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- Rebecca Hall, Woody Harrelson, Jamie Lee Curtis, Ayo Edibiri
- December 12th 2025
- 115
- James L. Brooks
Emma Mackey plays a 34-year-old politician who becomes the governor of her state at a terrible time in her personal life.
James L. Brooks, the writer and director best known for Terms of Endearment, As Good As It Gets and The Simpsons, has made his first movie in 15 years with Ella McCay.
The political drama stars Emma Mackey, best known for the Netflix TV show Sex Education, as the title character, a 34-year-old lieutenant governor with a list of hopes and dreams to achieve on behalf of her (unidentified) U.S. state.
When her mentor and the state’s long-time incumbent governor, Bill (Albert Brooks), accepts a cabinet position in the federal administration, she becomes his successor as governor.
This should be a cause for celebration for Ella, but it comes at a terrible time in her personal life.
She is trying to figure out how to navigate a scandal over her marriage to Ryan (Jack Lowden), but that’s not all, as her estranged father (Woody Harrelson) wants to reconcile, and she is constantly worried about her agoraphobic...
