Millers in Marriage is a 2024 American family drama film written and directed by Edward Burns starring Gretchen Mol, Julianna Margulies, and Burns as three siblings navigating challenges to their respective love lives. The film premiered as a Special Presentation at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 6, 2024, and it was released in the United States on February 21, 2025.
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Premise
Former indie musician Eve Miller takes a romantic interest in a music journalist as an escape from her unhealthy marriage. Maggie, Eve's sister, must contend with shifting marital dynamics as her writing career begins to surpass that of her husband. Fashion executive Renee begins a relationship with the third Miller sibling, Andy, despite him recently divorcing her former colleague.
Cast
Gretchen Mol as Eve Miller, a former indie singer-songwriter
Julianna Margulies as Maggie, a writer
Minnie Driver as Renee, a fashion executive
Edward Burns as Andy Miller, an artist who enters a relationship with Renee
Morena Baccarin as Tina, Andy's ex-wife and a former colleague of Renee
Benjamin Bratt as Johnny, a music journalist
Patrick Wilson as Scott, Eve’s husband, a music manager who struggles with alcoholism
Campbell Scott as Nick, a struggling writer married to Maggie
Brian d’Arcy James as Dennis, a caretaker
Production
Filming took place during the spring of 2024 across various cities in New Jersey, with scenes shot in Morristown, Hoboken, and Union City.
Release
In May 2024, Millers in Marriage was acquired for worldwide distribution by Republic Pictures, a subsidiary of Paramount Global. The film premiered on September 6, 2024 in the Special Presentations section of that year's Toronto International Film Festival. The film was released in the United States on February 21, 2025.
Reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 53% of 43 critics' reviews are positive. Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 49 out of 100, based on 8 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.