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Late Night

They're giving comedy a rewrite.

6.4 / 10

102 minutes

2019-01-25

English

US

Actors :

Emma Thompson, Mindy Kaling, Max Casella, Hugh Dancy, Denis O'Hare, Reid Scott, Amy Ryan, Paul Walter Hauser, John Early, John Lithgow, Megalyn Echikunwoke, Ike Barinholtz, Annaleigh Ashford, Halston Sage, Marc Kudisch

Description

A legendary late-night talk show host's world is turned upside down when she hires her only female staff writer. Originally intended to smooth over diversity concerns, her decision has unexpectedly hilarious consequences as the two women separated by culture and generation are united by their love of a biting punchline.

Reviews

SWITCH.

SWITCH.

6/23/2021, 3:58:25 PM

Is ‘Late Night’ a perfect film? No. It could have used a few tweaks in the edit suite, and a couple more on the page. Yes, the “woman”, “women in comedy” and “woman of colour” angles are pushed and pushed hard - but then again, isn’t that what the movie is about? Nothing is too in-your-face or shoved down your throat, but you will notice it as these are things you don’t often come across in cinema...

CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

5/29/2024, 2:42:56 PM

This had the potential to delver quite an insightful look into the workings of a late-night talkshow, but regrettably this opportunity was largely wasted. Emma Thompson plays the role of host "Katherine Newbury" well, but her character is pretty unlikeable and probably deserves for her tired old show to be cancelled. Mindy Kaling's "Molly" is the new kid on the writing team with the nouse to rever...