Mary and Max fingerprintBig heart, funny, low-key.
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Deeply moving and profoundly sad
Much of it is about growing up and family.
Plenty of absurdist humor and dark humor
The mind, growing up, and family
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Standout characters, direction, and performances
Standout visual style, cinematography, and score
A distinctive visual signature.
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Mary and Max is calm and low-intensity. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Deeply moving and profoundly sad
Much of it is about growing up and family.
Emotionally, it's deeply moving, profoundly sad, and cathartic. Much of it is about growing up and family.
Plenty of absurdist humor and dark humor
Expect plenty of absurdist humor and dark humor.
The mind, growing up, and family
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Its world is built around the mind, growing up, and family. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in. It holds up on a rewatch.
Standout characters, direction, and performances
The characters, direction, and performances stand out.
Standout visual style, cinematography, and score
A distinctive visual signature.
Look and sound: the visual style, cinematography, and score stand out.
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Sometimes perfect strangers make the best of friends.
Overall: Similar vibe.
Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
Mary and Max is included with a subscription to Hulu, Philo, AMC+, and Sundance Now in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Yes. It's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 84/100 (IMDb 8.1, Rotten Tomatoes 96%, and Metacritic 72). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated NR in the United States. Content advisories: disturbing imagery and suicide themes.
1 h 32 min
Mary and Max runs 1 h 32 min.
Yes. Critics average 84 and audiences 85 out of 100, so both groups see Mary and Max much the same way.
No. It cost about $8 million to make and earned $2 million worldwide, 21% of its budget.
It was made in English, with some Yiddish. Produced in Australia.
GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Mary and Max in 14 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 124 storytelling tropes for Mary and Max, including Laser-Guided Karma, Heroic BSoD, The Insomniac.
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