Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Breakneck
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- darkly comic
- satirical
- violent
- late night horror viewing
- group movie night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film an energetic but uneven darkly humorous action thriller whose political satire and graphic spectacle do not fully overcome its formulaic construction.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The human hunt is embedded in a dark internet conspiracy and targets opposing political identities, making polarization the film's central satirical subject.
Crystal turns the tables on the organized group hunting the strangers and becomes the decisive force in the survival game.
Twelve strangers awaken in a remote clearing and are hunted for sport as part of an orchestrated lethal contest.
The film combines survival-horror killings and graphic set pieces with darkly humorous, irreverent presentation.
Films like The Hunt, and why
Ready or Not
shared darkly comic survival horror, social satire, and violent death-game premise
The Belko Experiment
shared politically charged satire, brutal action, and ordinary people targeted in a conspiracy
Mayhem
shared survival thriller structure, grotesque humor, and class-conscious violence
Movie Details
- Director
- Craig Zobel
- Release Date
- 2020-03-11
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Rating
- 6.7 / 10 (3831)
Cast
- Betty Gilpin
- Hilary Swank
- Ethan Suplee
- Teri Wyble
- Ike Barinholtz
- Wayne Duvall
- Emma Roberts
- Christopher Berry
- Sturgill Simpson
- Kate Nowlin
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Hunt about?
- A resourceful woman transforms a conspiracy-driven human hunt into a savage, darkly comic reckoning with political tribalism.
- What is The Hunt like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Hunt as breakneck, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The Hunt violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in The Hunt as graphic.
- What did critics think of The Hunt?
- Critics broadly found the film an energetic but uneven darkly humorous action thriller whose political satire and graphic spectacle do not fully overcome its formulaic construction.
- Which films are like The Hunt?
- Films with a similar feel include Ready or Not, The Belko Experiment, and Mayhem.
- How long is The Hunt?
- The Hunt runs 90 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Hunt?
- In United States, The Hunt is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home.
