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17. The 40-Year-Old-Version

The Midnight Sky George Clooney
Netflix

Far more than a witty title, the filmmaking debut of writer-director-star Radha Blank has been buzzed about ever since its Sundance premiere, where in addition to strong reviews it scooped the U.S Dramatic Competition Directing Award.

Blank plays a fictionalised version of herself, a downtrodden New York City playwright struggling to make a breakthrough before she turns 40 years of age, before deciding to reinvent herself as a hip hop artist.

Critics have praised Blank's multi-hyphenate work on the film, delivering not only a stirring underdog story for more mature audiences, but doing so with a totally unique voice.

The 40-Year-Old Version is released on Netflix on October 9th.

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