Sometimes perfect strangers make the best of friends.
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) is a animation, comedy and drama film directed by Adam Elliot, released on April 9, 2009 with a runtime of 1h 32m. It stars Toni Collette, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Barry Humphries and Eric Bana. Viewers rate it 7.9 out of 10 across 2,320 ratings.
Watch the official trailer for Mary and Max before you stream it.
Toni Collette
as Mary (voice)
Philip Seymour Hoffman
as Max (voice)
Barry Humphries
as Narrator (voice)
Eric Bana
as Damien (voice)
Bethany Whitmore
as Young Mary (voice)
Renée Geyer
as Vera Lorraine Dinkle (voice)
Ian 'Molly' Meldrum
as Homeless Man (voice)
John Flaus
as Harvey Krumpet / Ken / Len Hislop (voice)
Julie Forsyth
as Bus Stop Mother / Kissing Woman (voice)
Christopher Massey
as 911 Operator / Ambulance Voice / Derisive Observer (voice)
Oliver Marks
as Alleyway Bully 1 (voice)
Daisy Kocher
as Alleyway Bully 2 /Injury Girl /Bus Stop Girl / Katherine (voice)
Directed by Adam Elliot, written by Adam Elliot, produced by Melanie Coombs.
Average viewer score of 7.9/10 from 2,320 ratings.
Mary and Max- Am I sad or happy? Am I philosopher? It's hard to understand weird people. Oh, actually, I'm weird. It's hard to understand normal people. I've been depressed for a great deal of time. Not depressed like: ”oh, I'm not feeling okay now. But everything is okay”. It's something like: “I'm feeling very bad, and sad; probably I'm considered as I am freak. But I consider others as being freaks. I'm not…
Reviewed on April 3, 2017
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Mary and Max (2009) is available to stream on Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+ and Sundance Now, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Mary and Max (2009) includes Toni Collette, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Barry Humphries, Eric Bana and Bethany Whitmore. The film was directed by Adam Elliot. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Mary and Max was released on April 9, 2009 and runs for 1h 32m.
Mary and Max (2009) holds an average rating of 7.9 out of 10 from 2,320 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy animation, comedy and drama films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
Yes. The official Mary and Max trailer is embedded in the trailer section of this page and plays instantly, no download or sign-up required.
