After Ever Happy

2022 1h 35m EN

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6.8

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★6.8TMDB · 1,403

RomanceDrama

Synopsis

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As a shocking truth about a couple's families emerges, the two lovers discover they are not so different from each other. Tessa is no longer the sweet, simple, good girl she was when she met Hardin — any more than he is the cruel, moody boy she fell so hard for.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Josephine Langford
Tessa Young
Hero Fiennes Tiffin
Hardin Scott
Carter Jenkins
Robert
Louise Lombard
Trish Daniels
Chance Perdomo
Landon Gibson
Rob Estes
Ken Scott
Arielle Kebbel
Kimberly "Kim" Vance
Stephen Moyer
Christian Vance

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Castille Landon
Writers: Sharon Soboil
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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Released 4 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "After Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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CAST

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Directed by Castille Landon, shot by Joshua Reis. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by George Kallis. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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CAST

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Josephine Langford and Hero Fiennes Tiffin and Carter Jenkins carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 6

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt13070038 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Castille Landon directs. Joshua Reis behind the camera. George Kallis scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

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1Released 4 years ago.
2Part of the "After Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Castille Landon, shot by Joshua Reis. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by George Kallis. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Josephine Langford and Hero Fiennes Tiffin and Carter Jenkins carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt13070038 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Released under 11 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Joshua Reis
Original score: George Kallis
Production design: Iñigo Navarro
Stunt coordinator: Stanimir Stamatov
Runtime: 95 min · 1h 35m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $14,000,000
Box office: $19,238,073
Return: 137% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: After Ever Happy (2022)

Part of

After Collection

Based on the 2014 new adult fiction novel of the same name by Anna Todd, the After series follows Tessa, an inexperienced young woman who begins to romance Hardin, a brooding student with a mysterious past. Subsequent films show the trials and tribulations of their relationship.

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CinemaSerf2022-10-21
★ 5/10
This is just the gift that keeps on giving... Only thing is, once you take the admittedly attractive wrapping from the box, the present is empty! This continues the on/off, love/hate, familial discord of "Tessa" (Josephine Langford) and her beau "Hardin" (Hero Fiennes Tiffin). The thrust here (and there is far less actual thrusting in this film than in the others) seems to be to prove that the young lovers are maturing; they are beginning to realise that they are more two peas in a pod than we might have originally considered. This also develops the roles of the parents - especially "Trish" (Louise Lombard) and "Ken" (Rob Estes) as we discover they have plenty of demons of their own, and so frankly it is no real wonder that the weans have grown up quite so dysfunctional. It is hard to know just quite who this film is for. The story is all over the place, the melodrama weak and implausible and the characterisations become less and less engaging as this tiresome and frankly rather boring franchise drags all of their unwanted dirty washing onto the screen. It is also quite difficult to know whom this is relevant too or for, and HFT is as wooden as a board throughout. The production is adequate, clearly these have been made on a modest budget, but the writing is as infantile as the performances. I gather there are more to come - can't wait!
HitlerMalphite2026-03-14
★ 8/10
Very forgettable entry in the After serie. In this one Tessa is finally free from her toxic ex boyfriend and is thriving. Unfortunately for her, he makes his way back into her life to cannibalize once again their relationship (did I mention he wrote a book about it?). She falls for it again, which makes her tonight biggest loser. A bad movie overall, you could skip this one, although some memorable scene of Hardin drinking (and setting an appartment on fire!).