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The Brothers McMullen (1995)

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Reviews Counted:33

Fresh:30

Rotten:3

Average Rating:7.1/10

Runtime: 1 hr 38 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: Two main issues are complicating the lives of the Irish, Long Island-based, working-class McMullen brothers: Catholicism and women. Jack is the married oldest brother who's cheating on his... Two main issues are complicating the lives of the Irish, Long Island-based, working-class McMullen brothers: Catholicism and women. Jack is the married oldest brother who's cheating on his perfect wife. Barry is the relationship-wary middle brother who, to his surprise and dismay, is finally falling in love. But Patrick, the most religious brother, ironically is the one who must deal with issues of premarital sex and abortion--a situation that leaves him consumed with guilt. Fortunately for the siblings, however, they're all temporarily living under the same roof, where they can discuss their problems and philosophies--and help each other make it through this troubled time. [More]

Starring: Jack Mulcahy, Mike McGlone, Edward Burns, Connie Britton

Starring: Jack Mulcahy, Mike McGlone, Edward Burns, Connie Britton, Maxine Bahns, Elizabeth P. McKay, Shari Albert, Jennifer Jostyn

Director: Edward Burns

Director: Edward Burns
Screenwriter: Edward Burns
Producer: Edward Burns, Ted Hope, James Schamus, Dick Fisher
Composer: Seamus Egan

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02/09/06
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Very relatable for Irish Catholics like me.

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09/04/03
Mike McGranaghan
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07/24/01
Brian Webster
Brian Webster
Apollo Guide

It's easy to see what attracted Redford to Burns' first film. Burns' dialogue is natural and witty. Burns films with the gritty immediacy of a documentary, slipping a boom mic above backyard conversations over beers.

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03/25/07
Phil Villarreal
Phil Villarreal
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12/15/04
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Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

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Burns' first (and still best) effort.

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04/17/05
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
eFilmCritic.com

It's the sprightly profane dialogue, the dirty talk of the brothers about love and religion, that gives this otherwise old-fashioned comedy (imitative of Woody Allen) a modern feel and winsome drive, keeping it from getting stale.

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04/30/06
Emanuel Levy
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08/30/02
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04/12/02
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A good Movie of the Week. Engaging, a bit soapy, but with real circumstance & intelligent/plausable chat. However, tidies up too neatly in the end.

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03/22/05
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