Netflix is previewing the film Jay Kelly, a dramedy starring George Clooney. The film had its premiere at the 2025 Venice International Film Festival, and subsequently screened at the 2025 Telluride Film Festival, and additional screenings of it are scheduled for this year’s New York, AFI and London film festivals.
Clooney stars in the film as its eponymous movie star, a ‘contemporary Cary Grant-like figure.’ The film follows Clooney’s Jay as he decides to go on a spur-of-the-moment trip through Europe with his longtime manager and best friend, Ron (Adam Sandler). Along the way, the two men reflect on their relationships, legacies and the choices that have shaped both of their lives.
The official logline for the film (via Netflix): “’Jay Kelly’ follows famous movie actor, Jay Kelly (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.”
A poster for the movie shared on social media features Ron and Jay sitting side by side in a darkened theater, at an apparent movie premiere with the caption: “George Clooney. Adam Sandler. Laura Dern. Billy Crudup. ‘Jay Kelly’ is in select theaters November 14 and on Netflix December 5.”
The film, directed, co-written and produced by Noah Baumbach (‘Marriage Story’), also stars Laura Dern as Liz, Jay’s publicist. Billy Crudup, Riley Keough, Grace Edwards, Stacy Keach, Jim Broadbent, Patrick Wilson, Eve Hewso, Greta Gerwig, Alba Rohrwacher, Josh Hamilton, Lenny Henry, Emily Mortimer, Nicole Lecky, Thaddea Graham and Isla Fisher also star.
The film will have a limited theater run beginning Nov. 14, before it arrives on Netflix this Dec. 5th. See the trailer: HERE.
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