Mary and Max
2009 · 92 min · Director: Adam Elliot
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
In the mid-1970's, a homely, friendless Australian girl of 8 picks a name out of a Manhattan phone book and writes to him; she includes a chocolate bar. She's Mary Dinkle, the only child of an alcoholic mother and a distracted father. He's Max Horowitz, an overweight man with Asperger's, living alone in New York. He writes back, with chocolate. Thus begins a 20-year correspondence, interrupted by a stay in an asylum and a few misunderstandings. Mary falls in love with a neighbor, saves money to have a birthmark removed and deals with loss. Max has a friendship with a neighbor, tries to control his weight, and finally gets the dream job. Will the two ever meet face to face?
Emotional fingerprint
Mary and Max (2009) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 35%, Empathy 25%, Melancholy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Sadness35%
- Empathy25%
- Melancholy20%
- Humor10%
- Hope10%
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Share of emotional signal, not the percentage of people or a probability of enjoyment.
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Sadness, Empathy, Melancholy. Genres: Comedy, Drama, Animation. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Sadness, Empathy and Melancholy. Its IMDb rating of 8.1/10 suggests a strong audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 75/100.
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Emotional journey
- Empathy
- Sadness
- Love
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Empathy | Sadness | Love |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Empathy | 47 % | 43 % | 33 % | 12 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Humor | 49 % | 40 % | 29 % | 14 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 12′ | Humor | 51 % | 40 % | 23 % | 15 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 16′ | Empathy | 54 % | 44 % | 20 % | 14 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 21′ | Humor | 56 % | 46 % | 21 % | 21 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 25′ | Love | 59 % | 53 % | 28 % | 39 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 30′ | Empathy | 61 % | 59 % | 38 % | 39 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 35′ | Empathy | 63 % | 57 % | 38 % | 30 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 39′ | Love | 66 % | 59 % | 39 % | 33 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 44′ | Sadness | 69 % | 60 % | 49 % | 30 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Humor | 65 % | 57 % | 43 % | 28 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 53′ | Empathy | 68 % | 61 % | 29 % | 41 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 58′ | Love | 73 % | 61 % | 32 % | 55 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 62′ | Sadness | 70 % | 55 % | 41 % | 46 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 67′ | Tension | 72 % | 57 % | 49 % | 29 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 71′ | Sadness | 81 % | 70 % | 69 % | 24 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 76′ | Sadness | 82 % | 73 % | 68 % | 36 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 81′ | Love | 81 % | 70 % | 53 % | 61 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 85′ | Love | 85 % | 77 % | 62 % | 78 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 90′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
Riches to rags
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Young Mary (voice)
Vera Lorraine Dinkle (voice)
Homeless Man (voice)
Bus Stop Mother / Kissing Woman (voice)
911 Operator / Ambulance Voice / Derisive Observer (voice)
Alleyway Bully 1 (voice)
Alleyway Bully 2 /Injury Girl /Bus Stop Girl / Katherine (voice)
Alleyway Bully 3 (voice)
Animals / Mad Jury Member / Opera Singer Two (voice)
BMX Bandit (voice)
Cher the Chihuahua / Sonny the Chihuahua (voice)
Datsun Sunny Driver (voice)
Various Voices (voice)
Ferrari Driver (voice)
Frankston Icebreaker One (voice)
Details
- Directed by
- Adam Elliot
- Written by
- Adam Elliot
- Type
- Animation
- Released
- 2009
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Country
- Australia
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Sadness
- Data updated
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