Martha Marcy May Marlene

2011 "You can get away. But you can never escape."
6.8| 1h41m| R| en| More Info
Released: 21 October 2011 Released
Producted By: BorderLine Films
Country: United States of America
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
Official Website: http://www.foxsearchlight.com/marthamarcymaymarlene/
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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.

Genre

Drama, Thriller

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Director

Sean Durkin

Production Companies

BorderLine Films

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Martha Marcy May Marlene Audience Reviews

Helllins It is both painfully honest and laugh-out-loud funny at the same time.
Lidia Draper Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.
Ezmae Chang This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.
Quiet Muffin This movie tries so hard to be funny, yet it falls flat every time. Just another example of recycled ideas repackaged with women in an attempt to appeal to a certain audience.
Anthony El-megerhi I expected the movie to be great since one of the producers is Antonio Campos he's known for his unique confusing films he make ,not to forget to mention the master of this movie Sean Durkin , what an outstanding ,catching story ! this man must win an Oscar just saying . this movie as my title says keep you wondering about the missing pieces of the story it doesn't make the film boring at all it makes it mystery there's philosophical arguments that will make you think , i like the eccentric character rolled by Elizabeth Olsen it has a lot of drama and weird actions i don't think any other actor can do the same job she did she really fir the role . if you're into mystery/drama types of movies go watch this now .
farts_vandelay I just finished watching this movie and felt compelled to write down my thoughts.Its been a while since I've watched a movie that made me feel this way. I'm not angry but I feel something close to it. This movie is a flaming pile of fecal matter. The only good thing about it is that you get to see Elizabeth Olsen naked and you know there's a problem if nudity is the only thing going for a movie.I watched this because I like Olsen and her other movie Silent House. Here, the acting and production quality are fine, but the story has absolutely nothing going for it. Having likable characters isn't a necessity, but there has to be at least one or more characters that have something about them that makes you want to keep watching. It isn't just the main character with this movie; none of these characters are likable or compelling in any way. At first, I felt sympathy for Martha but not for long.I get it, certain people can get brainwashed by these cult-like groups and it's an unfortunate situation but Olsen and her gang weren't just weak and ignorant; they were also pretentious, self-entitled, and so unlikable that I kept thinking, why am I watching this? They went well beyond the definition of sheeple. And the ending was the toilet clogging after pinching out this giant loaf. If it wasn't for Olsen, I would have turned this off well before the ending but I was definitely getting there.
Popcorn Addict This is a tough film to watch because it is so incredibly static, and leaves the viewer with many unanswered questions. Although Elizabeth Olsen made a great performance I wish that they used more character development for her. That was the point though...to leave her character blurry, indecipherable, and undefined like the very barcode in the film poster. I feel like there was also a parallel between Martha's carnal, unconstrained nudity and her "stripped" soul. She is reduced to nothing but a body, a shell. I thought that it was strange to see a film involving a cult that had nothing to do with religion. Even though this was an extremely slow film in which not much truly happens, it seems like so much more when you analyze things in hindsight.
brchthethird This was an excellent psychological drama with an impressive performance by Elizabeth Olsen. She plays a young woman who escapes from a cult and stays with her sister, but still has memories of the life she left behind that interfere with her ability to reintegrate. The whole story is rather subdued, but has some moments of quiet intensity and pain. I also liked how the story of her past and her present are intercut and told side by side, with each event having a parallel in or triggering a memory of something that happened to her before. The only downside was (what I felt to be) a rather anti-climactic ending. Other than that, it was a great indie film.