The Forty-Year-Old Version (2020)

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Find your own voice.

Desperate for a breakthrough as she nears the big 4-0, struggling New York City playwright Radha finds inspiration by reinventing herself as a rapper.

• Released: 2020-10-02
• Genres: Comedy, Drama, Music
• Runtime: 2h 3m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.7/10 from 118 votes

Directed by Radha Blank.

Top cast

• Radha Blank as Radha
• Peter Y. Kim as Archie
• Oswin Benjamin as D
• Reed Birney as J. Whitman
• Imani Lewis as Elaine
• T.J. Atoms as Kamal
• Welker White as Julie
• Jacob Ming-Trent as Lamont
• Haskiri Velazquez as Rosa
• Stacey Sargeant as Stacey

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Forty-Year-Old Version

• United States: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
• United Kingdom: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
• India: stream on Netflix
• Canada: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
• Australia: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads

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