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{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
| name = After
| image = After 2019 film.png
| image = After 2019 film.png
| alt = A young man and a woman, both white, hold each other in a near-kiss embrace.
| alt = A young man and a woman, both white, hold each other in a near-kiss embrace.
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* Tamara Chestna
* Tamara Chestna
* Jenny Gage
* Jenny Gage
* Tom Betterton
}}
}}
| based_on = {{Based on|''[[After (Todd novel)|After]]''|[[Anna Todd]]}}
| based_on = {{Based on|''[[After (Todd novel)|After]]''|[[Anna Todd]]}}
| producer = {{Plainlist|
| producer = {{Plainlist|
* [[Jennifer Gibgot]]
* Jennifer Gibgot
* [[Courtney Solomon]]
* [[Courtney Solomon]]
* [[Mark Canton]]
* [[Mark Canton]]
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* [[Offspring Entertainment]]
* [[Offspring Entertainment]]
* Frayed Pages Entertainment
* Frayed Pages Entertainment
* [[Wattpad|Wattpad Studios]]
* Wattpad Studios
}}
}}
| distributor = [[Aviron Pictures]]
| distributor = [[Aviron Pictures]]
| released = {{Film date|2019|04|08|Los Angeles|2019|04|12|United States}}
| released = {{Film date|2019|04|08|[[The Grove at Farmers Market|The Grove]]|2019|04|12|United States}}
| runtime = 106 minutes<ref>{{cite web |title=After |url=https://bbfc.co.uk/releases/after-2019 |publisher=[[British Board of Film Classification]] |access-date=5 August 2019 |archive-date=July 30, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190730233017/https://bbfc.co.uk/releases/after-2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| runtime = 106 minutes<ref>{{cite web |title=After |url=https://bbfc.co.uk/releases/after-2019 |publisher=[[British Board of Film Classification]] |access-date=August 5, 2019 |archive-date=July 30, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190730233017/https://bbfc.co.uk/releases/after-2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| country = United States
| country = United States
| language = English
| language = English
| budget = $14 million<ref name="BOM" />
| budget = $14&nbsp;million<ref name="BOM" />
| gross = $69.5 million<ref name="BOM">{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=after2019.htm |title=After (2019) |website=[[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date=May 31, 2019 |archive-date=June 26, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190626194138/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=after2019.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>
| gross = $69.5&nbsp;million<ref name="BOM">{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=after2019.htm |title=After (2019) |website=[[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date=May 31, 2019 |archive-date=June 26, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190626194138/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=after2019.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>
}}
}}
'''''After''''' is a 2019 American [[romantic drama]] film directed by Jenny Gage and written by Gage, Susan McMartin and Tamara Chestna, based on the [[After (Todd novel)|2014 novel of the same name]] by [[Anna Todd]]. The film stars [[Josephine Langford]] and [[Hero Fiennes Tiffin]] and follows an inexperienced teenage girl who begins to romance a mysterious student during her first months of college. The cast includes [[Selma Blair]], [[Inanna Sarkis]], [[Shane Paul McGhie]], [[Pia Mia]], Khadijha Red Thunder, [[Dylan Arnold]], [[Samuel Larsen]], [[Jennifer Beals]] and [[Peter Gallagher]] in supporting roles.
'''''After''''' is a 2019 American [[romantic drama film]] directed by Jenny Gage, who co-wrote the screenplay with Susan McMartin, Tamara Chestna, and Tom Betterton, based on the 2014 novel [[After (Todd novel)|of the same name]] by [[Anna Todd]]. It is the first installment in the [[After (film series)|''After'' film series]]. The film stars [[Hero Fiennes Tiffin]] and [[Josephine Langford]] and follows a young woman who begins to romance a mysterious student during her first months of college. The cast includes [[Selma Blair]], [[Inanna Sarkis]], [[Shane Paul McGhie]], [[Pia Mia]], Khadijha Red Thunder, [[Dylan Arnold]], [[Samuel Larsen]], [[Jennifer Beals]] and [[Peter Gallagher]] in supporting roles.


''After'' premiered at [[The Grove at Farmers Market|The Grove]] in [[Los Angeles]] on April 8, 2019. Despite largely negative reviews from critics, who criticized its screenplay and narrative glamorized abusive relationships, it was a commercial success, grossing $69.5 million worldwide against its $14 million budget.
''After'' premiered at [[The Grove at Farmers Market|The Grove]] in Los Angeles on April 8, 2019, and was released in the United States on April 12, by [[Aviron Pictures]]. Despite negative reviews from critics, who criticized its screenplay and narrative glamorizing abusive relationships, it was a commercial success, grossing over $69 million worldwide against its $14 million budget.


The film launched the [[After (film series)|''After'' film series]].
A sequel, ''[[After We Collided]]'', was released in 2020.


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
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Tessa Young begins her [[freshman]] year of college by moving into her dorm room with the help of her mother, Carol, and her boyfriend, Noah. During this process she meets her new roommate Steph and Steph's girlfriend Tristan. The day after, Tessa shares a brief encounter with Steph's friend, Hardin Scott. The following day Steph persuades Tessa to attend a party where she meets Steph's other friends: Zed, Molly, and Jace, and meets Hardin for the second time. The group play truth or dare, which reveals Tessa's virginity; she is dared to kiss Hardin but refuses. Later on at the party Hardin attempts to kiss Tessa, but she rejects his advances and leaves.
Tessa Young begins her first year of college by moving into her dorm room with the help of her mother, Carol, and her boyfriend, Noah. During this process she meets her new roommate Steph and her girlfriend Tristan. The day after, Tessa shares a brief encounter with Steph's friend, Hardin Scott.

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The following day Steph persuades Tessa to attend a party where she meets her other friends: Zed, Molly, and Jace, and meets Hardin for the second time. The group play truth or dare, which reveals Tessa's virginity; she is dared to kiss Hardin but refuses. Later on at the party Hardin attempts to kiss Tessa, but she rejects his advances and leaves.

The following day Tessa meets with Landon, a classmate she met on her first day of classes, who reveals to her that he and Hardin are soon to become stepbrothers, with his mother engaged to Hardin's father. Following a class debate Hardin again approaches Tessa and insists they start over, inviting her to a nearby lake.

While they swim, Hardin kisses Tessa, saying that they cannot remain only friends. Later, they encounter Molly and Zed at a diner, following which Tessa promises to tell her boyfriend about the kiss she shared with Hardin. He tells her not to do so, saying that he does not date, disappointing her.

Noah surprises Tessa with a visit, and they experience an evening together around a bonfire. In a game of 'suck and blow' at the bonfire party, Jace purposely fails in order to kiss Tessa, making Hardin jealous and leading to a physical confrontation. While Noah sleeps in Tessa's bed after the party, she leaves to check in on Hardin, who has destroyed the house in a drunken rage. She comforts him and they kiss.


The next day Tessa returns to her dorm to check on Noah who, realising her affair with Hardin, leaves her, heartbroken. Tessa and Hardin finally decide to date, but her mother threatens to cut her off financially if she continues the relationship, believing him to be a bad influence.
The following day Tessa meets with Landon, a classmate she met on her first day of classes, who reveals to her that he and Hardin are soon to become stepbrothers, with his mother engaged to Hardin's father. Following a class debate Hardin again approaches Tessa and insists they start over, inviting her to a nearby lake. While they swim, Hardin kisses Tessa, saying that they cannot remain only friends. Later, the two encounter Molly and Zed at a diner, following which Tessa promises to tell her boyfriend about the kiss she shared with Hardin. Hardin tells her not to do so, saying that he does not date, disappointing Tessa. Noah surprises Tessa with a visit, and the two experience an evening together around a bonfire. In a game of 'suck and blow' at the bonfire party, Jace purposely fails in order to kiss Tessa, making Hardin jealous and leading to a physical confrontation. While Noah sleeps in Tessa's bed after the party, she leaves to check in on Hardin, who has destroyed the house in a drunken rage. She comforts him and the two kiss.


The next day Tessa returns to her dorm to check on Noah, who discovers her affair with Hardin and leaves her, heartbroken. Tessa and Hardin finally decide to date, but her mother threatens to cut her off financially if she continues the relationship, believing Hardin to be a bad influence. Hardin finds an apartment for the two to live together and they attend his father's wedding reception. Hardin reveals that his father was a drunk and that his mother was assaulted by some men his father provoked while drunk. Tessa comforts him and the two head back to their apartment to have sex (Tessa loses her virginity).
Hardin finds an apartment for them to live together in and they attend his father's wedding reception. He reveals that his father was a drunk and his mother was assaulted by some men his father provoked while intoxicated. Tessa comforts him, and they head back to their apartment where she loses her virginity to him.


Later, Tessa grows concerned about the text messages sent to Hardin by Molly; Tessa attempts to confront him, but he dismisses her and leaves. After leaving the apartment searching for him, Tessa finds him at a diner with Molly, Zed, Steph, and Jace. Molly cruelly reveals Hardin's true intentions by showing Tessa a video from the first party they attended, telling that Hardin only pursued Tessa as a challenge, intending to make her fall in love with him before breaking her heart. Hardin attempts to convince Tessa that his intentions changed as he got to know her, but Tessa ends their relationship.
Later, Tessa grows concerned about the text messages sent to Hardin by Molly; she attempts to confront him, but he dismisses her and leaves. After leaving the apartment searching for him, Tessa finds him at a diner with Molly, Zed, Steph, and Jace. Molly cruelly shows Tessa a video from the first party they attended, revealing that he pursued her as a challenge and intended to make her fall in love with him before breaking her heart. Hardin attempts to convince her that his intentions changed as he got to know her, but she ends their relationship.


A heartbroken Tessa returns home to reconcile with her mother and Noah, who both forgive her. In the weeks that follow, Tessa cuts ties with Steph and her group of friends, eventually interviewing for an internship at Vance Publishing. Before she leaves college at the end of the semester, Tessa's lecturer hands her an essay written by Hardin, in which he confesses his love for Tessa; after reading it, Tessa returns to the lake to meet Hardin.
A heartbroken Tessa returns home to reconcile with her mother and Noah, who both forgive her. In the weeks that follow, she cuts ties with Steph and her group of friends, eventually interviewing for an internship at Vance Publishing. Before Tessa leaves college at the end of the semester, her lecturer hands her an essay written by Hardin, in which he confesses his love for her; after reading it, she returns to the lake to meet him.


==Cast==
==Cast==
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* [[Selma Blair]] as Carol Young
* [[Selma Blair]] as Carol Young
* [[Inanna Sarkis]] as Molly
* [[Inanna Sarkis]] as Molly
* [[Shane Paul McGhie]] as Landon
* [[Shane Paul McGhie ]] as Landon
* [[Pia Mia]] as Tristan
* [[Pia Mia]] as Tristan
* Khadijha Red Thunder as Steph
* Khadijha Red Thunder as Steph
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* [[Jennifer Beals]] as Karen
* [[Jennifer Beals]] as Karen
* [[Peter Gallagher]] as Chancellor Ken Scott
* [[Peter Gallagher]] as Chancellor Ken Scott
* [[Naomi Yvonne Watson]] as TV Watcher
}}
}}


==Production==
==Production==
===Development===
===Development===
In 2013, author Anna Todd posted the first chapters of a fanfiction titled ''After'' on fanfiction- and fiction-publishing website Wattpad.<ref name="Buzzfeed">{{Cite web|url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/krishrach/a-fanfic-about-harry-styles-has-been-made-into-a-film|title=The "After" Movie Trailer Is Out And People Have A Lot Of Feelings|last=Krishna|first=Rachael|date=2018-11-23|website=[[BuzzFeed News]]|access-date=2018-12-27|archive-date=December 27, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181227181449/https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/krishrach/a-fanfic-about-harry-styles-has-been-made-into-a-film|url-status=live}}</ref> The fanfiction's original storyline was based on the boyband [[One Direction]], and featured the band's members [[Harry Styles]], [[Liam Payne]], [[Niall Horan]], [[Louis Tomlinson]] and [[Zayn Malik]], portrayed as students at [[Washington State University]]. The story followed Tessa Young, an "innocent good girl" who becomes involved in a relationship with "bad boy" Styles.
In 2013, author Anna Todd posted the first chapters of a [[Fan fiction|fanfiction]] titled ''After'' on fanfiction- and fiction-publishing website [[Wattpad]].<ref name="Buzzfeed">{{Cite web|url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/krishrach/a-fanfic-about-harry-styles-has-been-made-into-a-film|title=The "After" Movie Trailer Is Out And People Have A Lot Of Feelings|last=Krishna|first=Rachael|date=November 23, 2018|website=[[BuzzFeed News]]|access-date=2018-12-27|archive-date=December 27, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181227181449/https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/krishrach/a-fanfic-about-harry-styles-has-been-made-into-a-film|url-status=live}}</ref> The fanfiction's original storyline was based on the boyband [[One Direction]], and featured the band's members [[Harry Styles]], [[Liam Payne]], [[Niall Horan]], [[Louis Tomlinson]] and [[Zayn Malik]], portrayed as students at [[Washington State University]]. The story followed Tessa Young, an "innocent good girl" who becomes involved in a relationship with "bad boy" Styles.


Within a month of publishing the first chapters, the story had acquired 544 million reads; Todd later landed a deal with [[Simon & Schuster]] to publish novelizations of the series, with the lead male character's name changed to Hardin Scott;<ref name="Buzzfeed"/> the novels were subsequently released in 2014. The books gained media attention and became [[The New York Times Best Seller list|''New York Times'' bestseller]]s.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/22/business/media/harry-styles-of-one-direction-stars-in-anna-todds-novel.html|title=Harry Styles of One Direction Stars in Anna Todd's Novel|last=Alter|first=Alexandra|date=October 21, 2014|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=April 26, 2017|archive-date=October 10, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191010174950/https://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/22/business/media/harry-styles-of-one-direction-stars-in-anna-todds-novel.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
Within a month of publishing the first chapters, the story had acquired 544 million reads; Todd later landed a deal with [[Simon & Schuster]] to publish novelizations of the series, with the lead male character's name changed to Hardin Scott;<ref name="Buzzfeed"/> the novels were subsequently released in 2014. The books gained media attention and became [[The New York Times Best Seller list|''New York Times'' bestseller]]s.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/22/business/media/harry-styles-of-one-direction-stars-in-anna-todds-novel.html|title=Harry Styles of One Direction Stars in Anna Todd's Novel|last=Alter|first=Alexandra|date=October 21, 2014|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=April 26, 2017|archive-date=October 10, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191010174950/https://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/22/business/media/harry-styles-of-one-direction-stars-in-anna-todds-novel.html|url-status=live}}</ref>


In 2014, Paramount Pictures acquired the rights to adapt ''After'' for film;<ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2014/10/after-movie-rights-wattpad-book-anna-todd-paramount-852926/ |title='After' Movie: Paramount Acquires Rights To Wattpad Book By Anna Todd |last=Fleming |first=Mike Jr. |date=October 16, 2014 |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=October 16, 2014 |archive-date=October 7, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181007214745/https://deadline.com/2014/10/after-movie-rights-wattpad-book-anna-todd-paramount-852926/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.capitalfm.com/artists/harry-styles/after-movie-fan-fiction-book-wattpad/|title=Harry Styles Fan Fiction 'After' Is Becoming A Hollywood Movie|publisher=[[Capital (radio network)|Capital FM]]|access-date=January 3, 2019|archive-date=March 23, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190323130440/https://www.capitalfm.com/artists/harry-styles/after-movie-fan-fiction-book-wattpad/|url-status=live}}</ref> before the expiry of the company's rights to the film production in mid-2017, the project was headed by screenwriter Susan McMartin. Following this, CalMaple Media and Offspring Entertainment acquired the filming rights, with writer Tamara Chestna hired to rework McMartin's script, and director Jenny Gage overseeing the script's final revisions.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.clevver.com/after-movie-director-jenny-gage/ |title=The ''After'' Movie, Based on One Direction Fanfiction, Finally Finds Its Director |last=Cubria |first=Kaitlin |date=November 29, 2017 |website=[[Clevver]] |access-date=November 29, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171203010034/http://www.clevver.com/after-movie-director-jenny-gage/ |archive-date=December 3, 2017 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://screencraft.org/2018/04/05/interview-screenwriter-producder-tamara-chestna/ |title=Interview with Screenwriter and Producer Tamara Chestna |last=Guimond |first=Natasha |date=April 5, 2018 |website=Screencraft |access-date=April 5, 2018 |archive-date=November 14, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181114060305/https://screencraft.org/2018/04/05/interview-screenwriter-producder-tamara-chestna/ |url-status=live }}</ref> McMartin, Chestna, and Gage all received final script credit. CalMaple Media's [[Mark Canton]] and [[Courtney Solomon]], Offspring Entertainment's Jennifer Gibgot, Wattpad's Aron Levitz, [[Meadow Williams]] of Diamond Film Productions and Dennis Pelino were all credited as producers on the film, alongside Todd herself. The film was financed by CalMaple, [[Voltage Pictures]] and Diamond Film Productions, with executive production by Swen Temmel, Nicolas Charier, Jonathan Deckter, David Dinerstein, Jason Resnick, Scott Karol, Ian Brereton, Eric Lehrman, [[Adam Shankman]], Brian Pitt and Vassal Benford. [[Aviron Pictures]] distributed the film domestically, with Voltage Pictures handling foreign distribution.<ref name="McNary">{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/julia-goldani-telles-hero-fiennes-tiffin-after-1202803386/ |title=Julia Goldani Telles, Hero Fiennes Tiffin to Star in Romance 'After' |last=McNary |first=Dave |date=May 8, 2018 |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=May 8, 2018 |archive-date=May 8, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180508222635/http://variety.com/2018/film/news/julia-goldani-telles-hero-fiennes-tiffin-after-1202803386/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
In 2014, Paramount Pictures acquired the rights to adapt ''After'' for film;<ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2014/10/after-movie-rights-wattpad-book-anna-todd-paramount-852926/ |title='After' Movie: Paramount Acquires Rights To Wattpad Book By Anna Todd |last=Fleming |first=Mike Jr. |date=October 16, 2014 |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=October 16, 2014 |archive-date=October 7, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181007214745/https://deadline.com/2014/10/after-movie-rights-wattpad-book-anna-todd-paramount-852926/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.capitalfm.com/artists/harry-styles/after-movie-fan-fiction-book-wattpad/|title=Harry Styles Fan Fiction 'After' Is Becoming A Hollywood Movie|date=July 24, 2018 |publisher=[[Capital (radio network)|Capital FM]]|access-date=January 3, 2019|archive-date=March 23, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190323130440/https://www.capitalfm.com/artists/harry-styles/after-movie-fan-fiction-book-wattpad/|url-status=live}}</ref> before the expiry of the company's rights to the film production in mid-2017, the project was headed by screenwriter Susan McMartin. Following this, CalMaple Media and Offspring Entertainment acquired the filming rights, with writer Tamara Chestna hired to rework McMartin's script, and director Jenny Gage overseeing the script's final revisions.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.clevver.com/after-movie-director-jenny-gage/ |title=The ''After'' Movie, Based on One Direction Fanfiction, Finally Finds Its Director |last=Cubria |first=Kaitlin |date=November 29, 2017 |website=[[Clevver]] |access-date=November 29, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171203010034/http://www.clevver.com/after-movie-director-jenny-gage/ |archive-date=December 3, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://screencraft.org/2018/04/05/interview-screenwriter-producder-tamara-chestna/ |title=Interview with Screenwriter and Producer Tamara Chestna |last=Guimond |first=Natasha |date=April 5, 2018 |website=Screencraft |access-date=April 5, 2018 |archive-date=November 14, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181114060305/https://screencraft.org/2018/04/05/interview-screenwriter-producder-tamara-chestna/ |url-status=live }}</ref> McMartin, Chestna, and Gage all received final script credit. CalMaple Media's [[Mark Canton]] and [[Courtney Solomon]], Offspring Entertainment's Jennifer Gibgot, Wattpad's Aron Levitz, [[Meadow Williams]] of Diamond Film Productions and Dennis Pelino were all credited as producers on the film, alongside Todd herself. The film was financed by CalMaple, [[Voltage Pictures]] and Diamond Film Productions, with executive production by Swen Temmel, Nicolas Charier, Jonathan Deckter, David Dinerstein, Jason Resnick, Scott Karol, Ian Brereton, Eric Lehrman, [[Adam Shankman]], Brian Pitt and Vassal Benford. [[Aviron Pictures]] distributed the film domestically, with Voltage Pictures handling foreign distribution.<ref name="McNary">{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/julia-goldani-telles-hero-fiennes-tiffin-after-1202803386/ |title=Julia Goldani Telles, Hero Fiennes Tiffin to Star in Romance 'After' |last=McNary |first=Dave |date=May 8, 2018 |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=May 8, 2018 |archive-date=May 8, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180508222635/http://variety.com/2018/film/news/julia-goldani-telles-hero-fiennes-tiffin-after-1202803386/ |url-status=live }}</ref>


===Casting===
===Casting===
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===Filming===
===Filming===
[[Principal photography]] was due to begin in June 2018 in [[Boston, Massachusetts]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/julia-goldani-telles-hero-fiennes-tiffin-after-1202803386/|title=Julia Goldani Telles, Hero Fiennes Tiffin to Star in Romance 'After'|last=McNary|first=Dave|date=May 8, 2018|access-date=November 29, 2018|work=Variety|archive-date=March 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327101406/https://variety.com/2018/film/news/julia-goldani-telles-hero-fiennes-tiffin-after-1202803386/|url-status=live}}</ref> In early July, producer Jennifer Gibgot stated that shooting would begin on July 16, 2018, in Atlanta, Georgia shortly after Langford had been cast as Tessa.<ref>{{cite web |last1=D'Aluisio |first1=Alexandra |title=Julia Goldani Telles Drops Out of After Movie Days Before Filming Begins |url=http://www.clevver.com/julia-goldani-telles-drops-out-after-movie/ |website=Clevver |access-date=July 30, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180708063418/http://www.clevver.com/julia-goldani-telles-drops-out-after-movie/ |archive-date=July 8, 2018 |date=July 6, 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Principal photography was mainly conducted at [[Emory University]], and production was completed on August 24 of the same year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/Bm4KrpWhqDq/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/aftermovie/1853278226466906346 |archive-date=2021-12-23 |url-access=subscription|title=Holy crap. IT'S A WRAP 🎬 #AfterMovie|date=August 24, 2018|access-date=December 9, 2018|via=[[Instagram]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
[[Principal photography]] was due to begin in June 2018 in [[Boston]], Massachusetts.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/julia-goldani-telles-hero-fiennes-tiffin-after-1202803386/|title=Julia Goldani Telles, Hero Fiennes Tiffin to Star in Romance 'After'|last=McNary|first=Dave|date=May 8, 2018|access-date=November 29, 2018|work=Variety|archive-date=March 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327101406/https://variety.com/2018/film/news/julia-goldani-telles-hero-fiennes-tiffin-after-1202803386/|url-status=live}}</ref> In early July, producer Jennifer Gibgot stated that shooting would begin on July 16, 2018, in Atlanta, Georgia shortly after Langford had been cast as Tessa.<ref>{{cite web |last1=D'Aluisio |first1=Alexandra |title=Julia Goldani Telles Drops Out of After Movie Days Before Filming Begins |url=http://www.clevver.com/julia-goldani-telles-drops-out-after-movie/ |website=Clevver |access-date=July 30, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180708063418/http://www.clevver.com/julia-goldani-telles-drops-out-after-movie/ |archive-date=July 8, 2018 |date=July 6, 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Principal photography was mainly conducted at [[Emory University]], and production was completed on August 24 of the same year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/Bm4KrpWhqDq/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/aftermovie/1853278226466906346 |archive-date=2021-12-23 |url-access=subscription|title=Holy crap. IT'S A WRAP 🎬 #AfterMovie|date=August 24, 2018|access-date=December 9, 2018|via=[[Instagram]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref>


==Release==
==Release==
''After'' premiered at [[The Grove at Farmers Market|The Grove]] in [[Los Angeles]] on April 8, 2019,<ref name="tweet">{{Cite tweet |number=1114541979780517894 |user=annatodd |title=Shhh but the premiere is at the grove (LA) Monday night so come see us and show your support (with screams&hugs) |author=[[Anna Todd]] |date=April 6, 2019 |access-date=September 25, 2020 }}</ref> and was released in the United States on April 12, 2019, by [[Aviron Pictures]].<ref name="Hipes">{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2018/07/after-movie-anna-todd-release-date-aviron-pictures-deal-1202431754/ |title='After' Movie Based On Anna Todd's YA Books Seals Aviron Pictures Deal, Gets 2019 Release Date |last=Hipes |first=Patrick |date=July 23, 2018 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=September 3, 2018 |archive-date=March 23, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190323130431/https://deadline.com/2018/07/after-movie-anna-todd-release-date-aviron-pictures-deal-1202431754/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The film was released in Latin America on April 10, 2019, by Diamond Films, ahead of its North American release.<ref>{{cite web |title=Película - After: Aquí empieza todo (2019) - Diamond Films |url=https://diamondfilms.com.ar/cl/data-sheet/97-after |website=Diamond Films |access-date=September 25, 2020 |archive-date=January 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125172529/https://diamondfilms.com.ar/cl/data-sheet/97-after |url-status=live }}</ref>
''After'' premiered at [[The Grove at Farmers Market|The Grove]] in Los Angeles on April 8, 2019,<ref name="tweet">{{Cite tweet |number=1114541979780517894 |user=annatodd |title=Shhh but the premiere is at the grove (LA) Monday night so come see us and show your support (with screams&hugs) |author=[[Anna Todd]] |date=April 6, 2019 |access-date=September 25, 2020 }}</ref> and was released in the United States on April 12, 2019, by [[Aviron Pictures]].<ref name="Hipes">{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2018/07/after-movie-anna-todd-release-date-aviron-pictures-deal-1202431754/ |title='After' Movie Based On Anna Todd's YA Books Seals Aviron Pictures Deal, Gets 2019 Release Date |last=Hipes |first=Patrick |date=July 23, 2018 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=September 3, 2018 |archive-date=March 23, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190323130431/https://deadline.com/2018/07/after-movie-anna-todd-release-date-aviron-pictures-deal-1202431754/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The film was released in Latin America on April 10, 2019, by Diamond Films, ahead of its North American release.<ref>{{cite web |title=Película – After: Aquí empieza todo (2019) – Diamond Films |url=https://diamondfilms.com.ar/cl/data-sheet/97-after |website=Diamond Films |access-date=September 25, 2020 |archive-date=January 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125172529/https://diamondfilms.com.ar/cl/data-sheet/97-after |url-status=live }}</ref>


===Box office===
===Box office===
''After'' grossed $12.1 million in the United States and Canada and $57.6 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $69.7 million against a production budget of $14 million.<ref name=BOM/>
''After'' grossed $12.1&nbsp;million in the United States and Canada and $57.6&nbsp;million in other territories for a worldwide total of $69.7&nbsp;million against a production budget of $14&nbsp;million.<ref name=BOM/>


In the United States and Canada, the film was released alongside ''[[Hellboy (2019 film)|Hellboy]]'', ''[[Little (film)|Little]]'' and ''[[Missing Link (2019 film)|Missing Link]]'', and was projected to gross $3–12 million from 2,138 theaters in its opening weekend.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/box-office-preview-will-hellboy-get-singed-by-shazam-1201079|title=Box Office Preview: Will 'Hellboy' Get Singed by 'Shazam'?|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|author=Pamela McClintock|date=April 11, 2019|access-date=April 11, 2019|archive-date=April 11, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190411155256/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/box-office-preview-will-hellboy-get-singed-by-shazam-1201079|url-status=live}}</ref> The film earned $2.9 million on its first day, including $550,000 from Thursday night previews. It went on to debut to $6 million, finishing eighth at the box office.<ref name=opening>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/04/hellboy-shazam-weekend-box-office-1202594516/|title='Shazam!' To Hit $100M Before Friday; 'Little' Mighty With $15M+; 'Hellboy' Extinguished; 'After' Works Overseas – Sunday AM Update|website=Deadline Hollywood|last=D'Alessandro|first=Anthony|date=April 14, 2019|access-date=April 14, 2019|archive-date=April 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190414084309/https://deadline.com/2019/04/hellboy-shazam-weekend-box-office-1202594516/|url-status=live}}</ref> In its second weekend, the film dropped 58% to $2.5 million, finishing 11th.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/04/the-curse-of-la-llorona-shazam-easter-weekend-box-office-2-1202598869/|title=Lowest Easter Weekend At The B.O. Since 2005 Despite $26M Purse Of 'La Llorona' – Saturday AM Update|website=Deadline Hollywood|last=D'Alessandro|first=Anthony|date=April 21, 2019|access-date=April 21, 2019|archive-date=April 20, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190420115431/https://deadline.com/2019/04/the-curse-of-la-llorona-shazam-easter-weekend-box-office-2-1202598869/|url-status=live}}</ref>
In the United States and Canada, the film was released alongside ''[[Hellboy (2019 film)|Hellboy]]'', ''[[Little (film)|Little]]'' and ''[[Missing Link (2019 film)|Missing Link]]'', and was projected to gross $3–12&nbsp;million from 2,138 theaters in its opening weekend.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/box-office-preview-will-hellboy-get-singed-by-shazam-1201079|title=Box Office Preview: Will 'Hellboy' Get Singed by 'Shazam'?|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|first=Pamela|last=McClintock|date=April 11, 2019|access-date=April 11, 2019|archive-date=April 11, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190411155256/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/box-office-preview-will-hellboy-get-singed-by-shazam-1201079|url-status=live}}</ref> The film earned $2.9&nbsp;million on its first day, including $550,000 from Thursday night previews. It went on to debut to $6&nbsp;million, finishing eighth at the box office.<ref name=opening>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/04/hellboy-shazam-weekend-box-office-1202594516/|title='Shazam!' To Hit $100M Before Friday; 'Little' Mighty With $15M+; 'Hellboy' Extinguished; 'After' Works Overseas – Sunday AM Update|website=Deadline Hollywood|last=D'Alessandro|first=Anthony|date=April 14, 2019|access-date=April 14, 2019|archive-date=April 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190414084309/https://deadline.com/2019/04/hellboy-shazam-weekend-box-office-1202594516/|url-status=live}}</ref> In its second weekend, the film dropped 58% to $2.5&nbsp;million, finishing 11th.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/04/the-curse-of-la-llorona-shazam-easter-weekend-box-office-2-1202598869/|title=Lowest Easter Weekend At The B.O. Since 2005 Despite $26M Purse Of 'La Llorona' – Saturday AM Update|website=Deadline Hollywood|last=D'Alessandro|first=Anthony|date=April 21, 2019|access-date=April 21, 2019|archive-date=April 20, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190420115431/https://deadline.com/2019/04/the-curse-of-la-llorona-shazam-easter-weekend-box-office-2-1202598869/|url-status=live}}</ref>


===Critical response===
===Critical response===
On [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film holds an approval rating of {{RT data|score}} based on 39 reviews, with an average rating of {{RT data|average}}. The site's critical consensus reads, "Tepid and tired, ''After''{{'}}s fun flourishes are let down by its generic story."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/after_2019|title=After (2019)|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media|Fandango]]|access-date={{RT data|access date}}|archive-date=November 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111202905/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/after_2019|url-status=live}}</ref> The film has a [[weighted average]] of 30 out of 100 on [[Metacritic]], based on eight critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/after-2019|title=After (2019) reviews|work=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=April 16, 2019|archive-date=September 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200930061005/https://www.metacritic.com/movie/after-2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Audiences polled by [[CinemaScore]] gave the film an average grade of "B" on an A+ to F scale, while those at [[PostTrak]] gave it 2.5 out of 5 stars.<ref name="opening" />
On [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film holds an approval rating of {{RT data|score}} based on 39 reviews, with an average rating of {{RT data|average}}. The site's critical consensus reads, "Tepid and tired, ''After''{{'}}s fun flourishes are let down by its generic story."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/after_2019|title=After (2019)|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media|Fandango]]|access-date={{RT data|access date}}|archive-date=November 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111202905/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/after_2019|url-status=live}}</ref> The film has a [[weighted average]] of 30 out of 100 on [[Metacritic]], based on eight critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/after-2019|title=After (2019) reviews|work=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=April 16, 2019|archive-date=September 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200930061005/https://www.metacritic.com/movie/after-2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Audiences polled by [[CinemaScore]] gave the film an average grade of "B" on an A+ to F scale, while those at [[PostTrak]] gave it 2.5 out of 5 stars.<ref name="opening" />


Critics found the screenplay at fault, with [[Owen Gleiberman]] of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' writing that ''After'' was an "innocuous teen pulp soap opera that flirts with 'danger' but, in fact, keeps surprising you with how mild and safe and predictable it turns out to be."<ref>{{cite web |date= 12 April 2019 |last= Gleiberman |first= Owen |author-link= Owen Gleiberman |title= Film Review: 'After' |url= https://variety.com/2019/film/reviews/after-review-1203187017/ |work= Variety |access-date= July 29, 2019 |archive-date= September 29, 2019 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190929142449/https://variety.com/2019/film/reviews/after-review-1203187017/ |url-status= live }}</ref> John Fink of ''The Film Stage'' echoed this sentiment, commenting that "the talented cast is burdened by a dead on arrival screenplay that waters down what could have been an intoxicating tale of first love," though he noted the film was "beautifully shot" and "occasionally aesthetically pleasing."<ref>{{cite web |date= April 12, 2019 |author1= John Fink |title= 'After' Review: An Uninspired Teen Drama at the Intersection of EL James, Nicholas Sparks, and Freeform |url= https://thefilmstage.com/reviews/review-after-is-an-uninspired-teen-drama-at-the-intersection-of-el-james-nicholas-sparks-and-freeform/ |website= The Film Stage |access-date= July 29, 2019 |archive-date= October 23, 2019 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20191023021501/https://thefilmstage.com/reviews/review-after-is-an-uninspired-teen-drama-at-the-intersection-of-el-james-nicholas-sparks-and-freeform/ |url-status= live }}</ref>
Critics found the screenplay at fault, with [[Owen Gleiberman]] of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' writing that ''After'' was an "innocuous teen pulp soap opera that flirts with 'danger' but, in fact, keeps surprising you with how mild and safe and predictable it turns out to be."<ref>{{cite web |date= April 12, 2019 |last= Gleiberman |first= Owen |author-link= Owen Gleiberman |title= Film Review: 'After' |url= https://variety.com/2019/film/reviews/after-review-1203187017/ |work= Variety |access-date= July 29, 2019 |archive-date= September 29, 2019 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190929142449/https://variety.com/2019/film/reviews/after-review-1203187017/ |url-status= live }}</ref> John Fink of ''The Film Stage'' echoed this sentiment, commenting that "the talented cast is burdened by a dead on arrival screenplay that waters down what could have been an intoxicating tale of first love," though he noted the film was "beautifully shot" and "occasionally aesthetically pleasing."<ref>{{cite web |date= April 12, 2019 |first1= John |last1= Fink |title= 'After' Review: An Uninspired Teen Drama at the Intersection of EL James, Nicholas Sparks, and Freeform |url= https://thefilmstage.com/reviews/review-after-is-an-uninspired-teen-drama-at-the-intersection-of-el-james-nicholas-sparks-and-freeform/ |website= The Film Stage |access-date= July 29, 2019 |archive-date= October 23, 2019 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20191023021501/https://thefilmstage.com/reviews/review-after-is-an-uninspired-teen-drama-at-the-intersection-of-el-james-nicholas-sparks-and-freeform/ |url-status= live }}</ref>


===Accolades===
===Accolades===
''After'' won the 2019 [[Teen Choice Awards|Teen Choice Award]] in the category Choice Drama Movie<ref>{{cite news | title=Teen Choice Awards 2019: Here's the full list of winners | newspaper=Business Standard India | date=12 August 2019 | url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/teen-choice-awards-2019-here-s-the-full-list-of-winners-119081200572_1.html | access-date=8 October 2021 | archive-date=October 8, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211008220259/https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/teen-choice-awards-2019-here-s-the-full-list-of-winners-119081200572_1.html | url-status=live }}</ref> and the 2019 [[E! People's Choice Awards|E! People's Choice Award]] in the category The Drama Movie of 2019.<ref>{{cite web | last=Malec | first=Brett | title=People's Choice Awards 2019 Winners: The Complete List | website=E! Online | date=11 November 2019 | url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1084925/people-s-choice-awards-2019-winners-the-complete-list | access-date=8 October 2021 | archive-date=November 19, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211119023920/https://www.eonline.com/news/1084925/people-s-choice-awards-2019-winners-the-complete-list | url-status=live }}</ref>
''After'' won the 2019 [[Teen Choice Awards|Teen Choice Award]] in the category Choice Drama Movie<ref>{{cite news | title=Teen Choice Awards 2019: Here's the full list of winners | newspaper=Business Standard India | date=August 12, 2019 | url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/teen-choice-awards-2019-here-s-the-full-list-of-winners-119081200572_1.html | access-date=October 8, 2021 | archive-date=October 8, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211008220259/https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/teen-choice-awards-2019-here-s-the-full-list-of-winners-119081200572_1.html | url-status=live }}</ref> and the 2019 [[E! People's Choice Awards|E! People's Choice Award]] in the category The Drama Movie of 2019.<ref>{{cite web | last=Malec | first=Brett | title=People's Choice Awards 2019 Winners: The Complete List | website=E! Online | date=November 11, 2019 | url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1084925/people-s-choice-awards-2019-winners-the-complete-list | access-date=October 8, 2021 | archive-date=November 19, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211119023920/https://www.eonline.com/news/1084925/people-s-choice-awards-2019-winners-the-complete-list | url-status=live }}</ref>


== Sequels ==
== Sequels ==
{{main|After We Collided|After We Fell|After Ever Happy}}
{{main|After We Collided|After We Fell|After Ever Happy|After Everything (2023 film)}}
In May 2019, a [[sequel]] was announced, with both Langford and Fiennes Tiffin returning to their respective roles.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/05/after-sequel-josephine-langford-hero-fiennes-tiffin-anna-todd-voltage-cannes-1202618418/|title=Voltage Heats Up 'After' Sequel; Josephine Langford & Hero Fiennes Tiffin Returning – Cannes|first=Nancy|last=Tartaglione|date=May 19, 2019|access-date=June 18, 2019|archive-date=June 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190626194136/https://deadline.com/2019/05/after-sequel-josephine-langford-hero-fiennes-tiffin-anna-todd-voltage-cannes-1202618418/|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[After We Collided]]'' released September 2, 2020, with costars [[Dylan Sprouse]], [[Charlie Weber (actor)|Charlie Weber]], [[Rob Estes]], [[Louise Lombard]], [[Candice King]], Karimah Westbrook and Max Ragone.
In May 2019, a sequel was announced, with both Langford and Fiennes Tiffin returning to their respective roles.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/05/after-sequel-josephine-langford-hero-fiennes-tiffin-anna-todd-voltage-cannes-1202618418/|title=Voltage Heats Up 'After' Sequel; Josephine Langford & Hero Fiennes Tiffin Returning – Cannes|first=Nancy|last=Tartaglione|date=May 19, 2019|access-date=June 18, 2019|archive-date=June 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190626194136/https://deadline.com/2019/05/after-sequel-josephine-langford-hero-fiennes-tiffin-anna-todd-voltage-cannes-1202618418/|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[After We Collided]]'' released September 2, 2020, with costars [[Dylan Sprouse]], [[Charlie Weber (actor)|Charlie Weber]], [[Rob Estes]], [[Louise Lombard]], [[Candice King]], Karimah Westbrook and Max Ragone.


A second sequel, ''[[After We Fell]]'', released September 1, 2021. A third sequel, ''[[After Ever Happy]]'', has been completed and was released on September 7, 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last= D'Alessandro |first= Anthony |date= September 8, 2020 |title= 'After' Sequels 'After We Fell' & 'After Ever Happy' Going Into Production; Castille Landon To Direct – Updated |url= https://deadline.com/2020/09/after-sequels-after-well-after-ever-happy-in-production-1234573081/ |access-date= September 14, 2020 |website= [[Deadline Hollywood]] |archive-date= September 20, 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200920193456/https://deadline.com/2020/09/after-sequels-after-well-after-ever-happy-in-production-1234573081/ |url-status= live }}</ref> Another sequel and prequel are in development.<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://deadline.com/2021/04/after-franchise-expands-with-prequel-castille-landon-set-as-director-writer-1234739407/|title = 'After' Franchise Expands with Prequel & Sequel; Castille Landon Set as Director & Writer|date = April 19, 2021|access-date = June 9, 2021|archive-date = May 14, 2021|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210514002121/https://deadline.com/2021/04/after-franchise-expands-with-prequel-castille-landon-set-as-director-writer-1234739407/|url-status = live}}</ref>
A second sequel, ''[[After We Fell]]'', released September 1, 2021. A third sequel, ''[[After Ever Happy]]'', has been completed and was released on September 7, 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last= D'Alessandro |first= Anthony |date= September 8, 2020 |title= 'After' Sequels 'After We Fell' & 'After Ever Happy' Going Into Production; Castille Landon To Direct – Updated |url= https://deadline.com/2020/09/after-sequels-after-well-after-ever-happy-in-production-1234573081/ |access-date= September 14, 2020 |website= [[Deadline Hollywood]] |archive-date= September 20, 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200920193456/https://deadline.com/2020/09/after-sequels-after-well-after-ever-happy-in-production-1234573081/ |url-status= live }}</ref> Another sequel and prequel are in development.<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://deadline.com/2021/04/after-franchise-expands-with-prequel-castille-landon-set-as-director-writer-1234739407/|title = 'After' Franchise Expands with Prequel & Sequel; Castille Landon Set as Director & Writer|date = April 19, 2021|access-date = June 9, 2021|archive-date = May 14, 2021|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210514002121/https://deadline.com/2021/04/after-franchise-expands-with-prequel-castille-landon-set-as-director-writer-1234739407/|url-status = live}}</ref> But in 2023, [[Voltage Pictures]] announced that [[After Everything (2023 film)|After Everything]] is fifth and final chapter of franchise.


On August 24, 2022, it was announced that a fourth sequel titled ''After Everything'' has finished filming. Langford and Fiennes Tiffin are both set to reprise their roles. The fifth and final installment in the ''After'' film series, it will be the only film to not be based on a book in the series.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/movies/a40981886/after-everything-movie-cast-news-release-date-spoilers/|title=Everything We Know About 'After Everything,' the Fifth Movie in the 'After' Franchise|first=Tamara|last=Fuentes|date=August 24, 2022|work=[[Cosmopolitan (magazine)|Cosmopolitan]]|access-date=August 25, 2022|archive-date=August 24, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220824221012/https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/movies/a40981886/after-everything-movie-cast-news-release-date-spoilers/|url-status=live}}</ref>
On August 24, 2022, it was announced that a fourth sequel titled ''[[After Everything (2023 film)|After Everything]]'' has finished filming. Langford and Fiennes Tiffin are both set to reprise their roles. The fifth and final installment in the ''After'' film series, it will be the only film to not be based on a book in the series.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/movies/a40981886/after-everything-movie-cast-news-release-date-spoilers/|title=Everything We Know About 'After Everything,' the Fifth Movie in the 'After' Franchise|first=Tamara|last=Fuentes|date=August 24, 2022|work=[[Cosmopolitan (magazine)|Cosmopolitan]]|access-date=August 25, 2022|archive-date=August 24, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220824221012/https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/movies/a40981886/after-everything-movie-cast-news-release-date-spoilers/|url-status=live}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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After
A young man and a woman, both white, hold each other in a near-kiss embrace.
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJenny Gage
Screenplay by
  • Susan McMartin
  • Tamara Chestna
  • Jenny Gage
  • Tom Betterton
Based onAfter
by Anna Todd
Produced by
Starring
Cinematography
  • Adam Silver
  • Tom Betterton
Edited byMichelle Harrison
Music byJustin Burnett
Production
companies
Distributed byAviron Pictures
Release dates
  • April 8, 2019 (2019-04-08) (The Grove)
  • April 12, 2019 (2019-04-12) (United States)
Running time
106 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$14 million[2]
Box office$69.5 million[2]

After is a 2019 American romantic drama film directed by Jenny Gage, who co-wrote the screenplay with Susan McMartin, Tamara Chestna, and Tom Betterton, based on the 2014 novel of the same name by Anna Todd. It is the first installment in the After film series. The film stars Hero Fiennes Tiffin and Josephine Langford and follows a young woman who begins to romance a mysterious student during her first months of college. The cast includes Selma Blair, Inanna Sarkis, Shane Paul McGhie, Pia Mia, Khadijha Red Thunder, Dylan Arnold, Samuel Larsen, Jennifer Beals and Peter Gallagher in supporting roles.

After premiered at The Grove in Los Angeles on April 8, 2019, and was released in the United States on April 12, by Aviron Pictures. Despite negative reviews from critics, who criticized its screenplay and narrative glamorizing abusive relationships, it was a commercial success, grossing over $69 million worldwide against its $14 million budget.

A sequel, After We Collided, was released in 2020.

Plot

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Tessa Young begins her first year of college by moving into her dorm room with the help of her mother, Carol, and her boyfriend, Noah. During this process she meets her new roommate Steph and her girlfriend Tristan. The day after, Tessa shares a brief encounter with Steph's friend, Hardin Scott.

The following day Steph persuades Tessa to attend a party where she meets her other friends: Zed, Molly, and Jace, and meets Hardin for the second time. The group play truth or dare, which reveals Tessa's virginity; she is dared to kiss Hardin but refuses. Later on at the party Hardin attempts to kiss Tessa, but she rejects his advances and leaves.

The following day Tessa meets with Landon, a classmate she met on her first day of classes, who reveals to her that he and Hardin are soon to become stepbrothers, with his mother engaged to Hardin's father. Following a class debate Hardin again approaches Tessa and insists they start over, inviting her to a nearby lake.

While they swim, Hardin kisses Tessa, saying that they cannot remain only friends. Later, they encounter Molly and Zed at a diner, following which Tessa promises to tell her boyfriend about the kiss she shared with Hardin. He tells her not to do so, saying that he does not date, disappointing her.

Noah surprises Tessa with a visit, and they experience an evening together around a bonfire. In a game of 'suck and blow' at the bonfire party, Jace purposely fails in order to kiss Tessa, making Hardin jealous and leading to a physical confrontation. While Noah sleeps in Tessa's bed after the party, she leaves to check in on Hardin, who has destroyed the house in a drunken rage. She comforts him and they kiss.

The next day Tessa returns to her dorm to check on Noah who, realising her affair with Hardin, leaves her, heartbroken. Tessa and Hardin finally decide to date, but her mother threatens to cut her off financially if she continues the relationship, believing him to be a bad influence.

Hardin finds an apartment for them to live together in and they attend his father's wedding reception. He reveals that his father was a drunk and his mother was assaulted by some men his father provoked while intoxicated. Tessa comforts him, and they head back to their apartment where she loses her virginity to him.

Later, Tessa grows concerned about the text messages sent to Hardin by Molly; she attempts to confront him, but he dismisses her and leaves. After leaving the apartment searching for him, Tessa finds him at a diner with Molly, Zed, Steph, and Jace. Molly cruelly shows Tessa a video from the first party they attended, revealing that he pursued her as a challenge and intended to make her fall in love with him before breaking her heart. Hardin attempts to convince her that his intentions changed as he got to know her, but she ends their relationship.

A heartbroken Tessa returns home to reconcile with her mother and Noah, who both forgive her. In the weeks that follow, she cuts ties with Steph and her group of friends, eventually interviewing for an internship at Vance Publishing. Before Tessa leaves college at the end of the semester, her lecturer hands her an essay written by Hardin, in which he confesses his love for her; after reading it, she returns to the lake to meet him.

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Production

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Development

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In 2013, author Anna Todd posted the first chapters of a fanfiction titled After on fanfiction- and fiction-publishing website Wattpad.[3] The fanfiction's original storyline was based on the boyband One Direction, and featured the band's members Harry Styles, Liam Payne, Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson and Zayn Malik, portrayed as students at Washington State University. The story followed Tessa Young, an "innocent good girl" who becomes involved in a relationship with "bad boy" Styles.

Within a month of publishing the first chapters, the story had acquired 544 million reads; Todd later landed a deal with Simon & Schuster to publish novelizations of the series, with the lead male character's name changed to Hardin Scott;[3] the novels were subsequently released in 2014. The books gained media attention and became New York Times bestsellers.[4]

In 2014, Paramount Pictures acquired the rights to adapt After for film;[5][6] before the expiry of the company's rights to the film production in mid-2017, the project was headed by screenwriter Susan McMartin. Following this, CalMaple Media and Offspring Entertainment acquired the filming rights, with writer Tamara Chestna hired to rework McMartin's script, and director Jenny Gage overseeing the script's final revisions.[7][8] McMartin, Chestna, and Gage all received final script credit. CalMaple Media's Mark Canton and Courtney Solomon, Offspring Entertainment's Jennifer Gibgot, Wattpad's Aron Levitz, Meadow Williams of Diamond Film Productions and Dennis Pelino were all credited as producers on the film, alongside Todd herself. The film was financed by CalMaple, Voltage Pictures and Diamond Film Productions, with executive production by Swen Temmel, Nicolas Charier, Jonathan Deckter, David Dinerstein, Jason Resnick, Scott Karol, Ian Brereton, Eric Lehrman, Adam Shankman, Brian Pitt and Vassal Benford. Aviron Pictures distributed the film domestically, with Voltage Pictures handling foreign distribution.[9]

Casting

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On May 8, 2018, Julia Goldani Telles and Hero Fiennes Tiffin were cast in the main roles of Tessa Young and Hardin Scott respectively. The actors were selected by the production team, including Todd herself, who was present at the castings and contributed to the casting decisions.[citation needed]

In July 2018, Telles announced her exit from the film due to scheduling conflicts. In the same month, Josephine Langford was announced to play Tessa Young. Todd would later state that once she saw Langford, she "knew right away that was Tessa."[10][11] Pia Mia was cast in the role of Tristan, a previously male character in the books.[12] Executive producer Swen Temmel was cast as Jace,[10] Shane Paul McGhie and Khadijha Red Thunder were added as Landon Gibson and Steph Jones respectively,[13] Samuel Larsen was set as Zed Evans, and Inanna Sarkis played Molly Samuels. Producer Meadow Williams was additionally cast as Professor Soto, another previously male character in the books.[14] On July 27, Peter Gallagher and Jennifer Beals were announced to play Ken Scott and Karen Gibson, Hardin's father and Landon's mother, respectively,[15] with Selma Blair announced for Carol Young, Tessa's mother, and Dylan Arnold announced for Noah Porter on July 30.[16]

Filming

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Principal photography was due to begin in June 2018 in Boston, Massachusetts.[17] In early July, producer Jennifer Gibgot stated that shooting would begin on July 16, 2018, in Atlanta, Georgia shortly after Langford had been cast as Tessa.[18] Principal photography was mainly conducted at Emory University, and production was completed on August 24 of the same year.[19]

Release

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After premiered at The Grove in Los Angeles on April 8, 2019,[20] and was released in the United States on April 12, 2019, by Aviron Pictures.[21] The film was released in Latin America on April 10, 2019, by Diamond Films, ahead of its North American release.[22]

Box office

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After grossed $12.1 million in the United States and Canada and $57.6 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $69.7 million against a production budget of $14 million.[2]

In the United States and Canada, the film was released alongside Hellboy, Little and Missing Link, and was projected to gross $3–12 million from 2,138 theaters in its opening weekend.[23] The film earned $2.9 million on its first day, including $550,000 from Thursday night previews. It went on to debut to $6 million, finishing eighth at the box office.[24] In its second weekend, the film dropped 58% to $2.5 million, finishing 11th.[25]

Critical response

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On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 18% based on 39 reviews, with an average rating of 3.6/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Tepid and tired, After's fun flourishes are let down by its generic story."[26] The film has a weighted average of 30 out of 100 on Metacritic, based on eight critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".[27] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B" on an A+ to F scale, while those at PostTrak gave it 2.5 out of 5 stars.[24]

Critics found the screenplay at fault, with Owen Gleiberman of Variety writing that After was an "innocuous teen pulp soap opera that flirts with 'danger' but, in fact, keeps surprising you with how mild and safe and predictable it turns out to be."[28] John Fink of The Film Stage echoed this sentiment, commenting that "the talented cast is burdened by a dead on arrival screenplay that waters down what could have been an intoxicating tale of first love," though he noted the film was "beautifully shot" and "occasionally aesthetically pleasing."[29]

Accolades

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After won the 2019 Teen Choice Award in the category Choice Drama Movie[30] and the 2019 E! People's Choice Award in the category The Drama Movie of 2019.[31]

Sequels

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Main articles: After We Collided, After We Fell, After Ever Happy, and After Everything (2023 film)

In May 2019, a sequel was announced, with both Langford and Fiennes Tiffin returning to their respective roles.[32] After We Collided released September 2, 2020, with costars Dylan Sprouse, Charlie Weber, Rob Estes, Louise Lombard, Candice King, Karimah Westbrook and Max Ragone.

A second sequel, After We Fell, released September 1, 2021. A third sequel, After Ever Happy, has been completed and was released on September 7, 2022.[33] Another sequel and prequel are in development.[34] But in 2023, Voltage Pictures announced that After Everything is fifth and final chapter of franchise.

On August 24, 2022, it was announced that a fourth sequel titled After Everything has finished filming. Langford and Fiennes Tiffin are both set to reprise their roles. The fifth and final installment in the After film series, it will be the only film to not be based on a book in the series.[35]

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