US EditionAfter the Hunt review: Julia Roberts academia drama doesn't make the grade
The film navigates complex themes of social justice, academic politics, and racial and economic privilege within a sexual assault accusation, receiving mixed reviews with a 43% Rotten Tomatoes rating.
- Luca Guadagnino's 'After the Hunt' premiered at the 2025 Venice Film Festival and centers on a sexual-assault allegation at Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, opening in cinemas on October 10th.
- Nora Garrett's debut screenplay frames the story amid post-#MeToo reckonings, probing accusation chronology and using Windsor font as a nod to Woody Allen's cultural influence.
- Alma Imhoff, Yale philosophy professor, must maneuver within the department as the scandal unfolds, with Maggie Resnick alleging assault and Hank Gibson claiming plagiarism.
- Critics have largely panned the picture as a rare misstep for Guadagnino, with film critics and outlets describing the critical consensus as 'muddled' and short on conclusive answers.
- Following its festival appearances, the distributor plans a U.S. theatrical release on October 17, and several critics single out Julia Roberts' commanding performance as an awards contender.
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‘After the Hunt’ Review: Luca Guadagnino’s Sexual-Accusation Drama Plays Like a Muddled ‘Tár,’ with Julia Roberts as a Scheming Professor
Luca Guadagnino's film is made with craft and intrigue, yet it plays like a muddled "Tár," with too many scenes that leave us scratching our heads.
‘After the Hunt’ Review: Julia Roberts Is in Brittle Command Even if Luca Guadagnino Isn’t in a #MeToo Drama That Mistakes Abrasive for Provocative
Julia Roberts stars with Ayo Edebiri and Andrew Garfield in 'After the Hunt,' Luca Guadagnino's thriller about a sexual assault accusation.
‘After The Hunt’ Review: Julia Roberts Is Superb In Luca Guadagnino’s Biting Campus #MeToo Drama – Venice Film Festival
“It happened at Yale” says the opening of Luca Guadagnino’s After the Hunt, which seems a little superfluous given that the director plunges us straight into a smug, well-heeled cocktail party for academics, complete with airy, pretentious chatter about the likes of Foucault and Kierkegaard. If that — and a title font that echoes Woody […]
After the Hunt review: Julia Roberts academia drama doesn't make the grade
Julia Roberts has never been afraid of heavyweight subject matter, on the rare occasions Hollywood has given her the chance. Take Erin Brockovich, a film about a class action suit brought against a water company that was perfectly tailored to her skillset. And so it goes with After the Hunt, a campus-set story of abuse, privilege and the generational divide all set in the world of academia.She plays Alma Imhoff, a philosophy professor at Yale, w…
‘After the Hunt’ Review: Luca Guadagnino’s Tricky Post-#MeToo Thriller Boasts a Stirring Julia Roberts and an Underwhelming Script
Luca Guadagnino's cancel-culture academic thriller 'After the Hunt' boasts a strong Julia Roberts but an uneven script by Nora Garrett.
"After the Hunt" Venice Reviews Aren't Good
Reviews are beginning to pour in for Luca Guadagnino’s cancel culture and MeToo-themed newest film “After the Hunt” starring Julia Roberts, Andrew Garfield, Chloe Sevigny, Ayo Edebiri and Michael Stuhlbarg. Sadly, the verdict is not good. The first few titles at Venice so far, like “Jay Kelly” and “Bugonia”, got softly positive reviews. This one is being outright panned and going by the numbers, it is Guadagnino’s worst-reviewed film to date by …
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