Hedda

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Hedda

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In Theaters Oct 22

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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Nia DaCosta

Director

Tessa Thompson

Hedda Gabler

Nina Hoss

Eileen Lovborg

Imogen Poots

Thea Clifton

Nicholas Pinnock

Judge Roland Brack

Tom Bateman

George Tesman

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

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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

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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

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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

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Avi Offer

NYC Movie Guru

Slick and stylish, but tonally uneven, cold and shallow.

Oct 21, 2025

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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

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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 (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