Mary and Max
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.
Critics Sentiment
Mary visits New York to find Max dead with letters taped overhead
Max cuts off communication by removing the M from typewriter
The film swings from its lowest point during Max and Mary's broken friendship to its transcendent ending when Mary discovers Max's devotion.
Mary and Max maintains consistently high sentiment throughout most of its runtime, with reviewers praising its unique claymation artistry and emotional authenticity. The film dips during its most devastating middle section when the friendship fractures, but recovers powerfully with Max's forgiveness and reaches its peak with the profoundly moving finale. Critics consistently highlighted the film's ability to balance bleakness with genuine warmth and meaning.
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Toni Collette
Mary (voice)
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Max (voice)
Barry Humphries
Narrator (voice)
Eric Bana
Damien (voice)
Bethany Whitmore
Young Mary (voice)
Renée Geyer
Vera Lorraine Dinkle (voice)
Ian 'Molly' Meldrum
Homeless Man (voice)
John Flaus
Harvey Krumpet / Ken / Len Hislop (voice)
Julie Forsyth
Bus Stop Mother / Kissing Woman (voice)
Christopher Massey
911 Operator / Ambulance Voice / Derisive Observer (voice)
Oliver Marks
Alleyway Bully 1 (voice)
Daisy Kocher
Alleyway Bully 2 /Injury Girl /Bus Stop Girl / Katherine (voice)
Daniel Marks
Alleyway Bully 3 (voice)
Hamish Hughes
Animals / Mad Jury Member / Opera Singer Two (voice)
Dan Doherty
BMX Bandit (voice)
Mandy Mao
Cher the Chihuahua / Sonny the Chihuahua (voice)
Patrick McCabe
Datsun Sunny Driver (voice)
Adam Elliot
Various Voices (voice)
Michael J. Allen
Ferrari Driver (voice)
Bill Murphy
Frankston Icebreaker One (voice)
Crew
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