The Hunt is a 2020 American film written by Nick Cuse and Damon Lindelof, and directed by Craig Zobel. The film stars Betty Gilpin and Hilary Swank alongside an ensemble cast that includes Ike Barinholtz, Ethan Suplee, Glenn Howerton, Amy Madigan, Wayne Duvall, Sturgill Simpson, and Emma Roberts. Jason Blum was a producer under his Blumhouse Productions banner, along with Lindelof. Zobel and Lindelof have said that the film is intended as a satire on the profound political divide between the American left and right.