The personalities of MovieTok are not critics in the traditional sense. Their upbeat videos earn them contracts with Hollywood studios in addition to the devotion of movie lovers. These accounts offer a sampling of the new breed of movie reviewers.
@straw hat goofy
@straw_hat_goofy ♬ original sound – Straw Hat Goofy
Name: Juju Green
Age: 31
Followers: 3.4 million
Specialty: Easter eggs and red carpet interviews
Past Clients: Disney, Universal, Warner Bros., Paramount
Before TikTok: Worked as an advertising copywriter
Movie Hall of Fame: “Her” (2013)
@maddikoch
@maddikoch Why won’t they let him leave??? #plottwist #movie #movierecommendation #moviesuggestions #movieclips ♬ original sound – Maddi Moo
Name: Maddi Koch
Age: 22
Followers: 3 million
Specialty: Movies you might have missed
Past Clients: Peacock, Hulu, Amazon Prime Video, Paramount+
Outside of TikTok: Studying finance at Virginia Tech
Movie Hall of Fame: “What Happened to Monday” (2017)
@kodak_cameron
@kodak_cameron Even technologically these movies are on par with Lord of The Rings. #spiderman #milesmorales #acrossthespiderverse #intothespiderverse ♬ Aesthetic – Megacreate
Name: Cameron Kozak
Age: 21
Followers: 1.5 million
Specialty: News and analysis
Past Clients: A24, Neon, Peacock
Outside of TikTok: Studying film production at Oakland University in Michigan
Movie Hall of Fame: “Whiplash” (2014)
@cvnela
@cvnela INFINITY POOL: CRAZIEST HORROR MOVIE⁉️ GO SEE IT IN THEATERS NOW TO DECIDE FOR YOURSELF #creepy #scary #horror #movierecommendations ♬ Creepy and simple horror background music(1070744) – howlingindicator
Name: Monse Gutierrez
Age: 26
Followers: 1.4 million
Specialty: Horror
Past Clients: Neon, Amazon Prime Video
Before TikTok: Worked as a substitute teacher
Movie Hall of Fame: “Pan’s Labyrinth” (2006)
@cinema.joe
@cinema.joe #fyp #foryou #movies ♬ original sound – Cinema.Joe
Name: Joe Aragon
Age: 33
Followers: 931,000
Specialty: Monthly movie guides
Past Clients: A24, Peacock, Apple, Lionsgate, Hulu
Before TikTok: Worked for an insurance company
Movie Hall of Fame: “Anything by David Fincher”
@jstoobs
@jstoobs It’s finally getting a wide release this month so see it and cry your eyes our #film #movies #pastlives ♬ original sound – stoobs
Name: Megan Cruz
Age: 34
Followers: 535,000
Specialty: Women filmmakers
Past Clients: Disney, Warner Bros.
Before TikTok: Worked in restaurants
Movie Hall of Fame: “Jennifer’s Body” (2009)
@stoney_tha_great
@stoney_tha_great They Cloned Tyrone is GENIUS #TheyClonedTyrone #Netflix #MovieReview #JamieFoxx #JohnBoyega #SciFi #Comedy #Blaxploitation #BlackTikTok #conspiracytiktok #MovieTok #CapCut ♬ original sound – Stoney Tha Great
Name: Bryan Lucious
Age: 31
Followers: 387,000
Specialty: Horror
Past Clients: A24, Sony Pictures, Hulu, MGM+, Peacock, Netflix
Outside of TikTok: Works for a tech company
Movie Hall of Fame: “Twister” (1996)
@sethsfilmreviews
@sethsfilmreviews #oppenheimer #moviereview #movies #foryou #fyp #filmtok #movietok ♬ original sound – Sethsfilmreviews
Name: Seth Mullan-Feroze
Age: 24
Followers: 256,000
Specialty: Audience polls, art house and foreign cinema
Past Clients: Mubi, Lionsgate, StudioCanal, HBO
Outside of TikTok: Works as an online personal trainer
Movie Hall of Fame: “Persona” (1966)
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