Jay Kelly

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Jay Kelly

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In Theaters Fri Nov 14

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JAY KELLY, the new film from Academy Award nominee Noah Baumbach, follows famous movie actor Jay Kelly (George Clooney) and his devoted manager Ron (Adam Sandler) as they embark on a whirlwind and unexpectedly profound journey through Europe. Along the way, both men are forced to confront the choices they've made, the relationships with their loved ones, and the legacies they'll leave behind.

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George Clooney riffs on his star persona with disarming vulnerability while Adam Sandler impressively expands his dramatic range in Jay Kelly, a Hollywood satire that's gentler than one might expect from director Noah Baumbach.

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Noah Baumbach

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Laura Dern

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Billy Crudup

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Riley Keough

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Nick Schager

The Daily Beast

Mistakenly assumes that the woe-is-me routines of the rich and famous are the stuff of great drama.

Sep 30, 2025

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Johnny Oleksinski

New York Post

Clooney draws you in, but upon arrival there’s an emptiness.

Rated: 2/4

Sep 25, 2025

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Kyle Smith

Wall Street Journal

Mr. Clooney and Mr. Baumbach, in a script co-written with actress Emily Mortimer, go as deep into the contradictions of movie stardom as anyone since Billy Wilder in this sometimes-transcendent comedy-drama.

Sep 11, 2025

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Roger Friedman

Showbiz 411

George Clooney and Adam Sandler lead a really stunning cast who never miss a beat. Baumbach, directing from a screenplay he wrote with actress Emily Mortimer, has made maybe his most accessible and embracing film, certainly since “The Meyerowitz Stories."

Rated: 4/4

Sep 30, 2025

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Julian Roman

MovieWeb

George Clooney lights up the screen in a true-to-form performance that's honest and endearing, but his turn as rich guy superstar Jay Kelly may not resonate beyond the cinephile crowd in such tenuous economic times.

Rated: 3.5/5

Sep 29, 2025

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Jesse Hassenger

Paste Magazine

Gorgeous as Jay Kelly is, and as funny as it is in moments, it can’t help but feel a little minor by comparison – a little easy, even, on its man-who-wasn’t-there protagonist.

Rated: 7.1/10

Sep 29, 2025

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Synopsis

JAY KELLY, the new film from Academy Award nominee Noah Baumbach, follows famous movie actor Jay Kelly (George Clooney) and his devoted manager Ron (Adam Sandler) as they embark on a whirlwind and unexpectedly profound journey through Europe. Along the way, both men are forced to confront the choices they've made, the relationships with their loved ones, and the legacies they'll leave behind.

Director: Noah Baumbach
Producer: Noah Baumbach, David Heyman, Amy Pascal
Screenwriter: Noah Baumbach, Emily Mortimer
Distributor: Netflix
Production Co: Heyday Films
Rating: R (Language)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 14, 2025, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 5, 2025
Runtime: 2h 12m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.66:1)