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By Christie Cronan
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Whining meets wine-ing in indie midlife marriage drama.
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Millers in Marriage
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What's the Story?
MILLERS IN MARRIAGE follows three middle-aged siblings reconnecting as they navigate the challenges in their marriages, along with answering questions about life, love, and purpose in the chapter ahead. The cast includes Minnie Driver, Julianna Marguiles, Gretchen Mol, Morena Baccarin, Benjamin Bratt, and writer-director Edward Burns.
Is It Any Good?
Fantasizing about a "better life" while navigating a troubled upper middle-class marriage feels a lot like "rich people drinking wine" problems. Burns' attempt to appeal to older viewers gets somewhat buried beneath a very flawed, 1990s-movie approach to married life. While the story's themes of love, happiness, and purpose are likely to have some redeeming relatability to Millers in Marriage's target audience, the film comes off as slow, predictable, and underwhelming despite the all-star cast. Life's second act would be a lot more believable if it didn't involve a bunch of shallow, rich people dishing out about miserable marriages as they pour glasses of wine. Whining meets wine-ing? No thanks.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about how middle-age marriage is depicted in Millers in Marriage. How does the movie's portrayal of marriage compare to what you've seen in other films?
Do you think that a happy, healthy marriage is obtainable and sustainable? What do you think is needed to have a "successful" marriage?
What similarities do the three marriages share? What makes each relationship unique? Does Millers in Marriage portray believable marriages? How do the characters' relationships compare to relationships in your own life?
Movie Details
- In theaters : February 21, 2025
- On DVD or streaming : February 21, 2025
- Cast : Minnie Driver , Julianna Margulies , Morena Baccarin , Edward Burns
- Director : Edward Burns
- Inclusion Information : Female Movie Actor(s) , Latino Movie Actor(s)
- Studio : Republic Pictures
- Genre : Drama
- Run time : 117 minutes
- MPAA rating :
- MPAA explanation : language throughout including some sexual references
- Last updated : February 27, 2025
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