After (2019)

***After*** is a 2019 American romantic drama film directed by Jenny Gage, based on the 2014 new adult fiction novel of the same name by Anna Todd, which was originally released as a fanfiction on Wattpad. The screenplay is written by Susan McMartin, Tamara Chestna, and Jenny Gage. 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.

Development of a film adaptation based on Todd's novel began in 2014 when Paramount Pictures acquired the rights and hired Susan McMartin as screenwriter. In 2017, CalMaple Media and Offspring Entertainment bought the rights, with writer Tamara Chestna hired to rework McMartin's script, and director Jenny Gage overseeing the script's final revisions. The film was also produced by Voltage Pictures, Diamond Film Productions, and Frayed Pages Entertainment. Principal photography began on July 16, 2018 and concluded on August 24 that same year, with filming taking place in Atlanta, Georgia. In May 2018, Fiennes Tiffin was cast in the lead role alongside Julia Goldani Telles. However, in July 2018, Goldani Telles dropped out due to scheduling conflicts and was replaced by Langford.

*After* premiered at The Grove in Los Angeles on April 8, 2019, before it was released in South America on April 10, 2019, by Diamond Films, and in the United States on April 12, 2019, by Aviron Pictures. A sequel, *After We Collided*, was released in select countries on September 2, 2020 and is set to be released in the United States on October 23, 2020.

## Storyline

### Plot

A young woman falls for a guy with a dark secret and the two embark on a rocky relationship.

### Genres

* Drama
* Romance

### Motion Picture Rating

* **13** (Argentina)
* **M** (Australia)
* **12** (Austria)
* **KT/EA** (Belgium)
* **14** (Brazil)
* **C** (Bulgaria)
* **PG** (Canada)
* **14** (Chile)
* **12** (Colombia)
* **11** (Denmark)
* **K-12** (Finland)
* **Tous publics** (France)
* **0** (Germany)
* **K-12** (Greece)
* **16** (Hungary)
* **12** (Iceland)
* **A** (India)
* **17+** (Indonesia)
* **T** (Italy)
* **N-13** (Lithuania)
* **12** (Luxembourg)
* **B** (Mexico)
* **12** (Netherlands)
* **M** (New Zealand)
* **7** (Norway)
* **14** (Peru)
* **R-13** (Philippines)
* **15** (Poland)
* **M/14** (Portugal)
* **PG-13** (Puerto Rico)
* **16+** (Russia)
* **M18** (Singapore)
* **12** (Slovakia)
* **16** (South Africa)
* **15** (South Korea)
* **12** (Spain)
* **7** (Sweden)
* **12** (Switzerland)
* **15+** (Turkey)
* **15** (UK)
* **PG-13** (USA)
* **12** (Ukraine)

## Cast and Crew

### Writing Credits

* Susan McMartin (screenplay by) and
* Tamara Chestna (screenplay by) and
* Jenny Gage (screenplay by) and
* Tom Betterton (screenplay by)
* Anna Todd (based on the novel by)

### Cast

* Josephine Langford - Tessa Young
* Hero Fiennes Tiffin - Hardin Scott
* Selma Blair - Carol Young
* Shane Paul McGhie - Landon
* Khadijha Red Thunder - Steph
* Inanna Sarkis - Molly
* Samuel Larsen - Zed
* Pia Mia - Tristan
* Dylan Arnold - Noah
* Jennifer Beals - Karen
* Peter Gallagher - Chancellor Ken Scott

### Producers

* Lars Ahlgreen (associate producer)
* Charles Auty (associate producer)
* Vassal Benford (executive producer)
* Ian Brereton (executive producer)
* Alastair Burlingham (executive producer)
* Dorothy Canton (co-producer)
* Mark Canton (producer) (p.g.a.)
* Nicolas Chartier (executive producer)
* Jonathan Deckter (executive producer)
* David Dinerstein (executive producer)
* Jennifer Gibgot (producer) (p.g.a.)
* Scott Karol (executive producer)
* Yuri Koorland (associate producer)
* Eric Lehrman (executive producer)
* Aron Levitz (producer) (p.g.a.)
* Simon Lewis (associate producer)
* Sarah Jorge Leon (executive producer)
* Desmond Joseph Lyons (associate producer)
* Mary Bessie Edith Lyons (associate producer)
* Fariba Mahjoor (associate producer)
* Dennis L. Pelino (producer) (as Dennis Pelino)
* Brian Pitt (executive producer)
* Gary Raskin (executive producer)
* Jason Resnick (executive producer)
* William Sadleir (executive producer)
* Adam Shankman (executive producer)
* Courtney Solomon (producer) (p.g.a.)
* Swen Temmel (executive producer)
* Anna Todd (producer) (p.g.a.)
* Marco Van Ebden (associate producer)
* Nicolee Webb (co-producer)
* Paul Weinberg (associate producer)
* Wen Wenchaun (executive producer)
* Meadow Williams (producer)
* Haiyan Zhang (executive producer) (as Zhang Haiyan)

## Details

### Release Dates

* April 10, 2019 (Chile)
* April 11, 2019 (Argentina)
* April 11, 2019 (Austria)
* April 11, 2019 (Brazil)
* April 11, 2019 (Germany)
* April 11, 2019 (Denmark)
* April 11, 2019 (Greece)
* April 11, 2019 (Hungary)
* April 11, 2019 (Israel)
* April 11, 2019 (Italy)
* April 11, 2019 (Kuwait)
* April 11, 2019 (Lebanon)
* April 11, 2019 (Mexico)
* April 11, 2019 (Peru)
* April 11, 2019 (Portugal)
* April 11, 2019 (Uruguay)
* April 12, 2019 (Canada)
* April 12, 2019 (Estonia)
* April 12, 2019 (Spain)
* April 12, 2019 (Finland)
* April 12, 2019 (Norway)
* April 12, 2019 (Poland)
* April 12, 2019 (Sweden)
* April 12, 2019 (Turkey)
* April 12, 2019 (USA)
* April 16, 2019 (Indonesia)
* April 17, 2019 (Belgium)
* April 17, 2019 (France)
* April 18, 2019 (Netherlands)
* April 18, 2019 (Russia)
* April 18, 2019 (Singapore)
* April 18, 2019 (Ukraine)
* April 19, 2019 (Bulgaria)
* April 19, 2019 (India)
* April 19, 2019 (Latvia)
* April 19, 2019 (Romania)
* May 8, 2019 (Philippines)
* May 9, 2019 (Colombia)
* June 6, 2019 (Australia)
* June 6, 2019 (New Zealand)
* July 12, 2019 (UK) (internet)
* August 22, 2019 (South Korea)

### Home Media Release Dates

* July 9, 2019 (USA) (DVD)
* July 9, 2019 (USA) (Blu-Ray)

## Reception

### Box office

*After (2019)* grossed $69,733,482 worldwide on a $14 million budget.

In the United States and Canada, the film was released alongside *Hellboy*, *Little* and *Missing Link*, and was projected to gross anywhere from $3-12 million from 2,138 theaters in its opening weekend. The film made $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. In its second weekend the film dropped 58% to $2.5 million, finishing 11th.

### Critical response

The film has a 5.3 rating on IMDb and a 19% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

## Company Credits

### Production Companies

* Voltage Pictures
* CalMaple Media
* Diamond Film Productions
* Offspring Entertainment
* Frayed Pages Entertainment
* Wattpad

### Distributors

* Aviron Pictures (2019) (USA) (theatrical)
* Belga Films (2019) (Belgium) (theatrical)
* Constantin Film (2019) (Germany) (theatrical)
* Diamond Films (2019) (Argentina) (theatrical)
* Diamond Films (2019) (Bolivia) (theatrical)
* Diamond Films (2019) (Brazil) (theatrical)
* Diamond Films (2019) (Chile) (theatrical)
* Diamond Films (2019) (Colombia) (theatrical)
* Diamond Films (2019) (Spain) (theatrical)
* Diamond Films (2019) (Mexico) (theatrical)
* Diamond Films (2019) (Peru) (theatrical)
* Netflix (2019) (UK) (video)
* SND Films (2019) (France) (theatrical)
* VVS Films (2019) (Canada) (theatrical)
* Film & TV House (2019) (Non-US) (all media) (multi-territory)
* GEM Entertainment (2019) (Non-US) (all media) (multi-territory)
* Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (2019) (USA) (DVD)
* Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (2019) (USA) (Blu-Ray)

### Special Effects

* VFX Legion (visual effects)
* Dilated Pixels (visual effects)