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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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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. Go to Full Review
Christy Lemire FilmWeek (LAist) Nov 10
Tessa Thompson is radiant and commanding. Go to Full Review
Craig Mathieson The Age (Australia) Nov 7
4/5
The machinations, like the camera’s movement, are elegant. Go to Full Review
JD Duran InSession Film 5d
B+
Tessa Thompson's Hedda Gabler is the best movie villain since Kate Beckinsale's Lady Susan in Love & Friendship. Go to Full Review
James Croot The Post NZ Jan 2
A bold retelling, from its opening quote by Greek playwright Antiphanes to its searing final image, Hedda is a triumphant showcase for both Thompson and DaCosta. Go to Full Review
Jennie Kermode Eye for Film Dec 29
5/5
DaCosta has managed to create something which feels acutely contemporary and fresh. Go to Full Review
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Oct 25 needed more context! i wanted more! i needed more queer-coded moments. See more Wayne M 3d Hedda is a complex and interesting film. It is stately and worldly, but I think it also feels a little too self-contained at times. This film is an adaptation of the classic Ibsen play Hedda Gabler. This film is set in England in the 1950s with some different gender roles. Hedda is married to George, and they live on a luxurious English estate. But George, an academic, is debt ridden and Hedda seeks more opportunity for him. At a lavish party we see Hedda cross paths with Eileen, a former lover, who is competing with George for the same professorship. So, over a day the situation grows stickier and more complex. The film is delightful in its conversations, and the interplay is lovely, but it also at times felt a little too stuffy and contrived. The cast is great though, with Tessa Thompson shining as Hedda. Nina Hoss and Imogen Poots are also great. A fine and considered film that doesn't quite soar. See more nilufer e @Nilicim Dec 31 The lead performances were genuinely impressive, but the film relied too heavily on theatrical, overly dramatic dialogues while offering very little in terms of actual events. Despite the strong acting, I found myself getting bored at times. See more Dallas H @FozzieMcFly Dec 30 Nia DaCosta and Tessa Thompson make a good working duo; this will be their second film together. Overall, I liked it. However, I do want to watch a performance of the Henrik Ibsen play, which it is adapted from, for comparison's sake. See more Veronica S @BionicVero Dec 28 Blah blah blah! It felt like the movie never took off! See more Fong Kok Hoong F Dec 28 This adaptation of 1891 play HEDDA GABLER by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen about the subterfuges of the eponymous protagonist one fateful night leading to the destruction of her former lover and her own is heavy and tedious with over-theatrical Shaksperian acting and dialogue. See more Read all reviews
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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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