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Hedda

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From writer/director Nia DaCosta comes a provocative, modern reimagining of Henrik Ibsen's classic play. HEDDA (Tessa Thompson) finds herself torn between the lingering ache of a past love and the quiet suffocation of her present life. Over the course of one charged night, long-repressed desires and hidden tensions erupt--pulling her and everyone around her into a spiral of manipulation, passion, and betrayal.
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Lindsey Bahr Associated Press Working with cinematographer Sean Bobbitt, DaCosta’s film is meticulously designed — stately and elegant with a point of view that makes you feel like you too are in this party. Oct 20, 2025 Full Review Richard Brody The New Yorker Thompson’s compressed fury provides a fiery core for DaCosta’s cinematic vision. The director wrenches apart Ibsen’s terse and precise mechanism and makes room for a proliferation of arresting moments. Oct 18, 2025 Full Review Dwight Brown DwightBrownInk.com Devilish fun. Beautiful. Clever. FYI, it looks like the driveway to Hedda's mansion goes both ways. She does too. Rated: 3/4 Oct 13, 2025 Full Review Marissa Hill Shade Studios The movie oozes with sensuality from the word go and it's all Tessa Thompson as Hedda Gabler holding court. Oct 21, 2025 Full Review Avi Offer NYC Movie Guru Slick and stylish, but tonally uneven, cold and shallow. Oct 21, 2025 Full Review Carla Hay Culture Mix Writer/director Nia DaCosta's Hedda not only creatively re-imagines Henrik Ibsen's Hedda Gabler play by changing the ending and some racial and gender dynamics, but this drama also skillfully captures how glamour can be a mask for ugly manipulation. Oct 20, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis From writer/director Nia DaCosta comes a provocative, modern reimagining of Henrik Ibsen's classic play. HEDDA (Tessa Thompson) finds herself torn between the lingering ache of a past love and the quiet suffocation of her present life. Over the course of one charged night, long-repressed desires and hidden tensions erupt--pulling her and everyone around her into a spiral of manipulation, passion, and betrayal.
Director
Nia DaCosta
Producer
Nia DaCosta, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Gabrielle Nadig, Tessa Thompson
Screenwriter
Nia DaCosta
Distributor
Amazon MGM Studios
Production Co
Orion Pictures, Plan B Entertainment
Rating
R (Sexual Content|Brief Nudity|Language|Drug Use)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 22, 2025, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 29, 2025
Runtime
1h 47m