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Released Year: 2011
Runtime: 101 minutes
Directors: Sean Durkin
Casts: John Hawkes, Hugh Dancy, Sarah Paulson, Maria Dizzia, Elizabeth Olsen, Brady Corbet, Julia Garner, Louisa Krause, Christopher Abbott, Adam David Thompson, Gregg Burton, Allen McCullough, Lauren Molina, Tobias Segal
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(2 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)
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IndieWire -
Like "Afterschool," Durkin's first feature explores the dangerous extremes of youth vulnerability.
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Boxoffice Magazine -
Martha Marcy May Marlene enters so richly into psychological horror it recalls those disturbing dramatizations of Jonestown that were big on TV in the '80s.
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Movieline -
Olsen's performance is restrained but not tentative; you could say the same for the movie around it.
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The Hollywood Reporter -
Elizabeth Olsen steps onto the radar as a seriously accomplished actor in this mesmerizing drama, which also marks an assured feature debut for writer-director Sean Durkin.
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Variety -
The largely elliptical script feels a few drafts shy of focus, with the thriller elements undermining the juicier questions of why one joins a cult and how life can go back to normal later.
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Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011)
After several years of living with a cult, Martha finally escapes and calls her estranged sister, Lucy, for help. Martha finds herself at the quiet Connecticut home Lucy shares with her new husband, Ted, but the memories of what she experienced in the cult make peace hard to find. As flashbacks continue to torment her, Martha fails to shake a terrible sense of dread, especially in regard to the cult's manipulative leader.
Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011)
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Information
Released Year: 2011
Runtime: 101 minutes
Directors: Sean Durkin
Casts: John Hawkes, Hugh Dancy, Sarah Paulson, Maria Dizzia, Elizabeth Olsen, Brady Corbet, Julia Garner, Louisa Krause, Christopher Abbott, Adam David Thompson, Gregg Burton, Allen McCullough, Lauren Molina, Tobias Segal
Storyline
After several years of living with a cult, Martha finally escapes and calls her estranged sister, Lucy, for help. Martha finds herself at the quiet Connecticut home Lucy shares with her new husband, Ted, but the memories of what she experienced in the cult make peace hard to find. As flashbacks continue to torment her, Martha fails to shake a terrible sense of dread, especially in regard to the cult's manipulative leader.
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Reviews
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IndieWire -
Like "Afterschool," Durkin's first feature explores the dangerous extremes of youth vulnerability.
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Boxoffice Magazine -
Martha Marcy May Marlene enters so richly into psychological horror it recalls those disturbing dramatizations of Jonestown that were big on TV in the '80s.
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Movieline -
Olsen's performance is restrained but not tentative; you could say the same for the movie around it.
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The Hollywood Reporter -
Elizabeth Olsen steps onto the radar as a seriously accomplished actor in this mesmerizing drama, which also marks an assured feature debut for writer-director Sean Durkin.
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Variety -
The largely elliptical script feels a few drafts shy of focus, with the thriller elements undermining the juicier questions of why one joins a cult and how life can go back to normal later.
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After several years of living with a cult, Martha finally escapes and calls her estranged sister, Lucy, for help. Martha finds herself at the quiet Connecticut home Lucy shares with her new husband, Ted, but the memories of what she experienced in the cult make peace hard to find. As flashbacks continue to torment her, Martha fails to shake a terrible sense of dread, especially in regard to the cult's manipulative leader.
After several years of living with a cult, Martha finally escapes and calls her estranged sister, Lucy, for help. Martha finds herself at the quiet Connecticut home Lucy shares with her new husband, Ted, but the memories of what she experienced in the cult make peace hard to find. As flashbacks continue to torment her, Martha fails to shake a terrible sense of dread, especially in regard to the cult's manipulative leader.
After several years of living with a cult, Martha finally escapes and calls her estranged sister, Lucy, for help. Martha finds herself at the quiet Connecticut home Lucy shares with her new husband, Ted, but the memories of what she experienced in the cult make peace hard to find. As flashbacks continue to torment her, Martha fails to shake a terrible sense of dread, especially in regard to the cult's manipulative leader.
After several years of living with a cult, Martha finally escapes and calls her estranged sister, Lucy, for help. Martha finds herself at the quiet Connecticut home Lucy shares with her new husband, Ted, but the memories of what she experienced in the cult make peace hard to find. As flashbacks continue to torment her, Martha fails to shake a terrible sense of dread, especially in regard to the cult's manipulative leader.