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Late Night (2019)

★ 6.4 · 870 ratings on TMDB

They're giving comedy a rewrite.

Late Night poster★ 6.4

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.

DirectorNisha Ganatra
CastAmy Ryan, Denis O'Hare, Emma Thompson, Hugh Dancy, John Early, John Lithgow
GenresComedy, Drama
The emergence reading

Late Night keeps every mind human — it fights its subject at zero distance. The story fights on E8/E9/E10 of the E0–E14 reality ladder.

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Same subject, different rung

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Same people

Shared director or cast.

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