Jay Kelly(2025)
"Everybody knows Jay Kelly, but Jay Kelly doesn't know himself."
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Famous movie actor Jay Kelly embarks on a journey of self-discovery, confronting both his past and present, accompanied by his devoted manager, Ron.
Emily Mortimer
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Noah Baumbach
Writer
Noah Baumbach
Director
Top Billed Cast
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Conversation at AFI FEST presented by Canva
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Adam Sandler on the Making Of Jay Kelly with George Clooney and Noah Baumbach
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Adam Sandler, George Clooney, Laura Dern & the Jay Kelly Cast - Behind the Characters
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George Clooney and Adam Sandler Reunite On Screen for 'Jay Kelly' After Years of Real Friendship!
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Making Jay Kelly Was A Blast for George Clooney and Adam Sandler | BAFTA
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Nicholas Britell on Making the Score with Noah Baumbach
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George Clooney Behind the Scenes of Jay Kelly with Adam Sandler and Noah Baumbach
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George Clooney on connecting personally with his character Jay Kelly
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What 3 films would Adam Sandler put in his own sizzle reel?
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Joachim Trier and Noah Baumbach on Crafting Sentimental Value and Jay Kelly
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Noah Baumbach, George Clooney, Laura Dern, Billy Crudup & Riley Keough on Jay Kelly
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Noah Baumbach, George Clooney, Adam Sandler, Laura Dern & More on Jay Kelly
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Written on October 11, 2025
"Jay Kelly is a dense and unforgettable drama from Noah Baumbach, where George Clooney's inspired performance reaches a peak of vulnerability, giving life to a man trapped between professional success and personal emptiness.
It's a thematically rich story about the tyranny of memory and the high cost of ambition, questioning whether success compensates for lost bonds. With directing, editing, cinematography, and score that transform dialogue into pure intimacy and organically link the past and present, the film is technically and emotionally superb, rejecting the convenient ending in favor of life's bittersweet truth.
The only way forward is ahead, learning to love the story that, by choice, became our own."
Rating: A
