The Family McMullen

"A new generation. A new love. And the same McMullens."

2025 1h 50m EN

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★6.1TMDB · 26

ComedyDramaFamilyRomance

Synopsis

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30 years after the events of The Brothers McMullen, romantic entanglements plague a now fiftysomething Barry McMullen and his twentysomething kids, as well as his brother Patrick and widowed sister-in-law Molly, who are also facing similar unexpected hurdles.

“A new generation. A new love. And the same McMullens.”

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Cast

Connie Britton
Molly McMullen
Edward Burns
Barry McMullen
Halston Sage
Patty McMullen
Michael McGlone
Patrick McMullen
Tracee Ellis Ross
Nina
Shari Albert
Susan
Juliana Canfield
Karen
Pico Alexander
Tommy McMullen

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Edward Burns
Writers: Edward Burns
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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Released last year.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "McMullen Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Edward Burns, shot by William Rexer. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Seamus Egan. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Janet Gaynor shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Connie Britton and Edward Burns and Halston Sage carry the top of the cast.

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ERA

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Marketing tagline: "A new generation. A new love. And the same McMullens.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt35495052 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Edward Burns directs. William Rexer behind the camera. Seamus Egan scores. Janet Gaynor cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released last year.
2Part of the "McMullen Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Edward Burns, shot by William Rexer. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Seamus Egan. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Janet Gaynor shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Connie Britton and Edward Burns and Halston Sage carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "A new generation. A new love. And the same McMullens.".
8IMDB entry: tt35495052 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 26 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
10Classified under 8 themes, including "dysfunctional family", "sequel", "family drama", "irish catholic".

The technical file

Cinematography: William Rexer
Original score: Seamus Egan
Editing: Janet Gaynor
Production design: Sam Bader
Costume design: Rosemary Lepre Forman
Runtime: 110 min · 1h 50m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $12,500,000
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: The Family McMullen (2025)

Part of

McMullen Collection

An exploration of the lives of the three Irish Catholic McMullen brothers from Long Island, New York, over three months, as they grapple with basic ideas and values—love, sex, marriage, religion and family—in the 1990s and 2020s.