Edward Burns Directs Minnie Driver, Morena Baccarin and More in Starry “Millers in Marriage” Trailer (Exclusive)

Edward Burns' latest directorial effort is a tale of personal journey in middle age.

PEOPLE has an exclusive first look at Millers in Marriage, the drama Burns wrote, directed and stars in alongside a starry ensemble cast.

The movie, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2024, also stars Gretchen Mol, Morena Baccarin, Benjamin Bratt, Brian d’Arcy James, Minnie Driver, Julianna Margulies, Campbell Scott and Patrick Wilson.

A synopsis describes Millers in Marriage as "a tale of three middle-aged married couples coming to grips with universal questions about marriage and fidelity, professional success and failure, and the challenge of finding a second act."

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The movie will be released as Burns' directorial debut, 1995's The Brothers McMullen, is approaching its 30th anniversary.

Burns, 56, reflects, "When I was coming up as a filmmaker in the mid '90s there were endless movies about Gen-Xers and our threshold experiences."

"But as I hit my mid '50s, I noticed there are no films about the day-to-day experiences and struggles of our mid-life," he adds.

With Millers in Marriage, Burns continues, he "wanted to chronicle the thorny emotional lives of three siblings adrift in middle age, as they survey the challenges of long-term love while exploring the possibilities for personal change."

"I was blessed to secure this incredible ensemble, many of whom came of age as actors in the '90s and mined their own experiences as they tapped into their respective roles," he adds.

Burns first rose to fame with his indie film The Brothers McMullen and went on to star in Saving Private Ryan, The Holiday and Man on a Ledge, and directed She's the One and Alex Cross, among others.

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The filmmaker recently told PEOPLE about his debut novel A Kid from Marlboro Road, which, while fictional, draws heavily on Burns' own family background.

The story follows a 12-year-old narrator who's at his beloved grandfather's wake, looking around at the over-full room. He doesn't yet realize how much his family and his community impact who he is or who he'll become.

"There's freedom in fiction," Burns said at the time. "The book allows me to really get inside this kid's head, in a way a movie just can't do. And you don't have to worry about the budget either."

Millers in Marriage is in theaters and on digital Feb. 21.

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