Jay Kelly (2025)
2h 12m | PG-13
Famous movie actor Jay Kelly embarks on a journey of self discovery confronting both his past and present, accompanied by his devoted manager Ron.
Director: Noah Baumbach
Studio: Pascal Pictures
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Video: 720p
Cast
George Clooney
as Jay Kelly
Adam Sandler
as Ron Sukenick
Laura Dern
as Liz
Billy Crudup
as Timothy
Jim Broadbent
as Peter Schneider
Greta Gerwig
as Lois Sukenick
Reviews
FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://fandomwire.com/jay-kelly-review/ "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