Movie

The Brothers McMullen

1995 · 98 min

A talky, low-key indie that feels like eavesdropping on brothers sorting out love and faith over a long summer.

Tagline: Sometimes the Best Friends Are the Ones You've Known Your Whole Life.
Overview: Deals with the lives of the three Irish Catholic McMullen brothers from Long Island, New York, over three months, as they grapple with basic ideas and values — love, sex, marriage, religion and family — in the 1990s.
How it feels: Warm, melancholic, earnest and romantic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Family, love, faith, identity
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
love
faith
identity
betrayal
Places: suburbs
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild