Late Fame
6.6
At the very end of the 1970s, post office worker Ed Saxberger wrote a book of poetry that nobody cared about. After an eager and flattering fan appears on his doorstep, Saxberger is beckoned into a coterie of young admirers who anoint him a rediscovered genius. The group of downtown bohemians is led by their "tragic heroine," Gloria. Intoxicated by the attention, and Gloria's alluring presence, Saxberger gradually reckons with the authenticity of his newfound poetic circle.
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Cast
21 people
Willem Dafoe
Ed Saxberger
Known for
Spider-Man
Aquaman
Greta Lee
Gloria
Known for
Past Lives
Russian Doll
Edmund Donovan
Meyers
Known for
High Fidelity
Civil War
Clay Singer
Brussard
Also in
August at Twenty-Two
Man of La Mancha
Arthur Langlie
Carmichael
Also in
A Complete Unknown
Prodigal Son
Graham Campbell
Sherfey
Known for
The Shards
Luca Padovan
Winn
Known for
You
Are You Afraid of the Dark?
Jake Lacy
Literary Agent
Known for
Rampage
Carol
Clark Johnson
Arnold
Known for
Daredevil: Born Again
The Wire
Stephen Badalamenti
Irv
Known for
Full Circle
Saturday Night
William Hill
Leonard
Known for
Gran Torino
Crystal Lake
Michael Everett Johnson
Mike the Bodega Clerk
Known for
Eleanor the Great
Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed
Kent Jones Director · Samy Burch Writer Arthur Schnitzler Author
United States release August 7, 2026 · Produced in United States, France, Italy · Production Fresh Fish Films, Morning Moon Productions
Production
Killer Films
Production
Fresh Fish Films
Production
Morning Moon Productions
Production
Working Barn Productions
Production
mk2 Films
Production
In Bloom
Production
Pine Bay Pictures
Production
Spark Features
Production
United States · France · Italy
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Italy · August 29, 2025
Premiere · Venice International Film Festival
United States · August 7, 2026
Limited theatrical · New York City, New York
United States · October 6, 2026
Digital
United States
September 28, 2025 · Premiere · New York Film Festival
March 7, 2026 · Premiere · Gasparilla International Film Festival
March 28, 2026 · Premiere · Annapolis Film Festival
April 12, 2026 · Premiere · Wisconsin Film Festival / Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival
April 13, 2026 · Premiere · Phoenix Film Festival
April 17, 2026 · Premiere · Milwaukee Film Festival
April 19, 2026 · Premiere · Sarasota Film Festival
April 24, 2026 · Premiere · San Francisco International Film Festival
April 25, 2026 · Premiere · RiverRun International Film Festival
April 28, 2026 · Premiere · Independent Film Festival Boston
May 3, 2026 · Premiere · Chicago Critics Film Festival
May 9, 2026 · Premiere · Seattle International Film Festival
May 30, 2026 · Premiere · Berkshire International Film Festival
June 13, 2026 · Premiere · Provincetown International Film Festival
June 18, 2026 · Premiere · Nantucket Film Festival
July 13, 2026 · Premiere · Maine International Film Festival
August 14, 2026 · Limited theatrical · Los Angeles, California
August 21, 2026 · Limited theatrical · Limited expansion
Australia
June 5, 2026 · Premiere · Sydney Film Festival
October 17, 2026 · Premiere · Byron Bay Film Festival
October 18, 2026 · Premiere · Adelaide Film Festival
Austria
October 25, 2025 · Premiere · Vienna International Film Festival
Belgium
October 12, 2026 · Premiere · Film Fest Gent
Canada
October 6, 2026 · Digital
China
September 25, 2026 · Premiere · Pingyao International Film Festival
Germany
September 25, 2026 · Premiere · Literatur Film Festival
Greece
November 6, 2025 · Premiere · Thessaloniki International Film Festival
August 13, 2026 · Theatrical
Indonesia
November 3, 2026 · Premiere · Jakarta World Cinema
Ireland
September 4, 2026 · Theatrical
Liechtenstein
August 8, 2026 · Premiere · Liechtenstein Film Festival
Luxembourg
March 8, 2026 · Premiere · Luxembourg City Film Festival
Netherlands
January 31, 2026 · Premiere · International Film Festival Rotterdam
New Zealand
August 2, 2026 · Premiere · New Zealand International Film Festival
Norway
January 20, 2026 · Premiere · Tromsø International Film Festival
Poland
November 7, 2025 · Premiere · American Film Festival
Singapore
November 30, 2025 · Premiere · Singapore International Film Festival
Slovenia
November 13, 2025 · Premiere · Ljubljana International Film Festival
South Africa
March 6, 2026 · Premiere · Joburg Film Festival
South Korea
April 29, 2026 · Premiere · Jeonju International Film Festival
September 23, 2026 · Theatrical
Spain
March 10, 2026 · Premiere · Americana Film Fest
Sweden
November 5, 2025 · Premiere · Stockholm International Film Festival
Switzerland
November 9, 2025 · Premiere · Geneva International Film Festival
August 26, 2026 · Theatrical · French · French speaking region
September 3, 2026 · Theatrical · German · German speaking region
Türkiye
April 9, 2026 · Premiere · Istanbul Film Festival
October 17, 2026 · Premiere · Filmekimi
Ukraine
October 19, 2025 · Premiere · Kyiv Critics' Week
January 28, 2027 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
February 28, 2026 · Premiere · Glasgow Film Festival
September 4, 2026 · Theatrical
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