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Saturday Night

R In Theaters Fri Sep 27 1h 49m Comedy Drama TRAILER for List
81% Tomatometer 36 Reviews Popcornmeter 0 Verified Ratings
At 11:30pm on October 11, 1975, a ferocious troupe of young comedians and writers changed television -- and culture -- forever. Directed by Jason Reitman and written by Gil Kenan & Reitman, Saturday Night is based on the true story of what happened behind the scenes in the 90 minutes leading up to the first broadcast of Saturday Night Live. Full of humor, chaos, and the magic of a revolution that almost wasn't, we count down the minutes in real time until we hear those famous words....
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Esther Zuckerman GQ Saturday Night moves quickly and looks good, trying to approximate a gritty ’70s milieu, but it also feels strangely hollow, because it never establishes why we should care about its characters beyond the institution we know they went on to create. Sep 18, 2024 Full Review Sam Adams Slate There’s plenty of adrenaline to go around, but once that wears off, all that’s left is emptiness. Sep 17, 2024 Full Review Mark Asch Little White Lies The film is fan fiction about real-life celebrities. Sep 12, 2024 Full Review Sean Boelman FandomWire While Saturday Night is certainly an exercise in style over substance, it is well-made and well-performed enough to win viewers over. Rated: 8/10 Sep 19, 2024 Full Review Jack Martin Film Feeder It encapsulates the iconic status of what this show they’re putting on would eventually become, while acknowledging that it took nearly risking a heart attack to get it on the air in the first place. Rated: 5/5 Sep 17, 2024 Full Review Nick Johnston Vanyaland An imitation of life, going through the motions of sketch comedy and mediocre parody... Sep 16, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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Synopsis At 11:30pm on October 11, 1975, a ferocious troupe of young comedians and writers changed television -- and culture -- forever. Directed by Jason Reitman and written by Gil Kenan & Reitman, Saturday Night is based on the true story of what happened behind the scenes in the 90 minutes leading up to the first broadcast of Saturday Night Live. Full of humor, chaos, and the magic of a revolution that almost wasn't, we count down the minutes in real time until we hear those famous words....
Director
Jason Reitman
Producer
Jason Blumenfeld, Peter Rice, Jason Reitman, Gil Kenan
Screenwriter
Gil Kenan, Jason Reitman
Distributor
Columbia Pictures
Production Co
Sony Pictures Releasing
Rating
R (Some Drug Use|Brief Graphic Nudity|Sexual References|Language Throughout)
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 27, 2024, Limited
Runtime
1h 49m
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)