We Were the Mulvaneys (film)

We Were the Mulvaneys is a 2002 American drama television film directed by Peter Werner, written by Joyce Eliason, Peter Silverman and Nancy Dalton Silverman, and starring Beau Bridges, Blythe Danner and Tammy Blanchard. It is based on the 1996 novel by Joyce Carol Oates. The film tells the story of a middle-class family that is torn apart when a traumatic event happens to one of the teenage children. Like the book, the film is narrated by the family's youngest son, Judd.

We Were the Mulvaneys was filmed in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It premiered on Lifetime on April 8, 2002. Bridges and Danner were both nominated for Primetime Emmy Awards, along with Patrick Williams for his score.