Overview
- Ella McCay opened nationwide on December 12 following a December 9 world premiere at Hollywood’s El Capitan Theatre.
- Emma Mackey leads as a lieutenant governor thrust into higher office in 2008, joined by Jamie Lee Curtis, Albert Brooks, Woody Harrelson, Kumail Nanjiani, Julie Kavner, Ayo Edebiri, Jack Lowden and Rebecca Hall.
- Written, directed and produced by Brooks, the film marks his first big-screen return since 2010, a comeback he says was sparked by an "identity crisis" over not writing.
- Critics praise the performances and sharp dialogue while noting a loose structure and an intentionally old-fashioned tone.
- Brooks set the story in 2008 to evoke a less polarized political moment and to frame the narrative as a human story of public service.