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Mary and Max

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A lonely Australian girl (Toni Collette) and an elderly Jewish man (Philip Seymour Hoffman) in New York develop an unlikely friendship through letters.
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Mary and Max is a lovingly crafted, startlingly inventive piece of animation whose technical craft is equaled by its emotional resonance.

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Kate Muir The Times (UK) 06/16/2014
4/5
This clay animation feels as if it was written by the early Woody Allen. Actually the genius behind it is Adam Elliot, who wrote, designed and directed this eccentric, wryly funny story. Go to Full Review Mark Fisher Sight & Sound 06/18/2012
Ultimately, Mary and Max is about correspondence and lack of correspondence, about how our images and fantasies about others fail to match up to what they are like, and about the constitutive gaps and misfirings in any communicational practice. Go to Full Review John Walsh Independent (UK) 10/22/2010
4/5
It's a 20-year story that absorbs and beguiles, despite the ugly subject matter. Go to Full Review David Griffiths Subculture Entertainment 10/29/2024
5/5
Films as brilliant as ‘Mary And Max’ don’t come along very often. If I had to grade it out of ten I would give it one hundred. Go to Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review 08/30/2023
3.5/4
The ugly duckling characters share thoughts of anxiety, addiction, depression, and feelings of severe displacement within the world. This is dark and very heavy, but very Harold and Maude stuff. Go to Full Review Guillem Martinez Oya Cinematismo 03/06/2021
4/5
A beautiful story of friendship, forgiveness, love, and humanity although the differences. A humanistic story. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Saba E @sabaem Jul 2 Every time I watch it, I notice something new. It’s quiet, deeply human, and completely unlike anything else I’ve seen. A masterpiece that proves animation can tell stories as profound as any drama. See more A M @Absolute_Cinema33 Apr 29 Una película que te partirá el corazón en mil pedazos. Por el lado artístico la película destaca muchísimo por su personalidad y colore apagados. La historia es una historia basada en hechos reales con momentos muy tensos. Los personajes evolucionan y tienen sus propios problemas internos los cuales la cinta trata demasiado bien. Lo peor sin duda son sus chistes forzados y que rompen el ritmo narrativo pero por lo de mas un 10 de 10. Resumen: película triste que te dejara pensando y reflexionando que carece por tener chistes que no son graciosos. Recomendaría ver esta película en cualquier monto que estés solo pero no recomendaría ver esta peli con nadie mas See more Jack F @MovieFan111 Nov 25 Very unique movie. I liked it a lot. Mature humor though. See more Liam @liamdaniel11 Oct 20 Beautiful movie. It makes me tear up every time. See more Y K @Yousefq80 Sep 10 Have to be one of best stop animation movies in history. Have to be I swear! See more m s @misslecommand 08/26/2025 The recent "snail" movie was good, but this one is so much better! See more Read all reviews
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Adam Elliot

Director

Toni Collette

Mary Daisy Dinkle

Philip Seymour Hoffman

Max Jerry Horovitz

Eric Bana

Damien

Barry Humphries

Narrator

Bethany Whitmore

Young Mary

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Movie Info

Synopsis A lonely Australian girl (Toni Collette) and an elderly Jewish man (Philip Seymour Hoffman) in New York develop an unlikely friendship through letters.
Director
Adam Elliot
Producer
Melanie Coombs
Screenwriter
Adam Elliot
Production Co
Melodrama Pictures
Genre
Drama, Comedy, Animation
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 27, 2016
Runtime
1h 32m
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