Mary and Max
2009 · Movie · NR · 92 min · ★ 7.9 · 84% critics
Mary, a lonely eight-year-old in Melbourne, begins writing letters to Max, a lonely 44-year-old in New York. Over many years of long-distance correspondence, their unlikely friendship grows through humor, misunderstandings, and heartfelt advice for getting through life.
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Details
- Years
- 2009
- Release date
- 2009-04-09
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 84/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.9/10 (2,256 votes)
- Box office
- $1,725,381
About
You’ll likely enjoy Mary and Max if you want a darkly funny, emotionally honest animated friendship told through long-distance letters and lasting connections; Not for you if you prefer light, kid-focused animation like Memoir of a Snail or Room.
Pros: heartfelt friendship; dark-yet-funny tone; inventive clay look | Cons: heavy themes; sometimes depressing; pacing complaints
Themes
- australia
- chocolate
- suicide attempt
- approach
- letter
- birthmark
- only child
- bullying
- friendship bracelet
- pen pals
- atheist
- loneliness
- +9 more
Awards & recognition
- Annecy Cristal — a Feature Film · 2009
- Asia Pacific Screen Award — Best Animated Feature Film · 2009
- AACTA Award — Best Original Screenplay · 2009 · nominated
- AACTA Award — Best Production Design · 2009 · nominated
- AACTA Award — Best Film · 2009 · nominated
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- AACTA Award — Best Film · nominated
- AACTA Award — Best Original Screenplay · nominated
- AFI Members' Choice Award · nominated
Cast & crew
Toni Collette
as Mary (voice)
Philip Seymour Hoffman
as Max (voice)
Barry Humphries
as Narrator (voice)
Eric Bana
as Damien (voice)
Bethany Whitmore
as Young Mary (voice)
Renée Geyer
as Vera Lorraine Dinkle (voice)
Ian 'Molly' Meldrum
as Homeless Man (voice)
John Flaus
as Harvey Krumpet / Ken / Len Hislop (voice)
- JF
Julie Forsyth
as Bus Stop Mother / Kissing Woman (voice)
Christopher Massey
as 911 Operator / Ambulance Voice / Derisive Observer (voice)
Directed by Adam Elliot