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JAY KELLY, the new film from Academy Award nominee Noah Baumbach, follows famous movie actor, Jay Kelly (George Clooney), as he embarks on a journey of self discovery confronting both his past and present, accompanied by his devoted manager Ron (Adam Sandler). Poignant and humor filled, epic and intimate, JAY KELLY is pitched at the intersection of life's regrets and notable glories.
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- George Clooney
- Adam Sandler
- Laura Dern
- Isla Fisher
- Billy Crudup
- Louis Partridge
- Patrick Wilson
- Emily Mortimer
- Eve Hewson
- Riley Keough
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This Baumbach-penned dramedy starring George Clooney and Adam Sandler divides audiences with its melancholic exploration of legacy and absent fatherhood, though most agree Sandler delivers his most emotionally resonant performance to date. While some find the 'woe is me' tone overwhelming and the script surprisingly standard for Baumbach, others praise it as a devastating Christmas Carol-style wake-up call with a powerhouse third act.
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- Oct 20, 2025
It's good, but there's an inescapable "woe is me" quality that never fully goes away even during Clooney's best scenes. It quickly becomes evident that the emotional core lies with Sandler's character, to the point where I had to question why the story wasn't about him. As…
James (Schaffrillas)Dec 5, 2025Ironic that netflix dropped a movie about the glory of movies and going to theatres the day they announced they could potentially ruin that.
abdullahDec 3, 2025A major addition to the train movie canon
Patrick Willems - Dec 5, 2025
Deeply, deeply sad movie about the sort of person you don’t want to shed tears for, so it works that it plays like A Christmas Carol for a solipsistic absent father and friend - “who will be at my tribute?” becomes “who will be at my funeral?” becomes a devastating reminder…
Sydney🚀Oct 17, 2025just over the moon to hear clooney reading baumbach lines again
KarstenNov 26, 2025the greatest tragedy there is would be choosing work over family, only to wake up one day and attend a career tribute celebrating your decades’ worth of filmography but have no one to watch it with.
allain♡ - Dec 5, 2025
“all my memories are movies.”
cobNov 22, 2025The guy from the Nespresso ads is a pretty decent actor
_modinoNov 12, 2025and if i said adam sandler deserves an oscar nomination for this one, what then?
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- Jswift lovedJay Kelly
One of the best George Clooney performances. This, Michael Clayton, and Oceans 11. My god Adam Sandler was incredible!
zxki is "meh" onJay KellyMediocre Oscar bait, but I didn't hate it. I think what I loved most about this was the biopic feel it had, centring on Clooney. A successful, handsome movie star, played by a successful, handsome movie star, but it's the relatability that really makes it believable. Aside from being privileged and…
Cami is "meh" onJay KellyNo podría decir q me gustó ni que no me gustó, no es mala pero no me parece tremenda peli, siento q están flojas en comparación a otros años. Acá siento que lo que falló fue el guion, me resultó larga , siento que media hora de película estuvo de más. La dirección y fotografía
- Jorby likedJay Kelly
I’m sure most people won’t love it, but I enjoyed it. Would’ve loved more Billy crudup though
Nikki Dunn dislikedJay KellyI give a movie 15 minutes to catch my attention, then I turn it off. Bye bye
Jake is "meh" onJay KellyThere are parts of this film that I really enjoyed. Namely, the creativity in the visual storytelling, Laura Dern, and a couple of standout scenes. However, I unfortunately found the overall story to be quite boring until the last 30 minutes or so, at which point I was too disinterested to really…
- Wen likedJay Kelly
It’s beautifully shot, staged like a play going through time and space elegantly. The final line delivery was done perfectly. I’m not surprised people didn’t like it and sees it as a self pitying piece. The film even jokes about it when they realized they’re giving tribute awards to two white men…
lu lovedJay Kellywow 23/01/26 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "It's a hell of a responsibility to be yourself. It's much easier to be somebody else, or nobody at all" que hermosa la iluminacion x dios, la calidez me parece espectacular la escena del tren en donde el empieza a observar a las personas tal vez en esa busque
Natalie dislikedJay KellyA depressing film about a Hollywood narcissist. There’s nothing exciting,moving or memorable. Cannot believe this film expects me to sympathize with wealthy, powerful men & their problems.Adam Sandler is the only real character that was worth watching as an actor. Save your time.
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Metacritic
Nov 17, 2025
Clooney’s a strong-enough star to sell Jay’s achy heart, even amid the glitz and glamour. Baumbach’s odyssey into more treacly territory is an attention-worthy gambit, though one hopes he doesn’t lock the grouchiness away forever.
David Sims
The Atlantic
Aug 28, 2025
Cine-narcissism like this is always tiresome, and it isn’t any more palatable in a European setting.
Peter Bradshaw
The Guardian
Aug 28, 2025
Baumbach lacks Sofia Coppola’s singular ability to leverage a character’s wealth for the wanting it reveals of them, but he, Mortimer, and Clooney share a vivid understanding of the resentments that can form in the space between who we are and how we’re seen — and of how stardom can widen that space to the point that friendships and families are liable to fall into it unnoticed.
David Ehrlich
IndieWire
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