In The Hand Of Dante

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In the Hand of Dante follows the parallel lives of a New York author (Nick Tosches) in the 21st century who embarks on a violent journey after he is recruited by a mafia don to steal Italian poet Dante Alighieri's The Divine Comedy written in the poet's own hand, and Dante in the 14th century seeking inspiration to write his most important work -- each man unknowingly connected through time and their obsessive quest for love, beauty, and the divine.

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Robbie Collin

Daily Telegraph (UK)

Dec 9

1/5

The historical sequences are pompous; the present-day ones preposterous. It’s a sort of accidental Monty Python’s Da Vinci Code – without jokes, though not entirely without laughs.

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Jonathan Romney

Screen International

Sep 4

Julian Schnabel could never be accused of lacking sheer enthusiasm and wild-eyed flamboyance.

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Caryn James

The Hollywood Reporter

Sep 4

Even when it goes off the rails, In the Hand of Dante is never dull. And there is always something glorious to look at.

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Weiting Liu

The Brooklyn Rail

Nov 26

Schnabel’s empathy is melancholic and metatextual... It is through this lineage of shared visions and refracted selves that In the Hand of Dante culminates, unfurling from the canonical poet’s inner reveries into a sweeping mythos.

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James Mottram

Radio Times

Nov 20

2/5

Although consistent with Schnabel's earlier subjects - painters, poets, writers - this two-and-a-half hour ramble is a bewildering mess.

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Roger Friedman

Showbiz 411

Oct 24

3.5/4

This is the kind of movie we used to see from the great auteurs of the 70s like Scorsese, who is also executive producer of this film. “In the Hand of Dante” is the kind of exciting work we see infrequently now and need so much for cinema to survive.

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Gabriel B

@gabrielbranco 10h

The film is so poetic and visually stunning! Amazing cast and a beautiful ending!

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Romeo M

@Romeo911 1d

Beautiful throughout, the faces especially, even the ugly ones, even Rembrandt, funny, lively (except the boring stretches but they pass), violent, a real unfiltered romantic comedy, obviously the work of an artist...more than one, since tosches and schnabel stand shoulder to shoulder, and more than two, since even Dante gets a say.

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In the Hand of Dante follows the parallel lives of a New York author (Nick Tosches) in the 21st century who embarks on a violent journey after he is recruited by a mafia don to steal Italian poet Dante Alighieri's The Divine Comedy written in the poet's own hand, and Dante in the 14th century seeking inspiration to write his most important work -- each man unknowingly connected through time and their obsessive quest for love, beauty, and the divine.

Director: Julian Schnabel
Producer: Jon Kilik, Francesco Melzi d'Eril, Gabriele Bebe Moratti, Olmo Schnabel, Vito Schnabel
Screenwriter: Julian Schnabel, Louise Kugelberg
Distributor: Netflix
Production Co: Dreamcrew, Intromagine Pictures, Exemplary Films Corporation
Rating: R (Language|Violence|Sexual References)
Genre: Drama, Crime, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 12, 2026, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 24, 2026
Runtime: 2h 33m
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)