
The Family McMullen
2025 · Movie · R · 110 min · ★ 6.1
Set three decades after an earlier family story, this gentle ensemble comedy follows a close-knit clan as parents, siblings, and grown children all stumble through messy dating lives, breakups, and unexpected second chances. As generations collide under one roof, old habits, family expectations, and romantic confusion keep everyone off balance.
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Details
- Years
- 2025
- Release date
- 2025-10-15
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Max quality
- UHD
- TMDB rating
- 6.1/10 (23 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a cozy, relationship-focused family dramedy in the vein of Sidewalks of New York or Millers in Marriage; Not for you if you want sharp surprises, high stakes, or a more daring story.
Pros: warm relatable family dynamic; light easygoing tone; sweet second-chance themes | Cons: predictable relationship beats; uneven acting; low-stakes and slight
Themes
- dysfunctional family
- sequel
- family drama
- irish catholic
- brother brother relationship
- playful
- romantic
- familiar
Cast & crew

Connie Britton
as Molly McMullen

Edward Burns
as Barry McMullen

Halston Sage
as Patty McMullen

Michael McGlone
as Patrick McMullen

Tracee Ellis Ross
as Nina

Shari Albert
as Susan

Juliana Canfield
as Karen

Pico Alexander
as Tommy McMullen

Brian d'Arcy James
as Walter

Stephen Badalamenti
as Dr. Sal Sabatino
Directed by Edward Burns