Long Day's Journey Into Night is a 2025 drama film directed by Jonathan Kent in his feature directorial debut, and adapted by David Lindsay-Abaire from Eugene O'Neill's 1956 play. It stars Jessica Lange, Ed Harris, Ben Foster and Colin Morgan. It is the third theatrical film version of the play, following a 1962 American film and a 1996 Canadian film.
The film was an international co-production between the United States, United Kingdom, Ireland and Australia, and was filmed at Ardmore Studios in the fall of 2022. It premiered at the Dublin International Film Festival on February 27, 2025.
Over the course of a day, a married couple, Mary and James Tyrone, and their two sons, Jamie and Edmund, grapple with Mary's morphine addiction and confront each other over the past in a series of emotionally tense and volatile exchanges.
Filming began in Ireland in September 2022, at Ardmore Studios in County Wicklow. Lange confirmed in a May 2024 interview with People that the film was "finally finished." In February 2025, Blue Fox Entertainment acquired international sales rights to the film, which will be shopped for buyers at the European Film Market, while UTA Independent Film Group handles North American rights.
Long Day's Journey into Night premiered at the Dublin Film Festival on February 27, 2025. Quiver Distribution acquired North American distribution right some time after its premiere.
Ross McIndoe of Slant Magazine awarded the film three stars out of four.
Nikki Baughan of Screen International gave the film a positive review and wrote, âÂÂThe cast and material alone are sufficient to attract upscale audiences, but this is a strong adaptation in and of itself.âÂÂ