The Hater (2022 film)

The Hater
A poster featuring two political candidates.
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJoey Ally
Written byJoey Ally
Story by
  • Joey Ally
  • TJ Williams, Jr.
Produced by
  • Thomas Benski
  • Tory Lenosky
  • Adrienne Childress
  • Daniel Crown
  • Angeline J. Sanfilippo
Starring
CinematographyTJ Williams, Jr.
Edited byJosie Azzam
Music byBenjamin Jaffe
Production
companies
  • Red Crown Productions
  • Monarch Pictures
  • Pulse Films
Distributed byVertical Entertainment
Release date
  • March 18, 2022 (2022-03-18)
Running time
108 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Hater is a 2022 American political satire film written and directed by Joey Ally in her feature debut. Ally stars alongside Bruce Dern, Meredith Hagner, D'Angelo Lacy, Ali Larter, Ian Harding, and Nora Dunn. The plot follows a liberal speechwriter (Ally) who goes undercover as a Republican to defeat her conservative childhood nemesis (Harding) and to lose him the Texas primary nomination. The film was released in the United States on March 18, 2022, by Vertical Entertainment. It received generally positive reviews from critics.