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After We Fell

Hero Fiennes Tiffin and Josephine Langford in After We Fell (2021)

Just as Tessa makes the biggest decision of her life, everything changes. Revelations about her family, and then Hardin's, throw everything they knew before in doubt and makes their hard-won... Read all Just as Tessa makes the biggest decision of her life, everything changes. Revelations about her family, and then Hardin's, throw everything they knew before in doubt and makes their hard-won future together more difficult to claim. Just as Tessa makes the biggest decision of her life, everything changes. Revelations about her family, and then Hardin's, throw everything they knew before in doubt and makes their hard-won future together more difficult to claim.

  • Castille Landon
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  • Hero Fiennes Tiffin
  • Louise Lombard
  • 230 User reviews
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  • 1 nomination

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  • Trivia Due to the Covid-19 Pandemic, After We Fell (2021) was shot back to back with the final film After Ever Happy (2022) in Sofia, (Bulgaria) as opposed to Atlanta, Georgia (USA) where the first 2 movies were filmed. Sofia was chosen due to low cases and was considered Covid safe at the time.
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After We Fell Reviews

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Director Castille Landon brings what the After fandom loves into this romantic and fiery film led with committed performances from Josephine Langford and Hero Fiennes Tiffin.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Oct 11, 2023

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A series of cliches and stereotypes. [Full review in Spanish]

Full Review | Original Score: 1/10 | Dec 21, 2021

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As disastrous as these movies are, After We Fell sinks to a new low, simply by being painfully boring.

Full Review | Nov 1, 2021

One interesting theme is the way young adults can't rely on their aging parents, but it's not enough to sustain this thin tale of star-crossed lovers.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Oct 27, 2021

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It's barely a movie.

Full Review | Oct 25, 2021

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Commits the cardinal sin of simply being deathly dull.

Full Review | Original Score: 1.5/5 | Oct 25, 2021

They seem to be caught in a loop composed of a never-ending series of quarrels reliably followed by make-up sex shot in languorous close-up and accompanied by anodyne pop.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Oct 22, 2021

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Awfully constructed yet entertainingly awful, After We Fell may not feel like a complete film due to its next-movie-set-up mentality, but it's likely to keep the fanbase satisfied in spite of all its exasperating faults.

Full Review | Oct 22, 2021

After We Fell is the pulpy, melodramatic and messy continuation of Tessa and Hardin's story that may appeal to diehard fans, but no one else.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Oct 19, 2021

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Though After We Fell aims for the scintillating eroticism of a lithe young couple risking getting caught with some semi-public hot tub sex, the whole experience is more akin to taking a lukewarm bath in a swimsuit.

Full Review | Original Score: D | Oct 18, 2021

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Should come with a warning to viewers: contains extremely boring sex.

Full Review | Original Score: 1/5 | Oct 18, 2021

Reduced to the now classic series of outbursts of anger by Hero Fiennes-Tiffin [Full review in Spanish]

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Sep 1, 2021

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More sex, language, drinking in thin sequel only for fans.

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What you will—and won't—find in this movie.

Young people can make mature decisions. Families c

Two young lovers care deeply for each other and tr

Hardin is from England. His stepmother and stepbro

Fist fights break out at a bar and in a house. A m

Tessa and Hardin have regular sex, but no private

"F--k," "s--t," "hell," "a--hole," "sucker."

The pair fly British Airways to London. This film

Hardin and Tessa's dad are both alcoholics. Though

Parents need to know that After We Fell has the same ingredients as the prior films based on the cult One Direction fan fiction published by author Anna Todd on Wattpad and later as a book series. The film involves two young lovers whose relationship is constantly getting interrupted by personal problems and…

Positive Messages

Young people can make mature decisions. Families care for each other.

Positive Role Models

Two young lovers care deeply for each other and try to make their relationship work as adults. They don't have the best role models in their parental figures. One often succumbs to petty jealousy. The couple takes care of an unhoused, alcoholic father.

Diverse Representations

Hardin is from England. His stepmother and stepbrother are Black. He has two father figures and two stepmothers in his life who care about him. Two male characters struggle with alcoholism, and one is unhoused.

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Violence & Scariness

Fist fights break out at a bar and in a house. A man is found drunk, beaten up, and bloodied on the bathroom floor. Hardin reads in Tessa's journal about how much pain he's caused her.

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Sex, Romance & Nudity

Tessa and Hardin have regular sex, but no private parts are shown. We see them kiss, remove clothing items, kiss body parts, gyrate, and put their hands down their own pants while having "phone sex." We see and hear Hardin opening and ostensibly putting on a condom in several scenes; once when he doesn't have a condom, the couple have to get a morning-after pill and Tessa decides to go on the pill. Hardin says he likes the idea of not wearing a condom with her on a regular basis. They have sex in beds, on gym equipment, and in a hot tub. Another couple is caught having sex on a kitchen counter. A man makes a gesture indicating masturbation after looking at a picture of Tessa.

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Products & Purchases

The pair fly British Airways to London. This film is part of a franchise based on a book series.

Drinking, Drugs & Smoking

Hardin and Tessa's dad are both alcoholics. Though Hardin manages to control his drinking, he does still drink occasionally. The dad is struggling more, getting fall-down drunk daily and living on the streets. Other adults, young and old, drink wine and other alcohol at various events. A pregnant woman turns down a glass of wine.

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Parents need to know that After We Fell has the same ingredients as the prior films based on the cult One Direction fan fiction published by author Anna Todd on Wattpad and later as a book series. The film involves two young lovers whose relationship is constantly getting interrupted by personal problems and family issues. In between arguments, they have a lot of sex in various settings. No private parts are shown, but we see them kiss, remove clothing items, kiss body parts, gyrate, and put their hands down their own pants while having "phone sex." We see and hear him opening and ostensibly putting on a condom in several scenes; once when he doesn't have a condom, the couple have to get a morning-after pill and she decides to go on the pill. He says he likes the idea of not wearing a condom with her on a regular basis. Another couple is caught having sex on a kitchen counter. A man makes a gesture indicating masturbation after looking at a picture of a woman. There's heavy drinking, including by two men dealing with alcoholism, and fist fights break out at a bar and in a house. A man is found drunk, beaten up, and bloodied on the bathroom floor. Language includes "f--k," "s--t," "hell," "a--hole," and "sucker." To stay in the loop on more movies like this, you can sign up for weekly Family Movie Night emails .

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What's the Story?

Tessa ( Josephine Langford ) has been offered a job in Seattle, and she plans to take it in AFTER WE FELL. Hardin ( Hero Fiennes Tiffin ) decides not to go with her. They decide to try to make a long-distance relationship work, but it won't be easy and the two seem to constantly be causing each other pain. Meanwhile, Tessa's dad is back in the picture but living on the streets and still struggling with alcoholism. And Hardin's mom is about to get married again, an event that will reveal family secrets.

Is It Any Good?

Starting exactly where the last film left off and ending with "To be continued," this sequel is made exclusively for fans of the series, from beginning to end. After We Fell doesn't even make much of an effort to interest new audiences, sticking with the familiar pattern of rotating scenes of conflict and sex. Only this time, the conflict feels even more forced than usual. Ending on yet another parent-related cliffhanger, the problems the young couple Tessa and Hardin face feel otherwise eminently solvable, revolving around geographical moves, petty jealousies, and bad dreams. Some storylines are introduced only to be dropped, and some aspects of Tessa and particularly Hardin's character are (still) hard to take seriously. One interesting theme is the way young adults can't rely on their aging parents, but it's not enough to sustain this thin tale of star-crossed lovers.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

Families can talk about how After We Fell carries on themes from earlier After films . What is new and different here?

Do you think Tessa made the right decision when she moved? Have you ever had to make a decision that someone you loved didn't agree with? What happened?

There's more than one cliffhanger in this film that could inspire fans to want to watch the next in the series. Besides the revelations at the end, what other storylines are raised but not resolved?

Movie Details

  • In theaters : October 1, 2021
  • On DVD or streaming : February 8, 2022
  • Cast : Jessica Langford , Hero Fiennes Tiffin , Louise Lombard
  • Director : Castille Landon
  • Inclusion Information : Female directors, Female actors
  • Studio : Amazon Prime
  • Genre : Drama
  • Topics : Book Characters
  • Run time : 98 minutes
  • MPAA rating : R
  • MPAA explanation : Sexual content and language.
  • Last updated : February 17, 2024

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Directed by Castille Landon, this is the third move in the ‘ After’ series, based on the book series by Anna Todd . The films center around Tessa Young , a dedicated and ambitious student who enters college with her high school sweetheart but ends up leaving everything behind. As she falls in love with mysterious and exciting Hardin Scott , she opens up her heart and consequently her mind, changing her life forever. 

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Where Did We Leave Off? 

Throughout the books and now films, she and Hardin experience a unique love story, full of heartbreak and firsts and all of the in-between that comes with young love. The first film ends with her questioning the validity of their relationship after finding out that it started as a bet between Hardin and his friends. The second film resolves their issues, demonstrating how despite their misunderstandings and fights, their love for one another trumps all. 

The third movie, ‘ After We Fell ,’ revolves around Tessa and some life-changing decisions she makes. Despite her undying love for Hardin, we have to see whether their relationship will withstand the test of time and the test of a changing life. According to avid fans of the books, this would be a difficult assignment, and Castille London , the director, would be faced with a challenge. 

Strengths of ‘After We Fell’

The relationship dynamic between Hardin and Tessa was most authentic to the novels in this film. It carried the passion and unfettered obsession that the couple is known for, allowing us to understand the breadth of their love. 

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Unfortunately, with almost a two-hour runtime, the beginning of the film was a bit chaotic and unfocused. With the characters and the plot running in circles, it was difficult to find a center and purpose until the second half of ‘After We Fell.’ This created a rushed and unrelaxed feeling, where it was a race to fit as many book-accurate seasons as possible. 

The strongest scenes took place in the city of London, with Tessa and Hardin fitting in beautifully into the picturesque and romantic atmosphere of Hardin’s hometown. It reflected a more innocent and wholesome part of their love, the part that appreciates their youth and naivety. Josephine Langford , who plays Tessa, and Hero Fiennes Tiffin , who plays Hardin continued to have great on-screen chemistry and despite the corniness of the series, their acting reflects the silly but entertaining vibe of the film. 

Recasting: The Good and The Bad

A lot of other characters were recast, the only other original cast members other than Langford and Fiennes Tiffin being Rob Estes , who plays Ken, and Louise Lombard , who plays Trish. Landon, Tessa’s best friend is now played by Chance Perdomo . While he plays his role well, sometimes his main purpose was just to act as comedic relief and nothing else. The good news is, his chemistry with best friend Tessa was on point. Vance, played by Stephen Moyer was perhaps the best cast out of all the new additions. His interactions and relationship with Hero were great and despite his recent introduction into the series, it felt like the two had been pair from the start. 

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Arielle Kebbel played a great Kimberly as well, fulfilling the role of a mentor perfectly and providing us with that maternal relationship between Kimberly and Tessa that we adore in the books. Louise Lombard’s rendition of Hardin’s mom was also one to appreciate, her energy and flamboyance perfectly encapsulating the essence of Trish Scott. Her light onscreen presence as well as the way she humbled Hardin made for a mother/son relationship we couldn’t help swooning over. 

Credit should also be given to the child actors in the movie, who were underutilized throughout the story. Smith, played by Anton Kottas , has a traditionally strong relationship with Hardin in the books but unfortunately, that was missing in this movie. The young Tessa also had a difficult job of opening up the film in a provocative and emotional way, telling the story of Richard, her father, leaving Tessa at a young age. It set the tone for Tessa’s relationship with her father and recaptured the audience’s attention after the hiatus from the second film. 

Chemistry Between Josephine Langford and Hero Fiennes Tiffin 

Josephine Langford has and always will be the perfect Tessa , which was reaffirmed in this installation of the ‘After’ series. She truly embodies the evolution of Tessa, growing from an innocent and insecure college freshman, into a mature woman who is making decisions for herself and her future. Especially in ‘After We Fell,’ Tessa falls into her skin, and Langford nails that transformation.

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Similarly, Fiennes Tiffin fits the bad-boy with a soft heart archetype that Hardin is, with the dark hair and brooding eyes. This movie was one of his best performances as Hardin yet , allowing Fiennes Tiffin to create a vulnerable and emotionally rich character rather than the one-dimensional pretty boy we see in the first film. 

‘After We Fell’ Cinematography 

The cinematography stuns as well, with beautiful sequences in London and shots in Bulgaria, where they filmed a chunk of the movie. The scenery and beautiful landscapes added to the picturesque style of the film and Castille London made sure to emphasize that by upholding a bright tone throughout the movie. 

Plot-wise, the focus on Hardin and Tessa’s education added a sense of realism that was lacking before. Watching them interact about college and their studies and futures made it not just more believable but more applicable to all our lives as well. 

The movie ended just as emotionally as it began, leaving us begging for more of Tessa and Hardin while also remaining pitiful that the series is slowly coming to an end. Maybe ‘ After We Fell, ’ wasn’t perfect but it gave us the love story we wanted, and watching Tess and Hardin grow and love one another remains to be the best and strongest driving force for these films.

You can watch this movie in limited theaters now or on Netflix to prepare for the next installation based on the ‘ After ’ series by Anna Todd !

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After We Fell (2021)

If there was a status that summarised my relationship with the After series of films it would be “It’s complicated”. I am completely aware that I am not the demographic for such films, and I’m just as surprised as you are that a third film (with a fourth on the way) has been granted and that I am here reviewing it. And it’s not even out of a necessity that I am doing so – there was no media screening offered – it’s because I actually wanted to.

The original After (2019) was a film I detested. I get that it was aiming for the tween market, hoping to be something of a more accessible Fifty Shades , but it was so offensively vanilla and flippant in its framing of a toxic relationship that I couldn’t even enjoy it on a “so bad it’s good” level. Then, a year later, came After We Collided . Seemingly aware that its PG-13 confines hurt the horny teen hopes of stimulation, the sequel ramped up the sex quota, becoming a near-erotic, curse-heavy melodrama that, whilst still by no means a good film, earned massive enjoyment points in the process.

Against my better judgement I was invested, so when After We Fell arrived it was only right that I witness what further complicated, infuriating, yell-at-the-screen nonsense the supposedly in love Tessa (Josephine Langford) and Hardin (Hero Fiennes-Tiffin) were navigating. I say supposedly because as much as these two characters – very much moulded in that Edward & Bella/Christian & Anastasia model – say and do all the things that suggest romantic inclinations, they’re so evidently wrong for each other that it’s hard to believe no one has taken them aside and noted that a vigorous sex life does not a healthy relationship make.

But, we wouldn’t have a movie if these people made sound decisions, so the Sharon Soboill script picks up not long after the ending of the previous effort, where Tessa has been reunited with her estranged father – truly one of the wildest reveals the last film indulged in – and her relationship with Hardin (who author Anna Todd based around former One Direction member, now queer icon Harry Styles) is, as usual, a rollercoaster of emotions as his jealousy continues to spur over her intention to move to Seattle for work – where she’ll be buddying with a handsome co-worker (a whole source of contention in the previous film) – and her blossoming friendship with a local waiter; you see, Hardin is allowed to have female friends but God-forbid his girlfriend enjoys a platonic relationship with a man.

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If it isn’t already apparent, there isn’t much of a central plot to After We Fell beyond Tessa and Hardin’s relationship. Events certainly take place, but it’s more just so the two can fight about them, have sex, or, so often, a combination of both. It ultimately becomes incredibly tiresome watching these two tango when we all know they should be dancing with other, healthier people. Soboill’s script seems so intent on hitting so many different plot points that in trying to do so much she ends up with so little, failing to further these characters beyond their insulting archetypes.

There’s escapism fun to be had here though, and that’s more from an audience perspective if you’re willing to completely poke holes in the story and embrace the awfulness of the characters and their traits. Langford and Fiennes-Tiffin are battling horrific dialogue (she’s better at delivering it than he is), so it’s difficult to entirely fault them, but they are perhaps taking the material far more serious than it deserves to be. Had they leaned in to the exaggerated melodrama of it all, the film would be enjoying itself being in on the joke, rather than a product that we laugh at with wicked glee.

Whilst so much of After We Fell is a back-and-forth of irritable exchanges between Tessa and Hardin, the film’s final 30 minutes is an absolute riot of exposition that we can readily forgive the film for being about nothing. Suddenly the film becomes about something, everything, and the dynamic in play for the next chapter (the awfully titled After Ever Happy ) is so pleasurably trashy that it only makes sense for it to be packaged in such a stupidly titled offering.

Strictly a film designed to service its fans, After We Fell is not the entry point for any fresh viewers, nor would I recommend to watchers outside the Wattpad generation – and if you didn’t understand that reference, you’ve already proved you’re not in the demographic (and that’s OK). Awfully constructed yet entertainingly awful, After We Fell may not feel like a complete film due to its next-movie-set-up mentality, but it’s likely to keep the fanbase satisfied in spite of all its exasperating faults.

After We Fell is streaming on Amazon Prime Video from October 22nd, 2021.

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I have read review after review of the After series and rarely do I hear anything positive. To say that I’m not in the generation these movies are aimed at is the understatement of the century. I’ve unfortunately had the worse year of my life and perhaps I’m in a place I just want to escape but I’m addicted to these movies. You don’t want to know how many times I’ve seen all three. It’s a momentous improvement over the substances and behavior I previously used to escape. But I deter from the reason I wrote this. For me along with many teens I believe are enjoying the movies with out the glaring criticism of boring sex (huh) bad dialogue, as a fan of the classics I loved the quotes from Jane Austin and others. Well I could go on and on about all the negative criticism (a euphemism for what I’d like to say) I’m just glad that Hardin and Tessa have a huge fan base along with the actors who play them. As Hardin said in After love is not just in the worn books- true love is transformative and mends many of the travails of life and makes the journey a gift in the journey. No matter what challenges Hardin and Tessa face the bottom line is that they are in love and passionate. I’ve had too many experiences in my lifetime to say that love survives everything but I’ll just keep enjoying the movies

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I love the story..I am a 64 year old women that relates to these movies from back when I was in that age group. I love Hardin with all his flaws hereminds me of my first husband, I stuck it out with him with all his flaws and when we had it all, he passed away at a young age. At times I got made at Tessa and felt she had to grow up more so than Hardin. In the end they got their happy ending that is all that mattered.

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I’ve read the books.. so let me start off on saying how good they did on the 1st and 2nd movie. NOW THIS MOVIE… HORRIBLE. Missed every important part of the book (besides the end). It seemed so rushed and all they really cared about was the sex scenes, which yes, is a big part of the book, but they didn’t do well on those either. I’m very disappointed with this movie and that’s sad because I was looking forward to it so much. I really don’t even know if I want to see the next movie if it was anything like this one… I’m hoping for better, but I honestly can’t say it will be. The acting was also horrible compared to the first 2 movies. There just wasn’t any chemistry. Really upset because I really wanted to like it… Till the next one I guess.

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I so LOVED the first and second movie, this one was horrible! The story line is not there anymore. This was dead out of the water and I spent 4.99 to rent it, not worth watching it for free. I hope the 4th one will bring something better because now I am so uninterested in this!

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Stream It Or Skip It: ‘After We Fell’ On Netflix, Another Installment In The Sexy Harry Styles-Inspired Romance Series

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Much like 50 Shades of Grey , the After series is the result of horny fan fiction. 50 Shades might have been Twilight -inspired, but After began as One Direction fan fiction. That’s right: this writer was hot for Harry Styles, and now we have film adaptations of the series that feel YA in tone but are entirely R-rated when it comes to sexy time. Threequel After We Fell , now available on Netflix, picks up exactly where After We Collided left off.

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The Gist: The last time we saw Tessa (Josephine Langford) and Hardin (Hero Fiennes-Tiffin), they had come face-to-face with Tessa’s long lost (and very drunk) father Richard (Atanas Srebrev). After We Fell picks up in this exact moment, as Tessa helps her father clean himself up and they talk about why she hasn’t heard from him in 9 years. Hardin, ever the protective boyfriend, threatens Richard, but the two end up bonding later when they go to a bar and start throwing hands to defend Tessa’s honor. Richard hits the road shortly after, but not before promising he won’t disappear this time.

Tessa and Hardin, meanwhile, are facing their own issues; Tessa is ready to move to Seattle for her dream job, while Hardin can’t understand why she’s so happy to go leave him behind. He doesn’t want to move to Seattle because there’s really nothing else there for him, and this causes quite the rift in their relationship. The two continue to get into fights over pretty silly things (like, Tessa potentially having had a crush on her old coworker while she wasn’t even really *with* Hardin) and allll the makeup sex in the world can’t solve their problems. Tessa’s move actually ends up being a good thing for the two of them, and they seem to be working their way towards a somewhat healthy relationship when Hardin decides to bring her to London with him for his mother’s wedding. What begins as a pleasant trip soon reveals itself to be full of upsetting revelations that may change things… forever.

What Movies Will It Remind You Of?: After We Fell definitely wants to exist in the same world as 50 Shades of Grey and even Twilight , and will also likely appeal to fans of The Kissing Booth . It also feels like it exists in the world of your favorite sleazy CW teen shows?

Performance Worth Watching: Mine. For enduring this “movie.”

Memorable Dialogue: It’s so hard to choose! Do I go with classics like “never let me go!” or fresh new hits like “fuck me ’til you forget about that dream”?! There are so many gems.

Sex and Skin: After We Fell tries to heat things up again this time around, indulging in ice cube play, apology cunnilingus, jacuzzi sex, nightmare sex (as in, Hardin is devastated because he has a nightmare about Tessa having sex with someone else. It’s shot like it’s out of a horror movie), phone sex, sex in a gym with way too many mirrors, sex, sex, sex. A lot of it. (And safe sex, to their credit!).

Our Take: Even at just over 90 minutes long, After We Fell feels like an eternity, dragging its way through lackluster sex scenes set to B-list pop songs and very little actual conflict. I don’t normally derive pleasure from panning something, but the After franchise deserves it. The fun about series like 50 Shades of Grey is that they’re so bad they’re good, almost in on the joke, and stocked with some genuinely great cast members. The After franchise doesn’t really have that going for it, with the exception of random appearances of performers like Selma Blair, Peter Gallagher, and 50 Shades vet herself Arielle Kebbel. But most of the supporting cast from the first film (and some from the second) have been recast by now, so if you have a hard time keeping up, you’re not alone. Not that knowing who the characters are matters that much anyway.

After We Fell essentially feels like a yawn-inducing continuation of After We Collided , picking up exactly where it left off and schlepping along at a pace so slow and uneventful I kept checking how many minutes were left. After We Fell rehashes the same emotional beats as its predecessors, going around in circles that involve Hardin getting mad or jealous and Tessa having the same teary reaction until the two of them wind up having sex in whatever location is most convenient. It’s barely a movie. From the half-hearted attempts to shake things up sexually to the bizarre use of The Fray hit “Never Say Never (Don’t Let Me Go)” as the closing dramatic tune (there is a 0% chance either of the romantic leads in After We Fell know who The Fray are), none of it makes much sense. And there isn’t any real heat here, either, so it’s barely worth watching just for the soft core sexy stuff. Save yourself some time and queue up 50 Shades instead. You’ll get all the toxic relationship content you crave and a little bit of self awareness, which is far more than any of the After movies have to offer.

Our Call: SKIP IT. After We Fell is an utter slog, a snooze-fest of an attempt at sexy teen fare likely to please only the most diehard of franchise fans (and even they might be disappointed).

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The After movie series, including its latest installment After We Fell , isn't the first film franchise based on books that were originally written as fanfiction - both  The Mortal Instruments and Fifty Shades of Grey beat them to it - but it does have the distinction of being originally published as fanfiction inspired by a real life person: One Direction's Harry Styles. That said, with author Anna Todd having published five books in the series and there now being three adaptations in the film franchise, it's safe to say After and its main characters Tessa Young (Josephine Langford) and Hardin Scott (Hero Fiennes-Tiffin) have plenty of fans all their own. And those fans have been rewarded by third and fourth movies in the series, with After We Fell  releasing now ahead of the final movie, After Ever Happy .  After We Fell is the pulpy, melodramatic and messy continuation of Tessa and Hardin's story that may appeal to diehard fans, but no one else.

After We Fell picks up following the cliffhanger ending of After We Collided , which featured a reunion between Tessa and her estranged father Richard (Atanas Srebrev). Having Richard stay with her and Hardin proves to add more trouble to their relationship, which becomes strained when it's revealed Tessa is moving to Seattle for her job at Vance Publishing. On top of that, Tessa and Hardin are still working on rebuilding their trust in each other, made more difficult when Tessa meets the nice waiter Robert (Carter Jenkins) and Hardin becomes immediately jealous. Still, Tessa moves to Seattle and Hardin must decide whether he can learn to live without her - and, if he can't, how they can move forward to build a life together.

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If not already apparent from the synopsis of After We Fell , the movie doesn't really have a central plot, or even much of an emotional arc with regards to Tessa and Hardin's relationship. Things simply happen in the movie and Tessa and Hardin either fight about it or have sex (or fight about it and then have sex). While the screenplay by Sharon Soboil ( Love on the Air ) attempts to create a throughline, there's really none to be found, which may be a result of the adaptation process. Soboil's script seems so concerned with hitting all the plot points of Todd's book that it forgets it needs to tell its own self-contained and complete story. The result is a movie where stuff happens, but it all feels meaningless - so much so that even the melodrama loses its fun.

Doing their best to continue to carry this franchise are Langford and Fiennes-Tiffin, who do an admirable job as Tessa and Hardin with what little they're given from the script. Along with director Castille Landon ( Fear of Rain ), the actors pull off some steamy sex scenes that showcase their chemistry and attempt to keep the melodrama of the story grounded enough to be believable - though they're not quite successful in that. After We Fell is meant to be escapist fun, but Langford and Fiennes-Tiffin may be taking the roles too seriously in a movie that takes itself too seriously. The film has plenty of drama, but little excitement.

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Ultimately, After We Fell was made for fans of the After books and movie series to the exclusion of anyone else, but it doesn't necessarily seem too concerned with giving those fans a good movie. Instead, much of the film feels like its checking off a list of scenes from the book and simply trying to fit everything into a 90-minute adaptation. While that may fulfill fans' superficial wants for After We Fell , it doesn't provide the same level of entertainment as the previous movies. The romantic tension of After We Fell is just rehashing the same emotional beats as After and After We Collided with Tessa and Hardin still having the same problems, with the story giving them no real satisfying resolution. While that will presumably be delivered in After Ever Happy , it makes After We Fell  an underwhelming entry in the franchise. As a result, After We Fell may be worth a watch for truly diehard fans of Todd's characters, but those who haven't been as invested or have lost interest over time would be find skipping this installment.

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After We Fell  is available on digital as of October 19, 2021. The film is 98 minutes long and rated R for sexual content and language.

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Just as Tessa makes the biggest decision of her life, everything changes. Revelations about her family, and then Hardin's, throw everything they knew before in doubt and makes their hard-won future together more difficult to claim.

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Miscellaneous Immorality: Very strong miscellaneous immorality includes a reference to two people having unprotected sex and then needing to get a morning after abortion pill which the couple gets, boyfriend tries to bribe his girlfriend’s father with cash to leave them alone, breaking and entering, some name-calling, jealousy, a mention of having a baby out of wedlock, and dysfunctional relationships.

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AFTER WE FELL is the third movie installment based on a young adult book series by Anna Todd.

In the beginning of AFTER WE FELL, Tessa’s father appears out of the blue after nine years away. He’s an alcoholic and claims to want a relationship with his estranged daughter. However, Hardin, Tessa’s on-again, off-again boyfriend, is skeptical of his motives. The two go to a bar and bond over drinks, only to get into a bar fight. When Tessa arrives on the scene, she’s disgruntled with both her dad and Hardin, both of whom are alcoholics. Hardin and Tessa make up, but they’ve got some big decisions on the horizon.

Tessa has accepted a job with Vance Publishing in Seattle, but Hardin doesn’t want to go with her. It’s clear to Tessa that she and Hardin aren’t communicating, especially after she learns from one of her colleagues that Hardin turned down a job offer from Vance Publishing without her knowledge.

Tessa and Hardin take a weekend trip to their friend’s Landon’s house. What should have been a retreat for the pair turns into their routine jealousy match. Hardin reconnects with an old friend at lunch. In response, Tessa flirts with the waiter. They return home, only for Tessa to pack up and head to Seattle without telling Hardin goodbye.

When Hardin realizes Tessa is gone, he turns to alcohol and reads her journals, which are mainly about their back-and-forth relationship. From cities far away, Tessa and Hardin continue to communicate and miss one another. Hardin claims he just wants Tessa to be happy. Tessa settles into her new normal in Seattle, but will it be enough without Hardin by her side?

AFTER WE FELL has some good acting and production quality and a good plot twist. Also, the lead characters show some slight character development from the previous movie, AFTER WE COLLIDED, but still are a long way away from character transformation. Scenes in the movie are shot at scenic locations and have some solid long shots, but overall, the back-and-forth nature of the leads’ romantic relationship makes the whole movie feel like a stop and go watch, rather than smooth sailing.

AFTER WE FELL has a strong Romantic worldview. Characters stress happiness above all else, but the happiness they reference goes hand in hand with lust. Many characters act with pagan motivations and avoid their issues by having sex and acting out in jealously, which ends up hurting others. Positively, there’s a pro-marriage sentiment as a mother gets married. The movie also contains a light emphasis on taking care of others when they’re at their lowest and a desire to have honesty in a relationship. However, AFTER WE FELL contains explicit depictions of fornication, alcohol abuse and lots of strong, gratuitous foul language. Also, one woman says she has a girlfriend. AFTER WE FELL is excessive and abhorrent.

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After We Fell is the third Netflix film in the ‘After’ franchise which tells the story of Hardin (Hero Fiennes Tiffin) and Tessa (Josephine Langford), who are living together. Tessa is trying to deal with her past, and Hardin tries to resolve his emotional vulnerabilities.

The film is based on the After book series by Anna Todd, which originally was on the fanfiction site Wattpad. The author created the main plot of the book from One Direction fan fiction. The film is directed by Castille Landon.

Tessa and Hardin are living together and their passion burns hotter than ever but they are insecure people. Hardin had planned that eventually, after their graduation, he would take Tessa to London but Tessa has other plans.

Tessa had been offered a job at Vance Publishing’s Seattle office. Tessa thinks it’s a great opportunity that she cannot pass on. Hardin is upset that she had not told him this, and also worries about how to make a long-distance relationship work.

Even though Tessa tries her best to convince him to move with her, he refuses, saying that there is nothing for him in Seattle and he hates the flashy lifestyle there and urges Tessa to stay back.

Tessa does not want to miss the opportunity. His jealousy takes over after he thinks about Tessa being around Trevor, and does not trust him even when Tessa says that they were only working friends.

Tessa finds herself struggling with her complicated relationship with Hardin; she faces a dilemma that could change their lives forever. Tessa wants to reconnect with her father, who she hasn’t seen in nine years, but Hardin has his concerns about Tessa getting hurt.

Tessa invites her dad over for dinner. Tessa’s dad has been getting mixed up in the wrong crowd while being an alcoholic. Hardin bonds with Tessa’s father at a bar as they both get involved in a brawl.

The bartender calls Tessa and she rescues them. Later, Tessa’s father leaves, with Tessa urging him to keep in touch. Several insecurities and lack of communication occur. Can desire alone be enough to build a future together?

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Tessa moves to Seattle and stays with her coworkers, Kimberly (Arielle Kebbel) and Christian Vance (Stephen Moyer), who are expecting a baby. Insecurity starts to take the better of Hardin, and he gets reminded of Trevor and the possibility of him hanging out with Tessa. His insecurities are established even more when he snaps back at Robert a waiter who had tried to flirt with Tessa.

Hardin finally makes peace with the fact that Tessa has to go to Seattle for her career. He reads Tessa’s journal and realizes she is such a good writer and also that she loves him. He visits her on a weekend where he even starts boxing again, which is therapeutic for him.

Christian Vance, Hardin’s father’s college friend, and Hardin’s well-wisher offers him any job in Seattle so he can be with Tessa. Hardin refuses saying he wants to achieve something by himself and he does not want help. He admits that he had planned to take Tessa to London after their graduation but is scared of his past.

Several fights and jealousy occur between Tessa and Hardin before he finally decides to follow her to Seattle like she wanted him to.

All is well and Hardin even contemplates taking Tessa to London to attend his mom’s wedding who is getting ready to get remarried. But, he is worried about what Tessa would think about his past and where he came from. Vance convinces Hardin that he should invite Tessa to his mother’s wedding, so he does.

Hardin, Tessa, and the Vancees fly to England for the wedding. They are put up in a house next to Mike’s house where Hardin’s mother is staying. Tessa bonds with Hardin’s mother at the bridal shop.

Things go south when Hardin walks in on Vance having sex with his mother on the night before her wedding. Hardin goes ballistic and is really angry with his mother and Vance. He confronts them and punches Christian Vance. On the day of the wedding, Hardin is still very upset.

The wedding still goes through but Kimberly finds out and is now furious with her cheating husband.

Tessa persuades Hardin to hear Vance out and they meet for a drink at a bar. It is dramatically revealed that Vance and Hardin’s mom have been involved in a sexual relationship for a long time, so much so that Vance is Hardin’s father!

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Hardin’s mom and Vance always had something going on. Something left unfinished. Hence, Vance had a special bond with Hardin. Even Kimberly knew about it. Hardin is devastated when he finds out that he didn’t know for such a long time.

He runs away only to find comfort in Tessa’s arms. She finds him crying in the street and they embrace. He feels all his pain and misery melt away as he finds solace with Tessa. Hardin still has unresolved issues and there is still some amount of toxicity in Tessa and Hardin’s relationship.

What happens next? That will be revealed in the fourth and final  After  movie, ‘ After ever Happy ‘, which is set to be released in 2022.

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After We Fell Ending Explained And What It Could Mean For Tessa And Hardin

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Hero Fiennes Tiffin and Josephine Langford as Hardin and Tessa at the end of After We Fell

The After series is getting ready to tell its final act following the release of its latest installment. After We Fell is the third movie of the franchise based on Anna Todd’s romance novels that got their start on Wattpad and it’s time to talk about how it left things for Tessa and Hardin. Let’s get into the After We Fell ending and what it could mean for the young couple as they face a new set of twists and turns. 

After We Fell was released in fall 2021, but now that it has arrived to Netflix , we’re ready to dive into spoiler talk . This article contains big surprises, so if you want to see for yourself before you read about it, here is your final warning! The movie follows the events in After and After We Collided , which ended with Tessa being given the Vance publishing job in Seattle and being reunited with her estranged father. Now to what went down in After We Fell . 

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What Happened At The End Of After We Fell

After We Fell starts with Tessa taking in her father to stay with her, much to Hardin’s disapproval. Then tension runs deeper between the couple when Hardin finds out Tessa is planning to move to Seattle just a week before it’s about to happen. As Tessa stays with Vance and his wife in the meantime, Hardin visits her there. Of course the couple make up as they do with a spicy scene or two, but more toxicity between the pair grows when Tessa meets Carter Jenkins’ Robert . Hot-headed Hardin gets super jealous, but the couple work through it, especially when Tessa assures him he’s just a friend. Things really start looking up for the pair when Hardin decides to move in with Tessa up in Seattle in a couple months. 

The third act of After We Fell brings the couple to London to visit Hardin’s mother for her wedding. However, the night before the wedding Hardin goes downstairs to the surprise of none-other-than Tessa’s boss Christian Vance getting hot and heavy with his mother in the kitchen. Hardin blows up in shock, but Tessa gets in the middle and cools him down. The next day, his mother goes through with the wedding to her fiancé Mike and Vance confronts Hardin where he invites him for a drink at a bar in a nearby hotel. 

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Hardin swallows his anger and meets Vance at the hotel bar where he struggles to break some important news to him. At the same time, Tessa sits on a bench with Vance’s wife Kimberly, who is pregnant with a child he and Vance are expecting. She confides in Tessa, making it clear she’s aware of the affair and sharing that Vance and Hardin’s mother Trish have a “history together.” The big twist she reveals is that Vance is the biological father of Hardin. At the same time while at the bar, Vance drops hints to Hardin but is unable to blurt out the words. Hardin catches on though and storms out of the bar in disbelief.

The movie ends with Tessa finding Hardin as he walks out the bar and the pair coming together for an emotional hug and kiss on the streets of London as the credits roll. Clearly, things just got a lot more complicated for the pair. Hardin has spent his whole life believing that Ken Scott is his father, despite the man’s bouts with alcoholism becoming an estranged figure in his family. Ken has been trying to make amends with Hardin as of late, but now Hardin is faced with a whole other set of daddy issues from a person he had no idea was related to him. Not to mention his real father is Tessa’s boss, who she will be working closely with and Hardin is moving in proximity with due to her getting the job.  

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What The Cliffhanger Could Mean For Tessa And Hardin

Prior to the ending of After We Fell , Tessa and Hardin found themselves in a solid place in their relationship, but as Hardin deals with this twist, it will likely spell more drama between the couple. Hardin is one to lash out when he cannot deal with his feelings, and with the realization that his childhood was basically a lie, he’ll have a lot of emotions come to the forefront. Much of the After franchise has been about Hardin needing to accept himself for who he is and confront his deep-seated traumas and moving forward he will absolutely have to if he’s to live a happy life with Tessa. 

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Tessa will likely find herself in the middle because she is close to Vance and Kim as both friends and work colleagues. Perhaps, this revelation will allow Vance to confront his past as he gets ready to share a child with Kim. Having Tessa as a resource could also allow Vance to better make amends with Hardin if it’s all done carefully. Tessa will be dealing with her new job, this situation and the realization in After We Fell that she may not be able to have children herself. Sheesh! 

Josephine Langford and Hero Fiennes Tiffin in After We Fell

What’s Coming Following After We Fell 

The cast and crew have already filmed what’s next for Tessa and Hardin in an upcoming movie called After Ever Happy . The movie was filmed back-to-back with After We Fell with Castille Landon helming both movies . We’d imagine the movie will pick up right where this one leaves off and get into the fallout of the major twist. After Ever Happy is based on the last After novel by Anna Todd and will wrap up Tessa and Hardin’s love story. 

Following After Ever Happy , there are plans for the After series to continue in the form of a prequel about Hardin in his teen years and a sequel about a generation after Tessa and Hardin. We don’t expect Josephine Langford and Hero Fiennes Tiffin to return to these roles, a younger Hardin will likely be cast for the prequel and older versions of Tessa and Hardin are said to be cast for the sequel. 

We can look forward to After Ever Happy on September 7, 2022. Until then check out what other 2022 Netflix movies are on their way. 

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Love doesn’t always come with a happily ever after. Based on the best-selling novel by Anna Todd , the After film series follows the studious and innocent Tessa Young ( Josephine Langford ) and the dangerously rebellious Hardin Scott ( Hero Fiennes Tiffin ) as they find themselves in a passionate yet tumultuous relationship. Now a hit sensation, the After series explores what it takes to keep the fire alive in a relationship. New to the After series? Here’s how you should watch the films in order.

Editor's Note: This piece was updated on November 6, 2023.

'After' Movies in Order of Release

Hardin and Tessa, leaning their foreheads together in After Everything

  • After - April 12, 2019
  • After We Collided - October 23, 2020
  • After We Fell - September 30, 2021
  • After Ever Happy - September 7, 2022
  • After Everything - September 13, 2023

'After' Movies in Chronological Order

After (2019).

After introduces Tessa Young, a high school graduate who’s just about to start her first day at Washington Central University as an undeclared economics major. On the day of her move-in, she’s accompanied by her caring yet rather controlling mother, Carol Young, and her high school sweetheart Noah Porter. Upon her arrival, Tessa is greeted by Steph Jones, Tessa’s roommate, and her girlfriend, Tristan. Unlike the studious Tessa, Steph and Tristan are all about the party scene. Nevertheless, Tessa gets along with her new friends and settles down at her dorm. Steph invites Tessa to a party at a frat house, to which she reluctantly agrees. There, Tessa gets to know the rest of Steph and Tristan’s clique, which just so happens to include Hardin Scott, a mysterious boy she met in her dorm room. The group suggests playing Truth or Dare, and Tessa is dared to lock lips with Hardin. She bluntly refuses and escapes the party, accidentally wandering around Hardin’s house. Hardin suddenly enters and the two share a lingering moment before Tessa snaps out of it and leaves.

For the next couple of days, Hardin persuades Tessa to come with him to a lake house. Before they know it, the two start flirting with each other and eventually kiss in the water. But the passion doesn’t last long, and later on, in the movie, it’s become apparent that Hardin is adamant about the idea of dating. Heartbroken, she continues to ignore Hardin, but her heart softens after Hardin gets himself into an emotional outburst at home. Despite her friends’ warnings to take things slow with Hardin, Tessa doesn’t listen to them and continues a seemingly perfect dating life with him. Everyone is always telling her that Hardin is up to something. Although she ignores them at first, Hardin, under the pressure of his friends, finally confesses to Tessa that Hardin is dared to make Tessa make fall in love with him and break her heart in the end. Tessa realizes that her relationship with Hardin is just one big lie.

After spending some time at home, she returns to university and applies for an internship at Vance Publishing. She spends more time in her classes. On the day of her English paper essay submission, her professor puts her aside and gives her an essay Hardin submitted, which sounds like it’s meant for Tessa. After class is dismissed, Tessa and Landon sit on the campus lawn. She reads the essay, which happens to be a letter from Hardin professing his feelings for her.

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After We Collided starts off with Hardin dreaming of Tessa, only to wake up all alone in his car, upset that Tessa hasn’t been replying to his texts. As he exits his car, a homeless man who is desperately looking for someone abruptly approaches him, prompting Hardin to shoo him away. Meanwhile, at Vance Publishing, Tessa begins her first day as a bright intern. However, things go down south after an awkward encounter with her new co-worker, Trevor Matthews. Tessa is immediately welcomed by secretary Kimberly (who is revealed to be Vance’s romantic interest), and Christian Vance, the founder of Vance Publishing.

One night, Tessa attends a nightclub with her co-workers to pique a potential investor's interest. However, after too many drinks, things got hot and heavy. From dancing with strangers to one accidental kiss, Tessa, in her drunken stupor, calls Hardin and gloats about how much she’s having now. Trevor suddenly finds her and the two return to their hotel room. Tessa accidentally spills her wine onto Trevor’s clothes and asks him to undress, so she can wash off the stains. All of a sudden, Hardin storms into the room, angry at a half-naked Trevor and cursing him out of the room. The pair’s rage doesn’t last long, and eventually, the two sleep with each other.

But their peaceful reunion doesn’t last long. Tessa soon comes to terms with the complicated mess that is in her work life and comes to terms with her true feelings for Hardin. Things get even more complex with Hardin’s family coming into the mix, with his mother Trish Daniels suddenly visiting him in the States and befriending Tessa. Tessa also goes on a venture searching for her long-lost father, who appears in the ending in the most surprising way possible.

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After We Fell

In After We Fell , Tessa and Hardin are now happily living together, but deep down, they’re still incredibly insecure about themselves. Tessa receives an offer to work for Vance Publishing at their Seattle office. While she’s excited about the opportunity, Hardin doesn’t share the same sentiment. He’s afraid that their long-distance relationship wouldn’t work and more trouble ensues. Also, it doesn’t help that Hardin initially wants to bring Tessa to London after graduation.

Despite this, Tessa takes up the opportunity to move to Seattle. The jealousy-ridden Hardin becomes incredibly jealous, especially since she’ll be in the same city as Trevor. Meanwhile, Tessa has other struggles to tend to; she’s trying to reconnect with her estranged father, whom she has not seen for nine years. Hardin, originally reluctant about Tessa meeting her father for fear of getting hurt, finds himself bonding with the man as they bond about their alcoholism.

Everything seems smooth sailing until Hardin takes Tessa to London for his mother’s wedding. He is hesitant at first because he’s scared that Tessa will judge his past and origins. With Vance’s encouragement, Hardin invites Tessa to his mother’s wedding. Things appear fine, but the happiness is short-lived. The night before his mother’s wedding, Hardin accidentally encounters Vance having sex with his mom. Kimberly finds out about Vance’s cheating ways and is furious with him. Things take for the worse when Vance reveals to Hardin a long-lost secret.

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After Ever Happy

When Hardin discovers his family's dark secret, he plunges into a pit of despair from which he is unable to escape. Tessa is fed up with trying to rescue Hardin from his misery only to find out that Hardin is the only one who can do it. To Hardin's dismay, Tessa eventually suggests that they take a break from each other. Hardin is furious at the idea, but eventually, they part ways and spend time figuring out what they truly want in life. As they cross with each other again in the future, they have the opportunity to rekindle their relationship or repeat their same old mistakes again. Is passion alone enough to keep their relationship strong? Or is this the end for Tessa and Hardin?

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After Everything

After Everything shows the aftermath of Hardin's break-up with Tessa and his deteriorating mental state as he struggles to cope with not being with Tessa anymore. He's also struggling with his work, suffering from a bad case of writer's block. Hardin decides to travel to Lisbon, Portugal, in order to make amends with Natalie, but unfortunately isn't so welcome. As his journey progresses, Hardin once again crosses paths with Tessa, but only time will tell if the former couple will rekindle their flame.

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Amid the current crop of summer movies, I can’t think of one that captures the feeling of summer more evocatively than Janet Planet. Much of the story takes place in a rustic house in woodsy Western Massachusetts; by day, sunlight streams in through enormous windows, and at night, chirping crickets flood the soundtrack. The celebrated playwright Annie Baker, here writing and directing her first film, has uncanny powers of observation and a talent for evoking time and place. She also has two memorable lead characters and a sharply funny and moving story to tell.

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    After We Fell is a 2021 American romantic drama film directed by Castille Landon from a screenplay by Sharon Soboil, based on the 2014 novel of the same name by Anna Todd.It is the sequel to After We Collided (2020) and the third installment in the After film series.The film stars Josephine Langford and Hero Fiennes Tiffin reprising their roles as Tessa Young and Hardin Scott, respectively.

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    Even as young adult softcore, After We Fell is limp. Though the series switched over to an R rating starting with its previous installment, the repetitive sex scenes set to moody pop songs are lacking in anything resembling genuine heat, even as new series director Castille Landon tries to spice things up by adding hot tubs, phone sex, and gym equipment into the mix.

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    Oct 18, 2021. Even as young adult softcore, After We Fell is limp. Though the series switched over to an R rating starting with its previous installment, the repetitive sex scenes set to moody pop songs are lacking in anything resembling genuine heat, even as new series director Castille Landon tries to spice things up by adding hot tubs, phone ...

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    It's shot like it's out of a horror movie), phone sex, sex in a gym with way too many mirrors, sex, sex, sex. A lot of it. (And safe sex, to their credit!). Our Take: Even at just over 90 ...

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    The film has plenty of drama, but little excitement. Ultimately, After We Fell was made for fans of the After books and movie series to the exclusion of anyone else, but it doesn't necessarily seem too concerned with giving those fans a good movie. Instead, much of the film feels like its checking off a list of scenes from the book and simply ...

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  16. After We Fell summary and ending explained

    Summary. The film is based on the After book series by Anna Todd, which originally was on the fanfiction site Wattpad. The author created the main plot of the book from One Direction fan fiction. The film is directed by Castille Landon. Tessa and Hardin are living together and their passion burns hotter than ever but they are insecure people.

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    Why is "After We Fell" rated R? The MPAA rating has been assigned for "sexual content and language." The Kids-In-Mind.com evaluation includes several sex scenes that include partial nudity, a phone sex scene, flirting that leads to infidelity, a few fights leading to bloody facial wounds, many arguments ending in tears, many conversations and arguments about alcoholism, and nearly 40 F ...

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    The After series is getting ready to tell its final act following the release of its latest installment.After We Fell is the third movie of the franchise based on Anna Todd's romance novels that ...

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