In the Hand of Dante | Official Trailer | Netflix

Julian Schnabel’s drama follows a 21st-century New York writer and 14th-century Dante Alighieri in parallel. The writer is drawn into a mob boss’s plan to steal Dante’s handwritten manuscript of The D

Directed by Julian Schnabel, 《In the Hand of Dante》 is a feature drama that moves between 21st-century New York and 14th-century Italy. Nick Tosches, a modern-day writer, is commissioned by a mafia boss to verify whether Dante Alighieri’s handwritten manuscript of 《The Divine Comedy》 is authentic and steal it. The film places his entry into a dangerous journey alongside Dante’s struggles as he works to write his masterpiece.

At the center is Oscar Isaac. He plays both Nick Tosches in the modern era and Dante Alighieri in the 14th century. Netflix’s official description explains that the figures from the two eras remain connected across time as they pursue a relentless search for love, beauty, and the divine. The plan to steal the manuscript creates the tension of a crime drama in the modern section, while the Dante section expands the story into the period when 《The Divine Comedy》 was being written.

The cast includes Gal Gadot, Gerard Butler, John Malkovich, Louis Cancelmi, Sabrina Impacciatore, Franco Nero, Benjamin Clementine, Paolo Bonacelli, Martin Scorsese, Al Pacino, and Jason Momoa. The film runs 153 minutes and was released on Netflix on June 24, 2026. Netflix classifies it as a drama and also lists tags for crime films and films based on source material.