Hedda

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Hedda

R

Oct 2025

1h 47m

Drama

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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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Critics Consensus

Reveling in Tessa Thompson's commanding turn as Hedda, Nia DaCosta's smoldering update on Henrik Ibsen's seminal play locates a bracingly contemporary pulse within a classic text.

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Daniella Mazzio

Chicago Reader

Nov 18

Let’s get this out of the way: Hedda is a good time. Without sacrificing depth, DaCosta really revels in the salacious mess of people manipulating one another over the course of a lavish party.

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Christy Lemire

FilmWeek (LAist)

Nov 10

Tessa Thompson is radiant and commanding.

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Craig Mathieson

The Age (Australia)

Nov 7

4/5

The machinations, like the camera’s movement, are elegant.

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Marlon Wallace

The M Report (WBOC.com)

3d

What DaCosta does here is equivalent to what Greta Gerwig did for her adaptation, Little Women (2019), only DaCosta's film is dealing with darker elements..., in terms of giving an old work a fresh and modern take, DaCosta is in the same park as Gerwig.

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Jared Mobarak

Hey, Have You Seen ...?

3d

9/10

Hedda is never more compelling than when [Thompson and Hoss] are going toe-to-toe with every barb holding the extra context of an ever-present history forever etched in their faces.

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Luke Y. Thompson

Mortal Cinema (Substack)

Dec 11

I’m not sure in the end that the movie has much to say

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Katherine

Oct 25

needed more context! i wanted more! i needed more queer-coded moments.

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Ben The Half Blood P

Dec 11

It was okay. The performances are good though the context is slightly lacking.

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LiS W

Dec 10

This movie is a slow slog. I had to watch it in pieces and all the while asking, where is this movie going? Wonderful set pieces, costumes, and the acting is straight out of Bridgerton. Everyone looks beautiful. I cannot judge if Tessa is worthy of an award nomination, she does the job. I cannot figure out the relationship of the players. For example, the judge. What is he to Tessa and her husband besides a friend. There's a deeper relationship but I couldn't figure it out. And the entry of Lisa, the writer, had me stumped and why she was such a pivotal character. I will probably finish the movie, but it's going to take time.

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Kitara E

@iiv22 Dec 5

Very nice plot though I think could do better with the ending.

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Vince Q.

@Vincedeq Dec 4

Tour de force performances from the three starring women provide all that is needed to bring this Ibsen play to life in 2025. Tessa Thompson is sublime as Hedda and writer/director Nia DaCosta shows how strong women directing strong women produces better film.

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M L

@ALiviu Nov 30

good acting... sooooooo boring story !!

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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 (Language|Drug Use|Brief Nudity|Sexual Content)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 22, 2025, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 29, 2025
Box Office (Gross USA): $6.7K
Runtime: 1h 47m

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