After Love
Vertigo Releasing | Release Date: January 20, 2023 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
81
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Universal acclaim based on 14 Critic Reviews
Positive:
12
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2
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
The GuardianPeter BradshawJun 3, 2021
The mystery of other people’s lives, the unbridgeable gulf between us all – even, or especially, between married couples – is the subject of this outstanding drama from first-time film-maker Aleem Khan. Read full review
100
CineVueMatthew AndersonJun 3, 2021
After Love is a technically proficient, sincere exploration of its thorny, complicated themes and gripping realist drama of the highest order. Read full review
90
The New York TimesBeatrice LoayzaJan 19, 2023
The film’s structure may be conventional, and yet its story is unusually rich, and uninterested in easy answers as to why people hurt the ones they love. Read full review
88
RogerEbert.comNell MinowJan 20, 2023
After Love is not an accurate description. Love does not end in this story any more than the anguish of loss. Instead, it is about characters who find that a broken heart is open to empathy and learn to recognize that what connects us is so much more than what divides us. Read full review
83
IndieWireChristian ZilkoJan 19, 2023
Anchored by a nuanced turn from Scanlan that can hang with some of the best Italian Neorealist performances, the film ends up a beautiful, jagged exploration of the messy nature of being human. Read full review
80
We Got This CoveredFrancisca TinocoJan 24, 2023
From BAFTA-nominated director Aleem Khan, and BAFTA-winning actress Joanna Scanlan, this visceral exploration of grief offers one of the most honest and generous representations of middle-aged womanhood in recent memory. Read full review
80
SlashfilmJeremy MathaiJan 21, 2023
For a film that grapples with so many capital-letter themes about loss, identity, and perseverance, it's the central question about belonging — and our difficulties in ever really getting to know how we fit into another person's life, even a spouse or parental figure — that truly sets After Love apart. Read full review
80
Wall Street JournalKyle SmithJan 19, 2023
After Love may be a bit thin on story, but it nevertheless shines with feeling. Read full review
80
VarietyGuy LodgeMar 13, 2022
Spare and pared-back in all respects ranging from performance to its clean, airily-lensed aesthetic, After Love carries bulky baggage with an elegant lightness, leaving its audience with further unpacking to do. Read full review
80
The Observer (UK)Mark KermodeJun 6, 2021
After Love constantly foregrounds duality, narratively and stylistically. Read full review
80
The Irish TimesDonald ClarkeJun 4, 2021
None of this would work if the lead actors were not so firmly connected to their complex roles. Read full review
75
Washington PostThomas FloydJan 18, 2023
After Love, the feature-length debut from British writer-director Aleem Khan, is a quietly compelling exploration of identity, grief and the secrets loved ones take to the grave. Read full review
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