

Ella McCay
A story about the people you love, and how to survive them.
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.
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5.5/10
153 votes
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $35M
- Box office
- $4.5M
- Language
- English
- politics
- aunt
- dysfunctional family
- political scandal
- governer
- absurd
- ambiguous
- baffled
- woman
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- PremierePG-13El Capitan Theatre9 Dec 2025
- TheatricalPG-1312 Dec 2025
- Digital / OTTPG-1327 Jan 2026
- Digital / OTTPG-13Hulu5 Feb 2026
- PhysicalPG-13Blu-ray3 Mar 2026
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical12A12 Dec 2025
AustraliaAU
- TheatricalM11 Dec 2025
CanadaCA
- Theatrical12 Dec 2025
BelgiumBE
- Digital / OTTDisney+5 Feb 2026
BrazilBR
- Digital / OTT10Disney+5 Feb 2026
CroatiaHR
- Theatrical19 Dec 2025
CzechiaCZ
- Digital / OTTDisney+5 Feb 2026
- PhysicalBlu-ray 11 Mar 2026
FranceFR
- Digital / OTTDisney+5 Feb 2026
- Theatrical (limited)15 May 2026
GermanyDE
- Theatrical22 Jan 2026
- Digital / OTT1227 Jan 2026
- Digital / OTT12Disney+5 Feb 2026
- Physical12Blu-ray3 Mar 2026
IrelandIE
- Theatrical12A12 Dec 2025
IsraelIL
- Digital / OTTiTunes / Apple TV27 Jan 2026
- Digital / OTT16Disney+5 Feb 2026
Frequently asked questions
Ella McCay was released on 11 December 2025.
Audience reviews
4- B4/10
Brent Marchant
12/4/2025
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 multifaceted story of its likable but bel…
- B1/10
Back2Us Reviews
12/14/2025
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 very disappointed with …
- C6/10
CinemaSerf
12/16/2025
When her boss and mentor “Governor Bill” (Albert Brooks) tells his lieutenant that he’s got himself a job in the cabinet, “Ella” (Emma Mackey) is excited that she can now get hold of the state’s infrastructure to institute her radical political agenda - for at least the next fourteen months. Her husband “Ryan” (Jack Lowden) is also thrilled, though perhaps not for quite the same reasons and her aunt/confidante “Helen…
- D8/10
drewwash
12/17/2025
The writing is nearly perfect. The characters are honest to a fault. They don't represent real life, but instead how I wish we communicated, honestly. Ella McCay is an honest and well communicated character. To read the lines creates the nessiary delivery. The movie has a great story arc and it is nice to see a movie where you know exactly who the characters are immediately, but you still care about the dram…
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