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2026 American film
Misty Green is a 2026 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Chris Rock. Starring Rosalind Eleazar, Adam Driver, Daniel Kaluuya, Anna Kendrick, Topher Grace, and Rock, it follows a fading Award-winning actress who revisits her past and plans to make a comeback while reconnecting with her former talent agent.
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Chris Rock's new movie Misty Green wants to critique Hollywood's treatment of Black women. Instead, it gives star Rosalind Eleazar a half-baked role while Rock plays a moralizing savior we've seen before.
Chris Rock takes a scalpel to L.A. in ‘Misty Green,' and makes a star of Rosalind Eleazar.
Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2026 NYFF coverage. The film opens in theaters on October 9. Misty Green is a disaster on all fronts. It’s a film that seems to hate its characters, the audience, and Black cinema in general. It’s a Hollywood satire with no insight. It’s a character