Synopsis

Legendary talk-show host Katherine Newbury (Emma Thompson) is a pioneer in her field. The only woman ever to have a long-running program on late night, she keeps her writers’ room on a short leash – and all male. But when her ratings plummet and she is accused of being a “woman who hates women,” Katherine puts gender equality on her to-do list and impulsively hires Molly Patel (Mindy Kaling), a chemical plant efficiency expert from suburban Pennsylvania, as the first and only female on her writing staff.

Critics Views

“Late Night smartly sends up not just the cloistered world of late night television, but a current cultural climate struggling to evolve in a changing world.” Indie Wire

“Thompson delivers a memorable performance as the abrasive “cold witch,” as someone describes her, perhaps even outdoing Meryl Streep’s Miranda Priestly in The Devil Wars Prada as a delightfully wicked woman of power.” Screen International

“The combination of Thompson’s sharp delivery and Kaling’s commercially friendly script make the film’s charms hard to resist.” The Playlist

“Diverting and for the most part agreeably amusing, Late Night is about as mainstream and conventional a movie as could be made right now about the timely issues of women and minorities finding equal footing in the workplace.” The Hollywood Reporter

Film Rating

IMDb
 Critics: 71%  Audience 65%

Rotten Tomatoes
Critics positive review 80%   Audience Liked It 77%

 Stockbridge Audience Score: 77%