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The Debut
December 11, 2026
Runtime 105 minutes
Genres Music, Comedy, Drama
Director Jesse Eisenberg
Cast Julianne Moore, Paul Giamatti, Halle Bailey, Havana Rose Liu, Colton Ryan
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About the movie
Characters: Mona Friedman (Julianne Moore), a shy housewife, and the community theater’s domineering director (Paul Giamatti). Mona is cast in a small bit at a local theater and becomes a zealous method actor determined to preserve the artistic integrity of her marginal role. Her escalating devotion to the part puts her in direct conflict with the director as she pursues increasingly extreme tactics to defend the role.
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Behind the movie
- Production companies
- Topic Studios, Fruit Tree, Rego Park
- Production countries
- United States of America
Meet the cast
Julianne MooreMona Friedman
Paul GiamattiJerry Blankenbuehler
Halle BaileyStef Mercer
Jesse EisenbergTodd Brennan
K. Todd FreemanMartin Reed
Eldar IsgandarovPiotr
Susan BlommaertSybil Hart
Colton RyanZachary Feldman
Bonnie MilliganTrish Donnelly
Patrick FabianHoward
Bernadette PetersSerena Cherry
Megumi NakamuraJane
Lilli CooperShauna McCarthy
Maulik PancholyPriest Eli KaplanJared LoftinCraig
Havana Rose LiuTwistyJoin the conversation
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