The Hunting Ground (2015)
90%RT Audience Score: 85%
Awards & Nominations: NA
The Hunting Ground isn’t director Kirby Dick’s strongest work as a filmmaker, but the movie’s powerful message more than trumps any technical weaknesses.
The Hunting Ground” is a must-see documentary for anyone who cares about the safety and well-being of college students. It’s a powerful and infuriating portrayal of how universities have failed to protect their students from sexual assault. But don’t worry, it’s not all doom and gloom – there are brave women and men fighting back, and their stories will leave you feeling inspired and hopeful. Just make sure to have some tissues handy, because this film is guaranteed to make you angry, sad, and proud all at the same time.
Production Company(ies)
Dreamworks Pictures, Kemp Company, Splendid Pictures,
Distributor
CNN Films, Radius TWC
Release Type
Streaming, Theatrical, Theatrical (Limited)
Filming Location(s)
MPAA / Certificate
Year of Release
2015
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby
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Aspect ratio:NA
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Runtime:1h 42m
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Language(s):
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Feb 27, 2015 Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 1, 2016
Genre(s)
Documentary
Keyword(s)
The Hunting Ground, documentary, PG-13, Kirby Dick, Caroline Heldman, Kirsten Gillibrand, Amy Ziering, Andrea Pino, Amy Herdy, sexual assault, college campus, retaliation, harassment, justice, box office, budget, reviewed by Ariana Vives, Jason Bailey, Adam Graham, Moira MacDonald, Bill Goodykoontz, Chris Vognar, Stephen Saito, John Fink, MaryAnn Johanson, Glenn Dunks, Tom Meek, Kam Williams, CNN Films, Radius TWC, directed by Kirby Dick, written by Kirby Dick, produced by Kirby Dick, MPAA rating, disturbing thematic material, language, documentary genre, 2015 release, limited release, streaming release, critic reviews, audience score, verified purchase, Fresh Kernels
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Budget and Earnings Details
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Kirsten Gillibrand – self
Amy Ziering – self
Kirby Dick – self
Amy Herdy – self
Andrea Pino – self
Director(s)
Kirby Dick
Writer(s)
Kirby Dick
Producer(s)
NA
Film Festivals
Sundance
Awards & Nominations
NA
Academy Awards
Oscar Nominees
All Critics (73) | Top Critics (38) | Fresh (68) | Rotten (5)
The Hunting Ground succeeds as a damning portrait of how colleges have allowed sexual assault to go unchecked, valuing their own reputations over the lives of vulnerable students.
January 25, 2021
Ariana Vives
Bitch Media
TOP CRITIC
Stunning, powerful, infuriating.
May 30, 2016
Jason Bailey
Flavorwire
TOP CRITIC
An important film to see for parents, students and anyone involved with academia.
April 24, 2015 | Rating: B
Adam Graham
Detroit News
TOP CRITIC
Important but devastating viewing.
April 17, 2015 | Rating: 3.5/4
Moira MacDonald
Seattle Times
TOP CRITIC
When and where your frustration and anger boil over while watching “The Hunting Ground” is an individual experience, one that will be different for everyone who sees it.
April 16, 2015 | Rating: 4/5
Bill Goodykoontz
Arizona Republic
TOP CRITIC
The Hunting Ground qualifies as activist filmmaking. More power to it. You can read all the statistics you want, but there’s no substitute for bearing witness – especially in such overwhelming numbers.
April 9, 2015 | Rating: A-
Chris Vognar
Dallas Morning News
TOP CRITIC
It has succeeded at something far greater by letting the audience come to know all the brave women and men it gets to come forward with their stories, putting a human face on this most inhumane of crimes.
November 15, 2018
Stephen Saito
Moveable Fest
A useful picture that should be required viewing at freshman orientation.
February 23, 2016 | Rating: B+
John Fink
The Film Stage
U.S. universities have plenty of financial incentives to minimize rape on campus, as this enraging film demonstrates. But there are women fighting back…
February 8, 2016
MaryAnn Johanson
Flick Filosopher
…in the moment (hey, there’s nothing that says documentarians have to abide by lawful definitions of “innocent until proven guilty”, I guess) there is an undeniable power to The Hunting Ground that is hard to ignore.
January 20, 2016 | Rating: B
Glenn Dunks
The Film Experience
The whole thing made me fearful for my daughter and ashamed. The Hunting Ground underscores all that and brings to light the faces wronged and those looking to make it stop.
December 21, 2015 | Rating: 3/4
Tom Meek
Cambridge Day
An unnerving expose about the proliferation of rape on college campuses across America.
December 18, 2015 | Rating: 4/4
Kam Williams
Baret News…
Plot
The Hunting Ground is a documentary that sheds light on the issue of sexual assault on college campuses and the retaliation and harassment faced by survivors as they fight for justice.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
The cast and crew section of The Hunting Ground on Fresh Kernels includes Andrea Pino, one of the survivors featured in the documentary.
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