After the Hunt

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After the Hunt

R

Oct 2025

2h 18m

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

Crime

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A gripping psychological drama about a college professor (Julia Roberts) who finds herself at a personal and professional crossroads when a star student (Ayo Edebiri) levels an accusation against one of her colleagues (Andrew Garfield), and a dark secret from her own past threatens to come into the light.

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Critics Consensus

After the Hunt doesn't lack for fine performances, especially from a standout Julia Roberts, but its coy followthrough on incendiary themes makes for an uncharacteristically toothless provocation from director Luca Guadagnino.

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Audience Says

After the Hunt has undeniable talent and a few redeeming qualities, but it’s ultimately stymied by a stubborn score and plodding narrative.

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Jesse Hassenger

AV Club

Nov 14

B

After The Hunt isn’t really after a Rashomon-style multi-perspective rumination on the nature of truth. It zeroes in on the more philosophical question of what the characters actually want, and whether it can cure their dissatisfaction.

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Tim Cogshell

FilmWeek (LAist)

Nov 11

Everybody in this movie can just act like nobody's business. They are unfortunately given a great many stupid things to say and do.

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Christy Lemire

FilmWeek (LAist)

Nov 11

Provocative just for the sake of it.

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Jeanine T. Abraham

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2/5

. After the Fall has a lot of building tension without any satisfying resolution

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Lovia Gyarkye

The Nation

Dec 17

While After the Hunt is occasionally gripping it's more often a plodding film that abandons any promise of real, complex insights in order to chase the fleeting highs of unsatisfying provocation.

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Olga Artemyeva

ScreenAnarchy

Dec 17

Much like David Mamet’s Oleanna, which After the Hunt is often compared to, the film tends to take a complicated matter and oversimplify it.

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kerena

Dec 2

Had me at the edge of my seat w/o giving away too much

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DIANA M

Nov 3

It was an engaging thriller that left you with so many questions. Performances by all was stellar. Loved the rather unusual filming techniques.

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David B

Nov 2

Pure genius and good

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Kenneth G

Nov 1

Sad and hard to follow

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Linda

Oct 31

Boring, I actually fell asleep

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Judy

Oct 30

Actors were believable but we didn’t care for the storyline! Kept hoping for more mystery or s

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Synopsis

A gripping psychological drama about a college professor (Julia Roberts) who finds herself at a personal and professional crossroads when a star student (Ayo Edebiri) levels an accusation against one of her colleagues (Andrew Garfield), and a dark secret from her own past threatens to come into the light.

Director: Luca Guadagnino
Producer: Brian Grazer, Luca Guadagnino, Jeb Brody, Allan Mandelbaum
Screenwriter: Nora Garrett
Distributor: Amazon MGM Studios
Production Co: Imagine Entertainment, Frenesy Film Company
Rating: R (Some Sexual Content|Language)
Genre: Drama, Mystery & Thriller, Crime
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 17, 2025, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 20, 2025
Box Office (Gross USA): $3.2M
Runtime: 2h 18m
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos

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