Story Line
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.
“They're giving comedy a rewrite.”
Top Cast
Emma Thompson
Katherine Newbury
Mindy Kaling
Molly Patel
Max Casella
Burditt
Hugh Dancy
Charlie Fain
Denis O'Hare
Brad
Reid Scott
Tom Campbell
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Rating
6.4/ 10
Release Date
2019-01-25
Runtime
1h 42m
Genres
ComedyDrama
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User Reviews (2)
SWITCH.
7/10
•8/3/2019Is ‘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 mo...
CinemaSerf
6/10
•5/29/2024This 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 unli...