Fresh (2022 film)
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Fresh is a 2022 American horror thriller film directed by Mimi Cave, in her directorial debut, from a screenplay by Lauryn Kahn. The film stars Daisy Edgar-Jones and Sebastian Stan. It is a co-production between Legendary Pictures and Hyperobject Industries; Adam McKay produced the film alongside Kevin J. Messick. Fresh had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 20, 2022, and was released on March 4, 2022, via Hulu by Searchlight Pictures in the United States and Disney+ via Star internationally, marking the first Legendary film released by Disney rather than Warner Bros. Pictures, Universal Pictures or Netflix. The film received generally positive reviews from critics.
Infobox
Directed by
Mimi Cave
Written by
Lauryn Kahn
Produced by
mw- Adam McKay Kevin Messick
Starring
Daisy Edgar-Jones Sebastian Stan Jonica T. Gibbs Charlotte Le Bon Andrea Bang Dayo Okeniyi Brett Dier
Cinematography
Pawel Pogorzelski
Edited by
Martin Pensa
Music by
Alex Somers
Productioncompanies
Hyperobject Industries Legendary Pictures
Distributed by
Searchlight Pictures
Release dates
January 20, 2022 (2022-01-20) (Sundance) March 4, 2022 (2022-03-04)
Running time
114 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$15–20 million
Tables
· Reception › Accolades
2022
2022
Year
2022
Award
Hollywood Critics Association Midseason Film Awards
Category
Best Actor
Nominee(s) and recipient(s)
Sebastian Stan
Result
Nominated
Best Actress
Best Actress
Year
Best Actress
Award
Daisy Edgar-Jones
Category
Nominated
Best Horror
Best Horror
Year
Best Horror
Award
Fresh
Category
Won
Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards
Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards
Year
Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards
Award
Best Streaming Movie
Category
Nominated
Best Actor in a Streaming Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Best Actor in a Streaming Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Year
Best Actor in a Streaming Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Award
Sebastian Stan
Category
Nominated
Best Actress in a Streaming Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Best Actress in a Streaming Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Year
Best Actress in a Streaming Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Award
Daisy Edgar-Jones
Category
Nominated
Best Directing in a Streaming Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Best Directing in a Streaming Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Year
Best Directing in a Streaming Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Award
Mimi Cave
Category
Nominated
Best Writing in a Streaming Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Best Writing in a Streaming Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Year
Best Writing in a Streaming Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Award
Lauryn Kahn
Category
Nominated
2023
2023
Year
2023
Award
Critics' Choice Awards
Category
Best TV Movie
Nominee(s) and recipient(s)
Fresh
Result
Nominated
Satellite Awards
Satellite Awards
Year
Satellite Awards
Award
Best Television Film
Category
Nominated
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) and recipient(s) | Result | Ref. |
| 2022 | Hollywood Critics Association Midseason Film Awards | Best Actor | Sebastian Stan | Nominated | |
| Best Actress | Daisy Edgar-Jones | Nominated | |||
| Best Horror | Fresh | Won | |||
| Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards | Best Streaming Movie | Nominated | |||
| Best Actor in a Streaming Limited or Anthology Series or Movie | Sebastian Stan | Nominated | |||
| Best Actress in a Streaming Limited or Anthology Series or Movie | Daisy Edgar-Jones | Nominated | |||
| Best Directing in a Streaming Limited or Anthology Series or Movie | Mimi Cave | Nominated | |||
| Best Writing in a Streaming Limited or Anthology Series or Movie | Lauryn Kahn | Nominated | |||
| 2023 | Critics' Choice Awards | Best TV Movie | Fresh | Nominated | |
| Satellite Awards | Best Television Film | Nominated |
References
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- Twentieshttps://deadline.com/2020/12/twenties-jojo-t-gibbs-daisy-edgar-jones-sebastian-stan-legendary-fresh-1234658674/
- Freshhttp://filmmusicreporter.com/2021/12/27/alex-somers-scoring-mimi-caves-fresh/
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- Los Angeles Timeshttps://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2022-03-04/review-fresh-daisy-edgar-jones-sebastian-stan
- The Irish Timeshttps://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/fresh-wildly-entertaining-horror-on-modern-dating-1.4827474
- RogerEbert.comhttps://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/fresh-movie-review-2022
- AwardsWatchhttps://awardswatch.com/everything-everywhere-all-at-once-sweeps-hca-midseason-film-awards-austin-butler-named-best-actor/
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