The Hunt (Jagten) (2013)
94%RT Audience Score: 93%
Awards & Nominations: Won 1 Oscar
3 wins & 8 nominations total
Anchored by Mads Mikkelsen’s sympathetic performance, The Hunt asks difficult questions with the courage to pursue answers head on.
The Hunt is like a rollercoaster ride, but instead of loops and drops, it’s a wild ride of emotions. You’ll feel angry, frustrated, and even a little scared as you watch the story unfold. The acting is top-notch, especially Mikkelsen who will have you rooting for him from start to finish. Just be warned, this is not a movie to watch on a first date unless you want to spend the rest of the night in awkward silence.
Production Company(ies)
Paramount Pictures, Mace Neufeld Productions, Nina Saxon Film Design
Distributor
Magnolia Pictures
Release Type
Theatrical
Filming Location(s)
Lake James, Burke County, North Carolina, USA
MPAA / Certificate
PG
Year of Release
1990
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby
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Aspect ratio:2.35 : 1
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Runtime:1h 50m
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Language(s):English, Russian
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Country of origin:Denmark, Sweden
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Jul 12, 2013 Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 12, 2014
Genre(s)
Drama
Keyword(s)
starring Mads Mikkelsen, Thomas Bo Larsen, Annika Wedderkopp, Lasse Fogelstrøm, Susse Wold, Anne Louise Hassing, directed by Thomas Vinterberg, written by Tobias Lindholm, Thomas Vinterberg, drama, R rating, box office gross $611.0K, reviewed by Geoffrey Macnab, Anthony Quinn, James Adams, Thelma Adams, Chris Vognar, Moira MacDonald, Yasser Medina, Ryan Syrek, Chris Hunneysett, Patrick Gamble, PJ Nabarro, Frank Ochieng, Danish language, Sisse Graum Jørgensen producer, Morten Kaufmann producer
Worldwide gross: $200,512,643
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $462,259,715
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 316
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 50,410,002
US/Canada gross: $122,012,643
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $281,286,650
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 216
US/Canada opening weekend: $17,161,835
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $39,564,712
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 314
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $30,000,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $69,161,681
Production budget ranking: 609
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $37,243,565
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): $355,854,469
ROI to date (est.): 334%
ROI ranking: 412
Thomas Bo Larsen – Theo
Annika Wedderkopp – Klara
Lasse Fogelstrøm – Marcus
Susse Wold – Grethe
Anne Louise Hassing – Agnes
Director(s)
Thomas Vinterberg
Writer(s)
Tobias Lindholm, Thomas Vinterberg
Producer(s)
Sisse Graum Jørgensen, Morten Kaufmann
Film Festivals
Cannes, Telluride, Toronto
Awards & Nominations
Won 1 Oscar
3 wins & 8 nominations total
Academy Awards
Oscar Nominees
All Critics (134) | Top Critics (46) | Fresh (124) | Rotten (10)
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.
April 9, 2018
Geoffrey Macnab
Sight & Sound
TOP CRITIC
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.
December 16, 2013 | Rating: 4/5
Anthony Quinn
Independent (UK)
TOP CRITIC
The Hunt’s inexorability feels derived more from thematic or ideological concerns than any organic necessity.
December 16, 2013 | Rating: 2.5/4
James Adams
Globe and Mail
TOP CRITIC
Vinterberg uses a sharp cinematic knife to cut to the core of the matter: that the human heart can never be entirely civilized and, ultimately, each man is alone with his fate.
October 31, 2013
Thelma Adams
Yahoo! Movies
TOP CRITIC
Thomas Vinterberg’s The Hunt conveys the sinister swirl of persecution more vividly than any film I can remember.
August 29, 2013 | Rating: A-
Chris Vognar
Dallas Morning News
TOP CRITIC
Through it all, we see an idyllic-looking community, where glorious fall colors fade into twinkling December snow – a pretty frame for a terrifying story of a modern-day witch hunt.
August 16, 2013 | Rating: 3.5/4
Moira MacDonald
Seattle Times
TOP CRITIC
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]
June 25, 2020 | Rating: 7/10
Yasser Medina
Cinemaficionados
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.
August 27, 2019 | Rating: B+
Ryan Syrek
The Reader (Omaha, NE)
absorbing and darkly disturbing
July 25, 2019 | Rating: 4/5
Chris Hunneysett
The Sunday People
Absorbing yet ultimately forgettable, this gruelling and voyeuristic depiction of an innocent man suffering at the hands of a frenzied mob adds nothing new
February 6, 2019 | Rating: 3/5
Patrick Gamble
CineVue
There’s something disingenuous about the way the drama purposely excludes the normal social frameworks that would necessarily vet what are extremely serious allegations.
February 4, 2019 | Rating: 2/5
PJ Nabarro
Patrick Nabarro
…gripping and observant . The Hunt is a hellish private nightmare for a condemned man lost in the confines of chaos, confusion and the contamination of unfounded hysteria.
November 12, 2018 | Rating: 3.5/4
Frank Ochieng
SF Crowsnest…
Plot
In November 1984, at the height of the Cold War, the Soviet Union creates a new nuclear submarine that runs silent due to a revolutionary propulsion system. The Russian submarine Captain, Marko Ramius (Sir Sean Connery), defects. His goal is taking it to the U.S. to prevent the Russians from using it to start nuclear war against the U.S.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
Mads Mikkelsen’s performance in The Hunt is described as “sympathetic” and “tensely controlled.”
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