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Ella McCay

Ella McCay

2025Movie⏱️ 1h 55mPG-13
ComedyDrama
5.1
IMDB Rating
1,691 votes

An idealistic young woman juggles her family and work life in a comedy about the people you love and how to survive them.

Director
James L. Brooks
Writers
N/A
Stars
Emma Mackey, Jamie Lee Curtis, Albert Brooks
Release Date
December 12, 2025
Language
English
Country
United States
💬 44
Reviews
📋 25.3K
Watchlists
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🎭 Top Cast

Emma Mackey
Emma Mackey
as Ella McCay
Jamie Lee Curtis
Jamie Lee Curtis
as Helen
Albert Brooks
Albert Brooks
as Governor Bill
Spike Fearn
Spike Fearn
as Casey McCay
Woody Harrelson
Woody Harrelson
as Eddie McCay
Rebecca Hall
Rebecca Hall
as Claire McCay
Ayo Edebiri
Ayo Edebiri
as Susan
Kumail Nanjiani
Kumail Nanjiani
as Trooper Nash
Jack Lowden
Jack Lowden
as Ryan
Julie Kavner
Julie Kavner
as Estelle

💰 Box Office

$4,562,394
Worldwide Gross
$4,031,300
Domestic Gross
$2,020,541
Opening Weekend

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
Color
Color
Filming Location
Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Production
20th Century Studios, Gracie Films, TSG Entertainment

🏷️ Keywords

2008year 200838 year old womantwo word titlerocking chair

🎯 Categories

ComedyDrama

⭐ Featured Review

I wanted to like it. Emma Mackey deserved better
by thecanadian-233172025-12-13
4/10

"This movie is so.... odd. It has some really good small pieces, and to be honest, there's the makings of a great movie here somewhere. But unfortunately it just doesn't coalesce. It feels like there were either major rewrites, or something seriously went down in the editing room. At the end of the day, its biggest issue is that there's simply too many side plots going on. We have: Ella's career (which incorporates a couple of plot lines), her marriage, her brother, her father, her bodyguard... the list goes on. The brother could have been cut entirely (which is funny, give..."

💡 Did You Know?

Julie Kavner's first role outside of The Simpsons (1989) since Click (2006).

📖 Synopsis

An idealistic young woman juggles her family and work life in a comedy about the people you love and how to survive them.