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Jay Kelly

Jay Kelly

6,2 /10 (420 Votes)
2025 EN 132 min

Overview

Famous movie actor Jay Kelly embarks on a journey of self-discovery, confronting both his past and present, accompanied by his devoted manager, Ron.

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Release date

14/11/2025

Votes

420

Popularity

3.5

Everybody knows Jay Kelly, but Jay Kelly doesn't know himself.

Genres

Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

132 min

Website

www.netflix.com
George Clooney

George Clooney

Jay Kelly

Adam Sandler

Adam Sandler

Ron Sukenick

Laura Dern

Laura Dern

Liz

Billy Crudup

Billy Crudup

Timothy

Riley Keough

Riley Keough

Jessica Kelly

Grace Edwards

Grace Edwards

Daisy Kelly

Stacy Keach

Stacy Keach

Jay's Dad

Jim Broadbent

Jim Broadbent

Peter Schneider

Patrick Wilson

Patrick Wilson

Ben Alcock

Eve Hewson

Eve Hewson

Daphne

Greta Gerwig

Greta Gerwig

Lois Sukenick

Alba Rohrwacher

Alba Rohrwacher

Alba

Josh Hamilton

Josh Hamilton

Carter

Lenny Henry

Lenny Henry

Larry

Emily Mortimer

Emily Mortimer

Candy

Nicôle Lecky

Nicôle Lecky

Krista

Thaddea Graham

Thaddea Graham

Meg

Isla Fisher

Isla Fisher

Melanie Alcock

Stanley Townsend

Stanley Townsend

First Voice (voice)

Erica Sweany

Erica Sweany

Costume Designer

Kevin Shen

Kevin Shen

2nd AD

David Neumann

David Neumann

Sound Recordist

Leila Farzad

Leila Farzad

1st AD

Juliet Cowan

Juliet Cowan

Actress

Eleanor Matsuura

Eleanor Matsuura

Dresser

Lucas Aurelio

Lucas Aurelio

Electrician

Tuwaine Barrett

Tuwaine Barrett

Rain Rigger

Martha West

Martha West

Set PA

Philip Arditti

Philip Arditti

Cinematographer

Nigel Whitmey

Nigel Whitmey

Stand-in

Kyle Soller

Kyle Soller

Director

Parker Sawyers

Parker Sawyers

Props

No photo

Giovanni Zeqireya

Silvano

Doug Cockle

Doug Cockle

Nathan

Sadie Sandler

Sadie Sandler

Vivienne Sukenick

Helene Maksoud

Helene Maksoud

Mourner

Dean Wareham

Dean Wareham

Mourner

No photo

Ruthie Rogers

Mourner

No photo

Josh Berger

Mourner

No photo

Penny Mortimer

Mourner

No photo

Christine Crais

College Kid at Bar

Kwabena Peprah

Kwabena Peprah

College Kid at Bar

Carlos Jacott

Carlos Jacott

Gordon

No photo

Eloise Jacott

Michelle

John Macmillan

John Macmillan

Chef

Andreas Muñoz

Andreas Muñoz

Chef Mario

Lars Eidinger

Lars Eidinger

German Cyclist

Ferdi Stofmeel

Ferdi Stofmeel

Dutch Cyclist

No photo

Rosita Raffaelli

Daisy Lookalike

No photo

Antoinette Aaron

French Fan

Philippe Spall

Philippe Spall

Train Conductor

Nasser Memarzia

Nasser Memarzia

Professor

Christophe Guybet

Christophe Guybet

French Businessman

Annabel Mullion

Annabel Mullion

Woman in the Window

Federico Scribani

Federico Scribani

Fireman

Francesco De Vito

Francesco De Vito

Farm Equipment

Sharon Rooney

Sharon Rooney

Backpacker

Hannah Onslow

Hannah Onslow

Backpacker

No photo

Amber Mendez Martin

Backpacker

Janine Duvitski

Janine Duvitski

Sharon

Jamie Demetriou

Jamie Demetriou

Clive

Patsy Ferran

Patsy Ferran

Brenda

Pippo Crotti

Pippo Crotti

Priest

Yinka Awoni

Yinka Awoni

Priest

May Nivola

May Nivola

Phoebe

Théo Augier

Théo Augier

Guillaume

Alex Jarrett

Alex Jarrett

Rio

Alaïs Lawson

Alaïs Lawson

Daisy's Friend

Cassius Hackforth

Cassius Hackforth

Daisy's Friend

Emily Piggford

Emily Piggford

Captain Jenny

Danielle Lewis

Danielle Lewis

Co-Pilot Lourdes

Giovanni Esposito

Giovanni Esposito

Antonio

Monica Nappo

Monica Nappo

Catherina

Galatea Ranzi

Galatea Ranzi

Camilla

Fabio Vannozzi

Fabio Vannozzi

Giovanni

Arianna Becheroni

Arianna Becheroni

Isabella

No photo

Lucian St Aubyn

Zeke

Marco Conte

Marco Conte

Doctor

No photo

Donald Sabourin

Brother-in-Law Spike

Matilda Thorpe

Matilda Thorpe

Barbara

Charlie Rowe

Charlie Rowe

Young Jay Kelly

Louis Partridge

Louis Partridge

Young Timothy

Ruby Stokes

Ruby Stokes

Sara

Alastair Coughlan

Alastair Coughlan

Actor at Audition

Andrew Malik

Andrew Malik

Actor at Audition

Joe Hewetson

Joe Hewetson

Actor at Audition

No photo

Max Beken

Actor at Audition

Tom Francis

Tom Francis

Actor at Audition

Carly-Sophia Davies

Carly-Sophia Davies

Casting Assistant

No photo

Debora Weston

Casting Director

Martin McDougall

Martin McDougall

1st AD

Kit Rakusen

Kit Rakusen

Eli

Sadie Stallcup

Sadie Stallcup

Young Daisy

Noah Baumbach

Noah Baumbach

Director (uncredited)

No photo

Phạm Quang Minh

Kak

Matthew Baunsgard

Matthew Baunsgard

Casting Assistant

Original Soundtrack

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Manuel São Bento

2025-10-11

⭐ 9

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 techni…

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Brent Marchant

2025-12-06

⭐ 3

Those familiar with my writing are likely well aware that I have often said the cardinal sin in moviemaking is predictability (why see a film if you already know what’s going to happen?). On the heels of that belief, my second biggest cardinal sin in this field is a lack of originality (to a great degree because predictability often walks hand in hand with this shortcoming). And, unfortunately, those are the problems that sink this latest effort from writer-director Noah Baumbach. In a nutshell, this offering tells the story of its self-important title character (George Clooney), a successful …

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Marco-Hugo Landeta Vacas

Marco-Hugo Landeta Vacas

2026-01-24

⭐ 8

(CASTELLANO) Hay algo profundamente triste en Jay Kelly, pero no una tristeza impostada ni solemne, sino de esas que se cuelan sin avisar. Desde el principio se percibe que no va de glamour ni de mitología hollywoodiense, sino de lo que queda cuando el foco se apaga y ya no sabes muy bien quién eres sin él. Es una película que avanza con calma, a ratos incluso con pudor, y que confía más en las miradas que en los subrayados. George Clooney está sorprendentemente desnudo aquí. No porque haga algo radicalmente distinto a lo que ha hecho otras veces, sino porque por primera vez parece aceptar …

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