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Martha Marcy May Marlene
2011
· Movie
· 102 min
B
MEANRANK
70/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #2290
- IMDb #2702
- Google retired #3507
- Rotten Tomatoes #1592
- Metacritic #1283
- Letterboxd #1868
+8 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #1002
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #2514
- Metacritic Critics #1016
- Metacritic Audience #1928
- Criticker #911
- Kinopoisk #4798
- AlloCiné #2160
- Trakt #3347
Every rating
59–90
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 59, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 90. Critics average 82, everyone else 67.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A young woman flees from a manipulative cult in the Catskill Mountains and moves in with her estranged older sister. Struggling to adapt to a normal life, she is haunted by paranoid fear and traumatic flashbacks of her time under the control of the charismatic cult leader. The line between her past and present begins to blur, threatening her sanity and her safety.
Details
- Director
- Sean Durkin
- Writer
- Sean Durkin
- Studio
- BorderLine Films, This is that
- Released
- 21 October 2011
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $1.0M
- Box office
- $3.5M
- Awards
- 9 wins, 28 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (16) →
Awards & nominations
See all 37 →1 major award won · 9 wins from 37 nominations across 20 ceremonies
| Sundance Film Festival 2011 | Directing Award (Dramatic) | Sean Durkin | Winner |
| Independent Spirit Awards 2011 | Best First Feature | Antonio Campos (producer), Sean Durkin (director), Patrick Cunningham (producer), Josh Mond (producer), Chris Maybach (producer) | Nominee |
| Independent Spirit Awards 2011 | Best Female Lead | Elizabeth Olsen | Nominee |
| Independent Spirit Awards 2011 | Producers Award | Josh Mond | Nominee |
| Independent Spirit Awards 2011 | Best Supporting Male | John Hawkes | Nominee |
| Sundance Film Festival 2011 | Grand Jury Prize (Dramatic) | Sean Durkin | Nominee |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists 2011 | Best Breakthrough Performance | Elizabeth Olsen | Winner |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists 2011 | Best Supporting Actor | John Hawkes | Nominee |
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Sundance Film Festival
2 nominations, 1 won
| Directing Award (Dramatic) | Sean Durkin | Winner |
| Grand Jury Prize (Dramatic) | Sean Durkin | Nominee |
Independent Spirit Awards
4 nominations
| Best Female Lead | Elizabeth Olsen | Nominee |
| Best First Feature | Antonio Campos (producer), Sean Durkin (director), Patrick Cunningham (producer), Josh Mond (producer), Chris Maybach (producer) | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Male | John Hawkes | Nominee |
| Producers Award | Josh Mond | Nominee |
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
4 nominations, 2 won
| Most Promising Filmmaker | Sean Durkin | Winner |
| Most Promising Performer | Elizabeth Olsen | Winner |
| Best Actress | Elizabeth Olsen | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay, Original | Sean Durkin | Nominee |
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Breakthrough Performance | Elizabeth Olsen | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor | John Hawkes | Nominee |
Ghent International Film Festival
2 nominations, 1 won
| Special Mention | Elizabeth Olsen | Winner |
| Grand Prix (Best Film) | Sean Durkin | Nominee |
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best New Filmmaker | Sean Durkin | Winner |
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Pauline Kael Breakout Award | Elizabeth Olsen | Winner |
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| New Generation Award | Sean Durkin, Antonio Campos, Josh Mond, Elizabeth Olsen | Winner |
Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actress | Elizabeth Olsen | Winner |
Online Film Critics Society Awards
4 nominations
| Best Editing | Zachary Stuart-Pontier | Nominee |
| Best Lead Actress | Elizabeth Olsen | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Sean Durkin | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | John Hawkes | Nominee |
Gotham Awards
3 nominations
| Best Ensemble Cast | Elizabeth Olsen, John Hawkes, Sarah Paulson, Hugh Dancy, Louisa Krause, Julia Garner, Brady Corbet, Maria Dizzia, Christopher Abbott | Nominee |
| Breakthrough Actress | Elizabeth Olsen | Nominee |
| Breakthrough Director | Sean Durkin | Nominee |
St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actress | Elizabeth Olsen | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | John Hawkes | Nominee |
Toronto Film Critics Association Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actress | Elizabeth Olsen | Nominee |
| Best First Feature | Sean Durkin | Nominee |
Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actress | Elizabeth Olsen | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | John Hawkes | Nominee |
Austin Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Best Film | Nominee |
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actress | Elizabeth Olsen | Nominee |
Detroit Film Critics Society
1 nomination
| Breakthrough Performance | Elizabeth Olsen | Nominee |
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actress | Elizabeth Olsen | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actress in a Motion Picture | Elizabeth Olsen | Nominee |
Village Voice Film Poll
1 nomination
| Best Actress | Elizabeth Olsen | Nominee |