Ella McCay
"A story about the people you love, and how to survive them."
ComedyDrama
An idealistic young politician juggles familial issues and a challenging work life while preparing to take over the job of her mentor, the state’s longtime incumbent governor.
🎬 DirectorJames L. Brooks
📅 Release2025-12-11
🌍 CountryUnited States of America
🗣 LanguageEnglish
🏢 Studio20th Century Studios, Gracie Films, TSG Entertainment
🗳 Votes103
🔥 Popularity6
💰 Budget$35,000,000
💵 Revenue$4,546,837
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🎭 Cast
Emma Mackey
Ella McCay
Jamie Lee Curtis
Helen
Jack Lowden
Ryan Newell
Kumail Nanjiani
Trooper Nash
Ayo Edebiri
Susan
Spike Fearn
Casey
Julie Kavner
Estelle
Rebecca Hall
Claire McCay
Albert Brooks
Governor Bill
Woody Harrelson
Eddie McCay
Joseph Brooks
Trooper Alexander
Lincoln Whitty
Casey McCay (4YO)
Kellen Raffaelo
Casey McCay (10 YO)
Becky Ann Baker
Ryan's Mom
Kathleen Choe
Maggie (Majority Leader)
🎥 Crew
Director
James L. Brooks
Producer
James L. Brooks
Writer
James L. Brooks
Executive Producer
Seth William Meier
Production Design
Richard Toyon
Director of Photography
Robert Elswit
Casting
Francine Maisler
Editor
Tracey Wadmore-Smith
Costume Design
Ann Roth
Executive In Charge Of Production
Betsy Danbury
🖼 Gallery
🏷 Keywords
politicsauntdysfunctional familypolitical scandalgovernerabsurdambiguousbaffledwoman
💬 Reviews
To paraphrase one of the Caped Crusader’s most articulate but menacing foes, “When is a movie not a movie?” The answer: “When it should be a TV series instead.” And that, unfortunately, is the inherent problem with this latest offering from legendary film and television writer-director-producer James L. Brooks. Set during the 2008 financial crisis, this comedy-drama tells the multifacete…
To paraphrase one of the Caped Crusader’s most articulate but menacing foes, “When is a movie not a movie?” The answer: “When it should be a TV series instead.” And that, unfortunately, is the inherent problem with this latest offering from legendary film and television writer-director-producer James L. Brooks. Set during the 2008 financial crisis, this comedy-drama tells the multifacete…
This film tries to make several points and misses them all. The trailer doesn't lead to the fact that it's a political comedy-drama and it disappoints on that, too. I interviewed seven individuals after the film and they all said the same thing: they were disappointed and had no idea what the film was about. My wife and I rip this film a new one on our YouTube channel: @Back2UsReviews. We were ver…
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