Mark Lechman
6 years
ago
Slow Pace Psychological Thriller that ends up being a rather interesting character study.
Lizzie
over 6 years
ago
Mad girl crushin' on Elizabeth Olsen after this.
Zach Sly
7 years
ago
Unsettling. Overrated, with a snail's pace and no pay-off. Just join a cult instead.
Anthony Kozlowski
over 7 years
ago
Beautifully constructed, but narratively thin and somewhat pretentious.
Robyn Hamilton
over 7 years
ago
Thought it was fantastic up until the unsatisfying ending. Feels like 20 mins are missing.
Charlie Alcock
almost 8 years
ago
One of the most tense and genuinely disturbing films I have ever seen.
Renard Bansale
almost 8 years
ago
Without Elizabeth Olsen's and John Hawke's performances, this film would put me to sleep.
Scarlette Wonderland
8 years
ago
Slow paced well made film but not enough explicit exploration of the cult effect on Martha
Dylan Clites
8 years
ago
I don't understand all of the hype. This movie didn't really do much of anything for me.
Shelley Schlief
over 8 years
ago
Nice snapshot of life in a cult; ultimately left me wanting more than the film delivered.
Fenn
over 8 years
ago
Amazing performance by Elizabeth Olson. Definitely worth watching.
Martha Marcy May Marlene is a 2011 American psychological thriller film written and directed by Sean Durkin, and starring Elizabeth Olsen, John Hawkes, Sarah Paulson, and Hugh Dancy. The plot focuses on a young woman suffering from delusions and paranoia after returning to her family from an abusive cult in the Catskill Mountains.
The film focuses on Martha (Elizabeth Olsen), a young woman who flees from an abusive cult in the Catskill Mountains that is led by an enigmatic leader, Patrick (John Hawkes). Lucy (Sarah Paulson), Martha's older sister, receives a call from a pay phone one day from Martha, asking her to come and get her. Martha, who has been missing for two years, slowly begins to assimilate into her sister's family, but her increasing paranoia leads her to believe that Patrick and his cult may still be watching her every move.
Martha Marcy May Marlene premiered at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival in January, with Durkin winning the festival's U.S. Directing Award for Best...