Jay Kelly
Sign in to saveJay Kelly is a 2025 comedy-drama film directed by Noah Baumbach and written by Baumbach and Emily Mortimer. The film stars an ensemble cast that includes George Clooney, Adam Sandler, Laura Dern, and Billy Crudup. It follows a famous actor (Clooney) as he travels through Europe with his team and manager (Sandler), and reflects on his life choices, relationships, and legacy.
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Jay Kelly is a 2025 comedy-drama film directed by Noah Baumbach, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Emily Mortimer. The production features George Clooney, Adam Sandler, Laura Dern, and Billy Crudup in the cast. Produced by Baumbach, Amy Pascal, and David Heyman, the movie was filmed in New York City and London. It originates from the United States and the United Kingdom and is presented in English.
The film has a runtime of 132 minutes and was distributed by Netflix. It was presented at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival. The tagline describes the premise as: "Everybody knows Jay Kelly, but Jay Kelly doesn't know himself." The story involves keywords such as manager, Europe, nostalgic, dramedy, and actor.
Critical reception includes a review score of 77% and 67 out of 100. Audience metrics show a vote average of 6.133 on TMDb and a rating of 6.5 on IMDb. The film was released on November 14, 2025, with other dates listed as August 28 and December 5, 2025.
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Vinony files it under 2020s buddy comedy-drama films, 2020s coming-of-age comedy-drama films and 2025 American films.
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Film · TMDB
6.2Famous movie actor Jay Kelly embarks on a journey of self-discovery, confronting both his past and present, accompanied by his devoted manager, Ron.
Cast
- George Clooney as Jay Kelly
- Adam Sandler as Ron Sukenick
- Laura Dern as Liz
- Billy Crudup as Timothy
- Riley Keough as Jessica Kelly
- Grace Edwards as Daisy Kelly
Themes
- manager
- europe
- nostalgic
- dramedy
- actor
- joyous
- egotistical
- cliché
- famous actor
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Noah Baumbach
- Screenwriter
- Emily Mortimer
- Cast member
- Giovanni Esposito
- Composer
- Nicholas Britell
- Producer
- David Heyman
- Cinematographer
- Linus Sandgren
- Filming location
- London
- Duration
- 132
- FilmAffinity ID
- 429989
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- distributed by
- Netflix
- title
- Jay Kelly
- presented in
- 82nd Venice International Film Festival
- publication date
- 2025-12-05
- Commons category
- Jay Kelly
- review score
- 67/100
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