After Everything (2023)
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A best-selling author seeks to make amends for his past behavior by finding an ex he wronged.
The story
A year after his true love, Tessa, broke up with him, best-selling author Hardin Scott is struggling with writer's block and a heavy heart. Pressured by his publisher to produce a follow-up to his hit manuscript, Hardin finds himself unable to move on, haunted by memories of his past relationship. His mother suggests he travel to Portugal to make peace with Natalie, a woman from his youth whom he wronged in the past. Seeking redemption and a way to become a better person, Hardin travels to Lisbon to confront his history and find a sense of closure.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Hardin Scott is struggling with writer's block and a deep sense of loss after his muse and true love, Tessa, broke up with him a year ago. While his publisher pressures him to write a follow-up to his best-selling manuscript, Hardin is haunted by flashbacks. His mother suggests he travel to Portugal to make amends with Natalie, a woman he wronged in his youth by recording a private moment to win a bet. In Lisbon, Hardin confronts Natalie, who moved there to escape the viral backlash of his actions. After spending time with her and her friends, Hardin realizes the parallels between his treatment of Natalie and his relationship with Tessa. Following a physical altercation with Natalie's friends, Hardin's birth father bails him out and gives him a pep talk about moving forward while holding a place for Tessa in his heart. Inspired, Hardin begins writing a new book, 'Before', and gifts Natalie a coastal house. Back in America, Hardin and Tessa reunite as best man and maid of honor at a wedding. They apologize to one another and reconcile, with Hardin proposing to her. The film ends with a flash forward showing Hardin and a pregnant Tessa with their young daughter.
- First release year
- 2023
- Runtime (minutes)
- 93
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Castille Landon
- Writers
- Castille Landon · screenplay
- Cast and characters
- Hero Fiennes Tiffin · Hardin Scott; Josephine Langford · Tessa Young; Mimi Keene · Natalie; Benjamin Mascolo · Sebastian; Louise Lombard · Trish Daniels; Stephen Moyer · Christian Vance
- Genres
- romantic drama
- Themes
- redemption; moving on; public vs. private lives
- Tone and mood
- romantic; dramatic
- Setting
- Portugal and the United States
- Premise and plot tags
- sequel; romance; drama
- Source material / true-story basis
- characters from the After series of novels by Anna Todd
- Franchise connections
- After
- Reception
- The film was released in select theaters and on various streaming platforms, grossing $10.6 million.
- Production trivia
- It is the first installment in the series not based on one of the titular novels.
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