Andrew Garfield & Julia Roberts' R-Rated Thriller Hits Prime Video This Month
If you've been waiting to catch After the Hunt at home, you won't be waiting long. Amazon says the R-rated thriller lands on Prime Video on November 20, 2025 - just 41 days after its theatrical release.
That's a quick turnaround. The film bowed at the 2025 Venice International Film Festival, had a brief run in theaters, and now it's heading straight into living rooms.
What's the movie actually about?
Director Luca Guadagnino (movies and tv series) centers the story on a campus accusation that doesn't stay contained. A college student, Margaret "Maggie" Resnick (Ayo Edebiri (movies and tv series)), accuses Professor Henrik "Hank" Gibson of sexual assault. The fallout pulls in Professor Alma Imhoff (Julia Roberts (movies and tv series)), who's carrying a secret of her own - one that complicates everything.
Andrew Garfield (movies and tv series) stands behind her in After the Hunt.
Andrew Garfield co-stars, and the cast leans hard into the moral gray. It's intimate. Messy. The kind of slow-burn where every glance can feel like a confession.
How did it play with critics and audiences?
Not great, honestly. After the Hunt sits at 37% with critics and 38% with audiences on Rotten Tomatoes - a sharp drop compared to many of Guadagnino's past films. One review called out a late-game pivot that doesn't quite land, arguing the ending keeps viewers at arm's length when it should be pulling them in.
The box office told a similar story. On a reported $70-80 million budget, the movie earned $9 million worldwide ($3.2 million domestic). Tough numbers for a star-led release.
So why the fast streaming date?
A 41-day window suggests Amazon wants more people to see it now, not later. It's also practical: word-of-mouth can build on streaming in a way it didn't in theaters. And with awards chatter circling other fall releases, putting the film on Prime Video keeps it in the conversation - even if it's a different conversation than the studio hoped for.
Quick details
- Streaming: Prime Video on November 20, 2025
- Rating: R
- Director: Luca Guadagnino
- Cast highlights: Julia Roberts, Andrew Garfield, Ayo Edebiri
- Festival debut: 2025 Venice International Film Festival (La Biennale)
Awards note (and a bit of good news)
Despite the soft reception, Guadagnino and Roberts will receive the 2025 Gotham Awards Visionary Tribute at the 35th annual Gotham Film Awards on December 1. It's a nod to the risks they took - and, maybe, to the fact that risk is the point. Details on the organization here: The Gotham.
What's next for the team
Garfield is already re-teaming with Guadagnino on Artificial, a comedy-drama about OpenAI CEO Sam Altman (movies and tv series). Garfield plays Altman, with a supporting cast that includes Monica Barbaro (movies and tv series), Yura Borisov (movies and tv series), Cooper Hoffman (movies and tv series), Cooper Koch (movies and tv series), Jason Schwartzman (movies and tv series), Billie Lourd (movies and tv series), Zosia Mamet (movies and tv series), Chris O'Dowd (movies and tv series) - and Ike Barinholtz (movies and tv series) as Elon Musk (movies and tv series). That one will get people talking before a single trailer drops.
He's also set for Voyagers as Carl Sagan (movies and tv series) and the limited series Wild Things alongside Jude Law (movies and tv series). Roberts, meanwhile, leads Sam Esmail (movies and tv series)'s upcoming thriller Panic Carefully and is expected to return for the in-development Ocean's 14.
The takeaway
After the Hunt didn't find its footing in theaters, but streaming is a second chance. If you skipped it because of the reviews, this is the easier, cheaper way to see what the debate's about and decide for yourself. And if you're tracking awards season and talent trajectories, the Gotham tribute and the Garfield-Guadagnino reunion say it plainly: no one (movies and tv series)'s slowing down.
