After the Hunt

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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Luca Guadagnino

Producer:

Jeb Brody, Brian Grazer, Allan Mandelbaum

Writer:

Nora Garrett

Release Date:

Oct 17, 2025

Runtime:

2hr 19m

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.

Cast

  • Ayo Edebiri
  • Julia Roberts
  • Andrew Garfield
  • Michael Stuhlbarg
  • Chloë Sevigny
  • Thaddea Graham
  • Bella Glanville
  • Will Price
  • Lio Mehiel
  • Christine Dye
Moviegoers are saying
This polarizing academic drama has audiences split between those who appreciate its intentionally ambiguous take on moral complexity and those frustrated by its refusal to take clear stances. Critics are debating whether it's a brilliant satire of performative intellectualism or a pretentious exercise in saying nothing while appearing profound.
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Letterboxd User Reviews

2.9
249.4K
61.9K
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RATINGS 62 FANS
2.9
  • Oct 11, 2025

    Everyone on here seems desperate to decode this movie as some kind of MeToo parable or moral reckoning, as if the film is secretly ashamed of its own ambiguity. But that’s the joke, you dopes - it’s ABOUT having nothing to say and the frantic social performance of…

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    Freddie deBoer
    Freddie deBoer
    Oct 8, 2025

    ayo edebiri said “let’s be in movies” but her agent heard “lesbian movies” and the rest is history

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    -ˏˋ mak ˊˎ-
    -ˏˋ mak ˊˎ-
    Oct 9, 2025

    kind of obsessed with how much this barely works

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    Karsten
    Karsten
  • Sep 30, 2025

    They, go away.

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    🎃spooky allain♡🎃
    🎃spooky allain♡🎃
    Oct 16, 2025

    great blazers, beautiful blazers

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    cob
    cob
    Sep 27, 2025

    sometimes bad movies happen to good people

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    -ˏˋ mak ˊˎ-
    -ˏˋ mak ˊˎ-
  • Sep 26, 2025

    This movie does for hands what Tarantino’s movies do for feet.

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    Lexi Amoriello
    Lexi Amoriello
    Oct 15, 2025

    Not surprised at all by how intensely people are bouncing off this, the subject matter obviously invites specific readings of/distastes for the film when it surely would be easier to swallow as a melodrama without that. I still really enjoyed it because it makes the…

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    Sydney🚀
    Sydney🚀
    Aug 29, 2025

    These hard to watch, self-indulging films criticizing all sides of culture while believing itself to be all-seeing seems to be getting more and more common

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50
Aug 29, 2025

After the Hunt has been made with a fair amount of craft and intrigue, but it’s also a weirdly muddled experience — a tale that’s tense and compelling at times, but dotted with contrivances and too many vague unanswered questions. That’s why, in the end, it’s a less than satisfying movie.

Metacritic review by Owen Gleiberman
Owen Gleiberman
Variety
60
Aug 29, 2025

After the Hunt might be confused, and it might even be unsatisfying — but it also refuses to coddle anyone, and that feels like some sort of victory.

Metacritic review by Bilge Ebiri
Bilge Ebiri
New York Magazine (Vulture)
50
Aug 29, 2025

As riveting as she is, Roberts ultimately is ill-served by a film so studiously cryptic that it ends up just frustrating. To be fair, there are several electric confrontations, distributed evenly enough to ensure that After the Hunt remains absorbing. But even so, this is a date movie to be used in relationship sabotage maneuvers.

Metacritic review by David Rooney
David Rooney
The Hollywood Reporter

Frequently Asked Questions

Is After the Hunt (2025) family-friendly?
The movie has been rated as R, meaning that Under 17 requires an adult accompaniment.
How long is After the Hunt (2025)?
The movie is 2hr 19min long.
What's After the Hunt (2025) about?
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.
Who's the cast of After the Hunt (2025)?
  • Ayo Edebiri as Maggie Price
  • Julia Roberts as Alma Olsson
  • Andrew Garfield as Henrik Gibson
  • Michael Stuhlbarg as Frederik Olsson
  • Chloë Sevigny
  • Thaddea Graham
  • Bella Glanville as Yale Student
  • Will Price
  • Lio Mehiel
  • Christine Dye as Patricia
Who's the director behind After the Hunt (2025)?
Luca Guadagnino directed After the Hunt (2025).
Who produced After the Hunt (2025)?
Jeb Brody, Brian Grazer and Allan Mandelbaum produced After the Hunt (2025).