In Jay Kelly, audiences are introduced to the unlikely but very likable star-powered double act of George Clooney and Adam Sandler, who work seamlessly together like old buddies.

Despite usually occupying very different film categories in fans’ minds, thanks to Clooney’s fascination with prestige pictures and Sandler being more often found in broad comedy movies, new Netflix flick Jay Kelly provides both of them with their best film in years.

From filmmaker Noah Baumbach, and co-written by British actress Emily Mortimer, Jay Kelly was a film developed with Clooney in mind to play the titular movie star suffering from a mid-career existential crisis.

After premiering at Venice Film Festival in August and featuring as part of London Film Festival’s sprawling 2025 line-up last month, one o

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