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The Brothers McMullen
Sometimes the Best Friends Are the Ones You've Known Your Whole Life.
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98 min
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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. Directed, written, produced by and starring Edward Burns.
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Top Movies & TV Shows Similar to White Irish Drinkers List
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