Mary and Max (2009)
Directed by Adam Elliot · 92 min · Animation, Comedy, Drama
75.1 TOPICAL score · #543 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
Mary and Max (2009, directed by Adam Elliot) has a TOPICAL score of 75.1 - ranked 543 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on audience and critics, and lowest on legacy & cult status. It won 2 awards from 6 nominations, including the Annecy Cristal for a Feature Film. Critics: 96% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.1/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 7.9/10 (2,352 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 39 languages.
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- Critics96% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.1/10 critics' average
- AudienceTMDB 7.9/10 (2,352 ratings)
- Awards2 wins, 6 nominations - incl. Annecy Cristal for a Feature Film; Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Animated Feature Film
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 39 languages
- Still read16,801 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Toni Collette (actor #541), Philip Seymour Hoffman (actor #20), Barry Humphries, Eric Bana (actor #716)
“"Mary and Max is a lovingly crafted, startlingly inventive piece of animation whose technical craft is equaled by its emotional resonance."”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 8/10