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Brats
Directed by
Andrew McCarthy
NR
2024
1h 32m
Documentary
6.5
85%
58%
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Centers on 1980s films starring the 'Brat Pack' and their profound impact on the young stars' lives.
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Cast of Brats
Andrew McCarthy
Self / Director / Writer
Emilio Estevez
Self
Ally Sheedy
Self
Demi Moore
Self
Rob Lowe
Self
Timothy Hutton
Self
Lea Thompson
Self
Jon Cryer
Self
David Blum
Self
Lauren Shuler Donner
Self
Howard Deutch
Self
Bret Easton Ellis
Self
Kate Erbland
Self
Malcolm Gladwell
Self
Susannah Gora
Self
Marci Liroff
Self
Ira Madison III
Self
Michael Oates Palmer
Self
Loree Rodkin
Self
Judd Nelson
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Molly Ringwald
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
John Hughes
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Joel Schumacher
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
James Spader
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Sammy Davis Jr.
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Phil Donahue
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Conan O'Brien
Self (archival footage) (uncredited)
Richard Schickel
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Tom Cruise
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Eric Stoltz
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
John Cusack
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Jacqueline Bisset
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Sean Penn
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
John Ashton
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Liza Minnelli
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Adrian Buitenhuis
Producer
Derik Murray
Producer
Brats Ratings & Reviews
Kevin Ward
July 1, 2025
Some of the interviews were entertaining and laced with nostalgia. But what Andrew McCarthy is predominantly interested in exploring is how a cover article in the New York magazine, and more specifically the “Brat Pack” moniker from said article, stunted the careers and development of this talented group of young stars. And while some of the stars in the cohort do validate McCarthy’s hypothesis to an extent, it becomes very clear that McCarthy himself was deeply affected by this label (moreso than others) and more than likely his career did suffer as a result of it. And I feel like he comes close a couple times to the stark realization….that it didn’t have to. Demi Moore in particular gave him the biggest doses of truth. Solid soundtrack though.
TheWrap
Elizabeth Weitzman
A lightly-indulgent passion project that leaves us wanting so much more.
Epoch Times
Mark Jackson
'Brats' is basically a therapy session for Andrew, the Brat Pack's most tormented member, but it's nice to catch up with Rob, Demi, Emilio, Ally, and the gang.
Keith & the Movies
Keith Garlington
We're treated to some insightful and revealing conversations....great archive footage of old interviews, movie clips, and behind the scenes video. It makes for an interesting and nostalgic retrospective for those of us who grew up in the Brat Pack era.
Variety
Michael Nordine
McCarthy seems to have gotten what he needed from the experience. Whether that's true of viewers may depend on their fondness for him and his cohort, but there's clearly no shortage of that all these years later.
Newsday
Robert Levin
It's a fascinating, personalized exploration of an iconic cultural moment and its continued fallout.
The Hollywood Reporter
Angie Han
At first, Brats feels like watching a man poke at his own bruises.
NPR
Eric Deggans
A journey brimming with nostalgia, pop culture potency and a bittersweet look back at youthful times.
Baltimore Magazine
Max Weiss
It's cat nip to Gen Xers like me who grew up enamored of the Brat Pack.
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle
The strength of "Brats," a new documentary debuting on Hulu, derives from its weirdness.
RogerEbert.com
Brian Tallerico
It's an ambitious, introspective look at how pop culture and acting careers can be shaped by reputation and even just a nickname.
New York Times
Lisa Kennedy
The film's through-line of woundedness is by turns touching, irritating and occasionally illuminating.
Chicago Sun-Times
Richard Roeper
Now, some 40 years later, actor- filmmaker Andrew McCarthy examines the phenomenon and tries to figure out why he's still impacted by the "Brat Pack" stigma in the emotionally authentic and nostalgia-tinged documentary...
CNN.com
Brian Lowry
While it's fun seeing "The Breakfast Club" as they near "The Early-Bird Dinner Club" years, this is one of those projects that would have benefited from a more journalistic tone.
HuffPost
Candice Frederick
... It would have behooved the director, amid his own seemingly self-obsessed rant about a nearly 40-year-old moniker, to also think about the advantages he was also granted with it that eluded many others.
Washington Post
Ty Burr
A strange but worthy watch: cringey here, unexpectedly revelatory there, sincere and blinkered and articulate and dumb.
Deadline Hollywood Daily
Valerie Complex
"Brats" is a heartfelt memoir and a reflection on the power of words and perception.
Associated Press
Mark Kennedy
McCarthy's visual style is too fragmented, happy to capture his scrambling camera and sound operators in the frame and changing up his shots from guerilla-style jerky iPhone images to tasteful, polished portraits.
Paste Magazine
Amy Amatangelo
Brats is an '80s-infused trip down memory lane mixed with savvy insight, revealing interviews and deft directing.
Arizona Republic
Bill Goodykoontz
"Brats" is definitely McCarthy's journey. What saves it are the people he brings along for the ride.
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