Ella McCay

  • Rated PG 13
  • 1hr 55m

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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

James L. Brooks

Producer:

Julie Ansell, James L. Brooks, Richard Sakai

Writer:

James L. Brooks

Release Date:

Dec 12, 2025

Runtime:

1hr 55m

Synopsis

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

Cast

  • Woody Harrelson
  • Jamie Lee Curtis
  • Jack Lowden
  • Rebecca Hall
  • Ayo Edebiri
  • Emma Mackey
  • Kumail Nanjiani
  • Albert Brooks
  • Becky Ann Baker
  • Julie Kavner

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    Peggy Lawrence

    No plot. No purpose. Disappointing.

    PC
    Portia Culley

    There was no point to this movie. Zero.

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    JoLynn Lee
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    #slow
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    Bob Hess
    #great
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    sheila rods
    #notmyfave
    LW
    L. Ray Williams
    #snoozefest
    #boring
    #cliché
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    Tina Fulgham
    #justokay
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65
Dec 19, 2025

It’s that stealthy sense of guilt that turns Ella McCay into a rich, if often bewildering, document for me. Yes, it’s the kind of movie Hollywood doesn’t make much of anymore, but honestly, even back in the day, the industry rarely ever pushed out something this delightfully weird.

David Sims
The Atlantic
50
Dec 15, 2025

Ella McCay is gas-leak cinema at its finest, which is to say that there is a naïve purity to its unhinged qualities that is almost charming.

Metacritic review by Alison Willmore
Alison Willmore
New York Magazine (Vulture)
40
Dec 15, 2025

Ella McCay has some fine moments but getting to those little gold nuggets requires a lot of tedious sifting through the sand.

Keith Phipps
The Reveal

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Ella McCay (2025) family-friendly?
The movie has been rated as PG-13, meaning that some material may be considered inappropriate for children under 13.
How long is Ella McCay (2025)?
The movie is 1hr 55min long.
What's Ella McCay (2025) about?
An idealistic young woman juggles her family and work life in a comedy about the people you love and how to survive them.
Who's the cast of Ella McCay (2025)?
  • Woody Harrelson as Eddie McCay
  • Jamie Lee Curtis as Helen McCay
  • Jack Lowden
  • Rebecca Hall
  • Ayo Edebiri
  • Emma Mackey as Ella McCay
  • Kumail Nanjiani
  • Albert Brooks
  • Becky Ann Baker
  • Julie Kavner as Estelle
Who's the director behind Ella McCay (2025)?
James L. Brooks directed Ella McCay (2025).
Who produced Ella McCay (2025)?
Julie Ansell, James L. Brooks and Richard Sakai produced Ella McCay (2025).