Marriage Story
2019 · Movie · R · 137 min · ★ 7.7 · 95% critics
A creative couple faces a painful coast-to-coast separation that tests their patience, pride, and sense of family. As legal and personal pressures build, the story explores how love, resentment, and responsibility can collide during a breakup.
Also known as Récit d'un Mariage
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Details
- Years
- 2019
- Release date
- 2019-09-28
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 137 min
- Max quality
- UHD
- Critic score
- 95/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.7/10 (7,419 votes)
- Box office
- $232,737
- Budget
- $18,000,000
About
You’ll like this if you want a realistic, deeply emotional relationship drama with some wry humor; Not for you if divorce stories feel too painful or you need escapism.
Pros: powerful performances; raw emotions; humor amid heartbreak | Cons: emotionally heavy; limited rewatch appeal; slow for some
Themes
- infidelity
- new york city
- husband wife relationship
- parent child relationship
- theatre group
- theater director
- lawyer
- los angeles, california
- divorce
- divorce lawyer
- thoughtful
- complex
- +1 more
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actress · 2020
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- Academy Award — Best Picture · 2020 · nominated
Cast & crew
Adam Driver
as Charlie Barber
Scarlett Johansson
as Nicole Barber
Laura Dern
as Nora Fanshaw
Alan Alda
as Bert Spitz
Ray Liotta
as Jay Marotta
Julie Hagerty
as Sandra
Merritt Wever
as Cassie
Azhy Robertson
as Henry Barber
Wallace Shawn
as Frank
Martha Kelly
as The Evaluator
Directed by Noah Baumbach