Hedda

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Hedda

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2025

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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Critics Consensus

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.

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Christy Lemire

FilmWeek (LAist)

Nov 10

Tessa Thompson is radiant and commanding.

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Craig Mathieson

The Age (Australia)

Nov 7

4/5

The machinations, like the camera’s movement, are elegant.

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Lee Zumpe

Tampa Bay Newspapers

Mar 22

Thompson leans into the character’s self-centeredness. She shows no sign of genuine empathy, though she sometimes feigns compassion to manipulate those around her.

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Samuel Leggett Jr.

JVS Media & Productions/Team JVS

Feb 26

6.5/10

Tessa Thompson is a force of nature in this reimagining of Hedda Gabler. Visually beautiful with great acting, but the pacing drags and it’s hard to connect with the characters emotionally. A film that feels cold and distant.

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

Jan 21

1.5/4

...a mostly underwhelming endeavor that gets off to an almost disastrously lackluster, uninvolving start...

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Katherine

Oct 25

needed more context! i wanted more! i needed more queer-coded moments.

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Alan Q

@RT14308229 5d

An ironic thing about this interpretation of "Hedda Gabler"--for a film whose intention is to free the play from its 19th‑century constraints, it ends up feeling more like a chamber piece than most actual stage productions. It’s not a terrible movie, but it’s stylized in a way that made me feel like I was watching a restaged Broadway production — the kind an avant‑garde director mounts to prove he’s graduated from regional theatre.

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D P

@RT45936356 Mar 16

Nah, this ain't it. Let's start with the positive. The cinematography is gorgeous, and all the actors did a fine job. That concludes that. I found myself several times staring at the image of the screen while ignoring the dialogue. I had to rewind a few times. The major offense, though, is how it was casted. I don't mind updating for the modern times. Ibsen is Norwegian, so the original cast was... Norwegian. Yet! Here we have 2 of the main "non-European" actors playing proper sociopaths. A deliberate decision was made here. And with that, Nia Dacosta goes on a list of people who will not have my support going forward.

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Chris R

@RT06938315 Mar 15

Fine performances and beautiful photography weighed down by a forced melodrama and an unyieldingly dismal view of relationships. This ain't Ibsen re-imagined. It's Ibsen replaced by a neverland of "modern" ideas about life.

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Sedale S.

@sedale143 Mar 15

Definitely an Oscar snub. Tessa Thompson could have easily been swapped in for Kate Hudson or Emma Stone for best actress. Nia DaCosta also could have been nominated for best director and best adapted screenplay. It’s a beautifully made movie and the screenplay is modernized well enough but also keeps the soul of the source material.

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Anya S

@AnyaS Mar 11

Awful people, awful bore. The attempt at anachronism and updating the sexuality and ethnicities doesn't work...all this intrigue over improving one's standing in academia? Good riddance, Hedda!

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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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