Messy(2025)

Name: Messy
Director: Alexi Wasser
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: October 31, 2025
Cast: Adam Goldberg, Thomas Middleditch, Ione Skye, Peter Vack, David Lowery

Vertical Entertainment

1h 30m
- Comedy
- Drama

Release Date: October 31, 2025 | Limited

Stella Fox has just ended a relationship and moved to New York. Over the course of one summer, she goes on a string of dates that go nowhere, sleeps with people she probably shouldn't, and maintains a level of self-awareness about it that doesn't seem to help. A low-budget indie sex comedy about what it looks like when the person most in your way is yourself.

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Director & Top Cast

Alexi Wasser
Director

Adam Goldberg
Actor

Thomas Middleditch
Actor

Ione Skye
Actor

Peter Vack
Actor

David Lowery
Actor

Jack Kilmer

Actor

Mario Cantone

Actor

Alexi Wasser

Actor

Kareem Rahma

Actor

Morgan Krantz

Actor

Ruby McCollister

Actor

Denver Milord

Actor

Maximilian Isaacs

Actor

Michael Panes

Actor

Dion Costelloe

Actor

Sophia Lamar

Actor

Reza Nader

Actor

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Country of Origin: United States

Language: English

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Messy is a 2025 American comedy-drama written, directed by, and starring Alexi Wasser, marking her feature directorial debut. The film follows Stella Fox (Wasser), a self-described love addict who relocates to New York City after a difficult breakup and spends a summer cycling through a series of disappointing romantic encounters. The supporting cast includes Thomas Middleditch as Max, Adam Goldberg as The Mayor, Ione Skye as Mona Fairchild, Mario Cantone as Leo Fontaine, Ruby McCollister as Ruby Soho, and Jack Kilmer. Executive producers include directors David Lowery and Augustine Frizzell. The film debuted at the New/Next Film Festival. It held its New York City premiere at the Downtown Festival before Vertical acquired distribution rights for North America, the UK, and Ireland. It was released in theaters and on VOD on October 31, 2025, distributed by Vertical. The film runs 81 minutes. Core themes include romantic self-destruction, identity, desire, and the gap between self-knowledge and self-change. The film is for audiences drawn to low-budget New York indie comedy-dramas in the vein of personal filmmaking.

Messy(2025)

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Director & Top Cast

Alexi Wasser

Adam Goldberg

Thomas Middleditch

Ione Skye

Peter Vack

David Lowery

Jack Kilmer

Mario Cantone

Alexi Wasser

Kareem Rahma

Morgan Krantz

Ruby McCollister

Denver Milord

Maximilian Isaacs

Michael Panes

Dion Costelloe

Sophia Lamar

Reza Nader

Other Details

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