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The Hunt

Play trailer Poster for The Hunt R,  2013,  1h 50m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 92% 131 Reviews Tomatometer 93% 10,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
92% Tomatometer 131 Reviews 93% Popcornmeter 10,000+ Ratings
A kindergarten teacher's (Mads Mikkelsen) world collapses around him after one of his students (Annika Wedderkopp), who has a crush on him, implies that he committed a lewd act in front of her.
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Critics Consensus

Anchored by Mads Mikkelsen's sympathetic performance, The Hunt asks difficult questions with the courage to pursue answers head on.

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Geoffrey Macnab Sight & Sound Apr 9, 2018
The film continually highlights how easily the seemingly civilised, rational inhabitants of the small town lose their moral bearings - and how irrational their behaviour is. Go to Full Review
Anthony Quinn Independent (UK) Dec 16, 2013
4/5
The acting on all fronts is outstanding, with Mikkelsen holding the centre magnificently as the wronged teacher, his life contaminated by the slow-acting poison of rumour. Go to Full Review
James Adams Globe and Mail Dec 16, 2013
2.5/4
The Hunt's inexorability feels derived more from thematic or ideological concerns than any organic necessity. Go to Full Review
Keith Garlington Keith & the Movies Aug 21, 2022
4.5/5
“The Hunt” can be difficult to watch. It’s confrontational and unflinching. Yet its thought-provoking questions are soaked in realism and relevance. Go to Full Review
Yasser Medina Cinefilia Jun 25, 2020
7/10
It is those themes of communal psychology and the symbolism of loss of innocence that make 'The Hunt (Jagten)' a truly immersive drama. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
Ryan Syrek The Reader (Omaha, NE) Aug 27, 2019
B+
The Hunt is not exactly date movie. In fact, unless you enjoy the feeling of simmering in a warm tub smothered with guilt gravy and stewing in awkward juice, things are going to get uncomfortable. Go to Full Review
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Mar 30, 2019 Started interesting but soon became too forced. Feels like the horror movies. You see where all leads to but not the main character. Fake relationships between the characters. Could have been interesting movie, setting important questions but instead it felt too predictable and false. Positives: actors performance and the way it is filmed. See more
Han S Dec 17, 2018 Some of the greatest performances ever. Will probably leave you angry.
Albus S Aug 26, 2018 Good idea for a film but lost its credibility in its complete lack of legal and ethical process. For example, a child reporting such an experience is interviewed by an expert with the parent present. Not by some cackhanded idiot who puts words into a child's mouth. At no point did the accused, hapless chap seek legal advice. At no point was the head of the nursery investigated for her inflammatory reaction as opposed to a calm, legal response to a difficult situation. At no point were the police involved in the continued abuse and harassment of a public citizen. At no point was the child seen by a child psychologist to ascertain what actually happened. Instead, she was bombarded with statements from adults she trusted, and opened up to, to reinforce their own fantasy. Again, excellent idea but very very poorly and unconvincingly executed. Shame. Could have been really good. See more
Albus G Apr 29, 2018 Powerful, disturbing, excellent tale that will sit with the view for some time afterward. Difficult to watch, but well worth it.
Rey W Mar 22, 2018 Brave intelligent film depicting the RESULTING hysteria surrounding child ABUSE ALLEGATIONS, cleverly no one is really at fault and yet the consequences of a child's tale have SEVERe consequences. BEAUTIFULLY made and acted, film making at its best. See more
Luke S Feb 11, 2018 Very uncomfortable movie, to watch what happens to this man. How cruel people can be. What can happen to a person in the blink of an eye, with no evidence of wrongdoing. Still, I believe this is a rare thing to happen in reality, so I didn't like the fact that it may push some to disbelieve when this sort of thing does happen. However, the movie brings home the damage done, when a public goes too far in believing something, one way or the other, without enough evidence. And shows that cruelty is perhaps not the way to react. Good movie with wonderful acting. And my goodness...how good can a man's bone structure be? THIS good, apparently. He was certainly blessed in the looks department. But back to the movie: it's disturbing, wonderfully acted and written, a little unbelievable in the neighbors' treatment of their friend, and kept my attention for the full length of the movie. Men may find this more disturbing than women. Our male friend left the movie after a while, refusing to watch further; he found it too disturbing. But it's a good movie. If you're depressed and need a pick-me-up, though....this isn't it. See more
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Movie Info

Synopsis A kindergarten teacher's (Mads Mikkelsen) world collapses around him after one of his students (Annika Wedderkopp), who has a crush on him, implies that he committed a lewd act in front of her.
Director
Thomas Vinterberg
Producer
Sisse Graum Jørgensen, Morten Kaufmann
Screenwriter
Tobias Lindholm
Distributor
Magnolia Pictures
Production Co
Zentropa Entertainment
Rating
R (Language|A Graphic Image|Sexual Content|Violence)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Danish
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 12, 2013, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 12, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA)
$611.0K
Runtime
1h 50m
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