Late Fame
I Wonder Pictures | Release Date: TBA CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
75
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 10 Critic Reviews
Positive:
8
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
90
VarietyOwen GleibermanAug 31, 2025
Kent Jones is a filmmaker who’s deeply and dramatically curious, and that’s a quality he shares with the film’s screenwriter, Samy Burch, who wrote May December. Read full review
85
TheWrapBen CrollSep 1, 2025
Instead, the film skewers and sympathizes in equal measure, mocking the pipe dreams suggested by its title and stirred by even the faintest hint of recognition, while still making clear that Ed’s literary gifts are genuinely worth the fuss. Read full review
83
IndieWireVikram MurthiAug 31, 2025
What saves Late Fame at almost every turn is Jones’ direction, which infuses even simple dialogue scenes with breezy maturity and palpable longing. Read full review
80
Screen DailyWendy IdeAug 31, 2025
Late Fame is a deliciously acidic examination of the thin line between creative aspiration and pretentious poseurdom. Read full review
80
The Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenAug 31, 2025
At once a satire of artistic pretensions and a tantalizing character study, Late Fame isn’t focused on big cathartic moments, and its third-act cataclysms are almost anticlimactic. But there’s a satisfying depth to it, and the movie abounds in exquisite grace notes Read full review
80
The GuardianXan BrooksAug 31, 2025
It’s a lovely slice of life, a heartfelt New York story – and judging from the brief burst of writing that we are permitted to hear, the postman can rest easy whether he is on stage or at work. Read full review
70
New York Magazine (Vulture)Bilge EbiriAug 31, 2025
The premise of Late Fame is so captivating that one wants to forgive its shortcomings and focus on what it does so well, starting with a truly great and nuanced role for Dafoe, whose physical presence can evoke coarse sturdiness and emotional delicacy at the same time. Read full review
70
Next Best PictureCody DericksAug 31, 2025
The film deliberately avoids sweeping statements and proclamations, instead choosing to smartly focus on one ordinary person, brought to life by one of our most extraordinary performers. Read full review
58
Paste MagazineJesse HassengerSep 29, 2025
Even Dafoe, seemingly incapable of a false note or forced delivery, ultimately must fall in line with the movie’s broad-arc predictability. Read full review
50
Slant MagazineMarshall ShafferSep 7, 2025
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. Read full review
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