrutiny. What follows is a globe-trotting, high-stakes game of manipulation and revenge that stretches from France to Bali. As Madison closes in, CW utilizes an alt-right "manosphere" streamer named Jacob (Jonathan Whitesell) as a pawn to turn the tables. The film cements its status as a modern queer cult classic by leaning into the electrifying, borderline-obsessive chemistry between its two main leads, presenting CW as one of the most compelling, alluring, and fashion-forward lesbian antagonists in modern horror history.

💡 Did You Know? (Czy wiesz, że?) 🧠
An Iconic Lesbian Antagonist: Out actress Cassandra Naud has spoken highly of playing CW, noting the rarity of getting to portray a multi-dimensional female supervillain who is given a legitimate romantic arc alongside her ruthless, predatory survival instincts.

Skewering the "Manosphere": The film sharpens its satirical teeth by pitting its central queer women against a toxic, alt-right streamer character. The movie uses this dynamic to contrast the shallow vanity of traditional lifestyle influencers with the darker, more aggressive corners of modern internet culture.

Glistening Locales: Just like its predecessor (which highlighted the sun-drenched beaches of Thailand), Influencers leans heavily into a travel-vlog aesthetic, juxtaposing brutal violence against the breathtaking landscapes of Southern France and the tropical vistas of Indonesia.

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