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Late Fame
Directed by
Kent Jones
2025
90m
Drama
,
Comedy
6.8
88%
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Legendary New York poet Ed Saxberger's forgotten works captivate an eccentric group of young creatives, reigniting his artistic passion. Their intrigue intertwines with the bewitching presence of actress Gloria.
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Cast of Late Fame
Willem Dafoe
Ed Saxberger
Greta Lee
Gloria
Edmund Donovan
Meyers
Stephen Badalamenti
Irv
William Hill
Leonard
Michael Everett Johnson
Mike the Bodega Clerk
Clay Singer
Brussard
Dan Jablons
Stationary Clerk
Clark Johnson
Arnold
Luca Padovan
Winn
Jake Lacy
Tony Torn
Kent Jones
Director
Samy Burch
Writer / Executive Producer
Christine Vachon
Producer
Pamela Koffler
Producer
Robina Riccitiello
Executive Producer
Josh Peters
Executive Producer
Billie Lourd
Executive Producer
Mason Plotts
Producer
Late Fame Ratings & Reviews
Spliced Personality (Substack)
Sean Burns
One of our greatest living actors and arguably the most consistent, Dafoe plays the sheepish postman like a slowly opening flower.
Wall Street Journal
Zachary Barnes
It's based on a novel written in the 1890s by the Austrian writer Arthur Schnitzler, and the adaptation's transposition of time and place comes off as anachronistic and unconvincing
Taipei Mansions
Ryan Swen
Late Fame is, above all else, an often thrillingly imperfect film, one more open to the possibilities of total failure than Jones's last film.
Culture Mix
Carla Hay
The witty drama Late Fame gives amusingly accurate observations about the pretensions of ambitious artists. Willem Dafoe exquisitely plays a disillusioned poet who is plucked from obscurity for an agenda-driven comeback.
RogerEbert.com
Jourdain Searles
The classic theatricality of its characters juxtaposed with the modern world gives 'Late Fame' the feeling of a eulogy for an artistic world that young idealists desperately want to revive.
AwardsWatch
Erik Anderson
Samy Burch's script skewers New York ne'er-do-wells and wannabe artists, rich kid poseurs and more, perfectly embodied by Edmund Donovan and his band of merry men.
Under the Radar
Kaveh Jalinous
Perhaps the film would work better if it were a bit longer than 96 minutes, allowing more time to flesh out these characters or to stay longer with the ones who matter most.
Rendy Reviews
Rendy Jones
Late Fame operates well in the routine it establishes for itself and consistently keeps you engaged with its familiar yet earnest rhythm. And you know what? That's worth a snap or two.
InSession Film
Will Bjarnar
Or, maybe, it's just about art: What it gives us when we're making it, takes away when we stop, and continues to provide as we consume it from afar, no matter how ardently we subconsciously long to return to the beautiful chaos that it produced.
The Movie Buff
Hector A. Gonzalez
Late Fame has sharp ideas... yet its expression is daft, culminating in a film that often hints at other times yet never defines the present.
Shade Studios
Alfred Castaneda
Sometimes a heartfelt slice of the old New York life is all we need.
Slant Magazine
Marshall Shaffer
Its desire to resist easy storytelling paradigms around artists is admirable, but without punching up or down, the film feels like it's pulling punches altogether.
The Contending
Frank J. Avella
Kent Jones's enthralling Late Fame features Willem Dafoe in the kind of role actors dream of playing...he devours the challenge... Extra kudos to Greta Lee for a layered turn-she's truly mesmerizing as an actress-wannabe who is always performing.
AwardsWatch
Yasmine Kandil
It's always a shame to see potential in a project that clearly fails to see it in itself. There is so much that could be explored within Late Fame, especially with such a strong initial setup at hand.
TheWrap
Ben Croll
Late Fame begins with a premise that could easily tilt toward a better-late-than-never redemption tale... Instead, Jones and screenwriter Samy Burch strike a trickier balance, taking aim at all the ripe targets without ever turning salacious.
New York Magazine/Vulture
Bilge Ebiri
As it proceeds, it feels less assured. Still, Dafoe and Lee are so good, and the idea behind the story so enchanting, that I keep wishing it were better. Maybe one day I'll convince myself it is.
Variety
Owen Gleiberman
Watching "Late Fame," I felt the same bittersweet sting of humanity -- except that what's special about Jones' voice came into even higher relief for me this time. He has a style that's very naturalistic, but in an avid way.
The Hollywood Reporter
Sheri Linden
At once a satire of artistic pretensions and a tantalizing character study, Late Fame isn't focused on big cathartic moments... But there's a satisfying depth to it, and the movie abounds in exquisite grace notes.
IndieWire
Vikram Murthi
What saves "Late Fame" at almost every turn is Jones' direction, which infuses even simple dialogue scenes with breezy maturity and palpable longing.
Next Best Picture
Cody Dericks
Like its main character, "Late Fame" is a modest delight of a film about the unexpected ways that the past never truly leaves us, shot with an understated style that feels uniquely New York.
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