The Hunt

Name: The Hunt
Director: Thomas Vinterberg
Genre: Drama
Released: 2012-11-14
Duration: 115 min
Rating: 8.3
Cast: Mads Mikkelsen, Thomas Bo Larsen, Annika Wedderkopp

A teacher lives a lonely life, all the while struggling over his son's custody. His life slowly gets better as he finds love and receives good news from his son, but his new luck is about to be brutally shattered by an innocent li...

Trailer

Director

Thomas Vinterberg

Studio

N/A

Release

14 Nov 2012

Runtime

115 min

Genres

Drama

Cast & Characters

Mads Mikkelsen

Thomas Bo Larsen

Annika Wedderkopp

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Critical Assessment

IMDb

8.3/10

RT Critics

92%

Metacritic

77/100

The Hunt holds 8.3/10 on IMDb (397,079 votes), 92% on Rotten Tomatoes, 77/100 on Metacritic.

Not enough independent critic/audience score breakdown available.

Ratings as of 2026-07-30

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AI Verdict

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Based on aggregated scores (8.3/10 on IMDb (397,079 votes), 92% on Rotten Tomatoes, 77/100 on Metacritic), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Fan & Critic Buzz

AI Summary

The movie "The Hunt" received mixed reviews from critics and audiences alike, with some praising its well-scripted and performed storytelling, while others found it difficult to get through due to its intense and emotionally draining content. The film's director was commended for his work, but some reviewers noted that the plot could have been developed further to make it more engaging.

Reviews

Well scripted, well performed, well staged. A round movie with a fantastic Mads Mikkelsen. Honestly, I think this movie would have been even better with some more minutes on it to develop the plot even further. Fantastic directing.
Andres Gomez · 9/10
Viewers beware: this is not an easy or light watch. Mads Mikkelsen absolutely kills it as a somewhat lonely single man, who suddenly finds love and welcomes his son to live with him. That's all I'll reveal in the review, no spoilers here. But again, this isn't a light film, nor s…
tmdb15435519 · 10/10
Happy to file this one under 'Films I Evidently Didn't Get'. <b>[Edit: I can't lie, I'm absolutely waffling below. Apologies in advance and totally feel free to ignore, I just typed whatever came into my head because I'm simply so unsure about this. I've articulated myself awfull…
r96sk · 5/10
"Don't accuse someone of thing with ignorance, you'll regret it later" - Quran
ARGMAN · 7/10
Although this is set amidst a small rural community, it could just as easily transfer to any society where a small white lie can lead to a misunderstanding that brings out the vigilante in any of us. That’s the situation that primary school teacher “Lucas” (Mads Mikkelsen) finds…
CinemaSerf · 7/10

From the trailer's comments

I just watched this movie after putting it off for a long time and I have to say that it really was an incredible film. One of the most compelling and moving, yet depressing and emotionally draining movies I ever watched.
@HugoSoup57 · 16 likes
Just saw this hell of a movie..i mean this has to be one of the greatest performance of all time
@arijitdas2961 · 7 likes
What a GUT WRENCHING movie!!! Forget your old school stuff. This movie is so intense and you can never relax. Is such a very difficult story but executed flawlessly. ABSOLUTELY RECOMMEND IT on 2021 : ) (Jagten 2012) NOTE -- I had to stop a few times because the content of the mov…
@rayadouno7811 · 8 likes
Yes yes YES! Great news! I was in fear of this not being released in the states. With Mads's popularity growing even more so, it's sort-of dumb not to get this!
@JoshuaParmer · 8 likes
A great film. I’d highly recommend watching it because it’s so gripping.
@nath_2107 · 3 likes
Filme excelente!
@carmemreginaoliveiralescan4086 · 0 likes
Sooo nice
@andreyRuSk · 0 likes
Very good! Just needed to see it!
@MartinRalchevski · 1 likes