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The Forty-Year-Old Version

  • 2020
  • R
  • 2h 3m
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7.2/10
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The Forty-Year-Old Version (2020)
Radha is a down-on-her-luck NY playwright, who is desperate for a breakthrough before 40. Reinventing herself as rapper RadhaMUSPrime, she vacillates between the worlds of Hip Hop and theater in order to find her true voice.
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Radha is a down-on-her-luck NY playwright, who is desperate for a breakthrough before 40. Reinventing herself as rapper RadhaMUSPrime, she vacillates between the worlds of Hip Hop and theate... Read allRadha is a down-on-her-luck NY playwright, who is desperate for a breakthrough before 40. Reinventing herself as rapper RadhaMUSPrime, she vacillates between the worlds of Hip Hop and theater in order to find her true voice.Radha is a down-on-her-luck NY playwright, who is desperate for a breakthrough before 40. Reinventing herself as rapper RadhaMUSPrime, she vacillates between the worlds of Hip Hop and theater in order to find her true voice.

  • Director
    • Radha Blank
  • Writer
    • Radha Blank
  • Stars
    • Radha Blank
    • Peter Kim
    • Oswin Benjamin
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    7.2/10
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    • Director
      • Radha Blank
    • Writer
      • Radha Blank
    • Stars
      • Radha Blank
      • Peter Kim
      • Oswin Benjamin
    • 56User reviews
    • 63Critic reviews
    • 80Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
      • 23 wins & 43 nominations total

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    Radha Blank
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    • Radha
    Peter Kim
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    • Archie
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    Imani Lewis
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    • Elaine
    Haskiri Velazquez
    Haskiri Velazquez
    • Rosa
    Antonio Ortiz
    Antonio Ortiz
    • Waldo
    T.J. Atoms
    T.J. Atoms
    • Kamal
    • (as TJ Atoms)
    Reed Birney
    Reed Birney
    • J. Whitman
    Jacob Ming-Trent
    Jacob Ming-Trent
    • Lamont
    Welker White
    Welker White
    • Julie
    Stacey Sargeant
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    • Stacey
    William Oliver Watkins
    William Oliver Watkins
    • Marcus
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    • Jaime
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    • Forrest
    Jackie Adam
    • Snazzy
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    • Trivia
      The film is a New York tale that calls back to 'Hollywood Shuffle,' about a Black artist confronting the white gatekeepers on who gets to tell a Black story and how.
    • Quotes

      Avery: I prefer my woman thick.

      Radha: [chuckles] Thanks.

      [Changes her mind. Pushes Avery away]

      Radha: No, no, no.

    • Crazy credits
      A couple of the characters get an epilogue during the end credits.
    • Connections
      References The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005)
    • Soundtracks
      Murky Waters: Abduction on the Housatonic
      Written and Performed by Gregg Swiatlowski

    User reviews56

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    10/10
    Great Movie
    This movie is absolutely fantastic. It may be 2 hours long but it felt like 1 hour 20. Charming and amusing from start to finish. Really good comedic acting, great direction, full of brilliant one liners and if this was the 90s I'd be buying that OST on cd. 100% a must watch.
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    • Release date
      • October 9, 2020 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • 40'ından Sonra
    • Filming locations
      • New York City, New York, USA
    • Production company
      • Hillman Grad
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 3 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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