Mary and Max

Quick Info

Year
2009
Director
Adam Elliot
Duration
92 min
Language
EN
Country
AU
Budget
$8.2M
Box Office
$2M

External Ratings

IMDb7.9
🍅 Rotten Tomatoes79%
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Mary and Max

Adam Elliot200992mEN

Our Rating

8/10
8/10
Story
8.1/10
Acting
7.9/10
Direction
7.7/10
Cinematography
7.5/10
Music

Overview

A tale of friendship between two unlikely pen pals: Mary, a lonely, eight-year-old girl living in the suburbs of Melbourne, and Max, a forty-four-year old, severely obese man living in New York.

Rating Breakdown

Story
8
Acting
8.1
Direction
7.9
Cinematography
7.7
Music
7.5

Pros

  • Exceptional dramatic depth
  • Outstanding performances
  • Emotionally powerful story

Cons

  • Slow pacing in some scenes
  • Requires close attention

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