2025 film by James L. Brooks
Ella McCay is a 2025 American political comedy-drama film written and directed by James L. Brooks. The film stars Emma Mackey in the title role with Jamie Lee Curtis, Jack Lowden, Kumail Nanjiani, Ayo Edebiri, Spike Fearn, Julie Kavner, Rebecca Hall, Albert Brooks, and Woody Harrelson.
Ella McCay premiered at the El Capitan Theatre on December 9, 2025, and was released in the United States by 20th Century Studios on December 12. The film received unfavorable reviews from American critics and grossed $4.56 million on a $35 million budget. In France, the film was initially given a Disney+ release in February 2026 as a result of its poor United States box office, but after the film was widely acclaimed by French critics, Ella McCay received an unprecedented two-day theatrical release schedule in the country on May 15 and 16.
Plot summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.