Some roles are transformative.
Twenty years after their notorious tabloid romance gripped the nation, a married couple buckles under the pressure when an actress arrives to do research for a film about their past.
May December (2023) is a drama film directed by Todd Haynes, released on November 16, 2023 with a runtime of 1h 57m. It stars Natalie Portman, Julianne Moore, Charles Melton and Cory Michael Smith. Viewers rate it 6.6 out of 10 across 1,077 ratings.
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Natalie Portman
as Elizabeth
Julianne Moore
as Gracie
Charles Melton
as Joe Yoo
Cory Michael Smith
as Georgie
Elizabeth Yu
as Mary Atherton-Yoo
Gabriel Barbosa
as Charlie Atherton-Yoo
Piper Curda
as Honor Atherton-Yoo
D.W. Moffett
as Tom Atherton
Chris Tenzis
as Aaron
Andrea Frankle
as Rhonda
Mikenzie Taylor
as Molly
Jocelyn Shelfo
as Sofia
Directed by Todd Haynes, written by Alex Mechanik, Samy Burch and Samy Burch, produced by Jessica Elbaum, Will Ferrell and Christine Vachon.
Average viewer score of 6.6/10 from 1,077 ratings.
<b>INT. MOCKING-MOORE - DAY </b> May December is an excellent satire with incredibly dark themes at times. Portman's Elizabeth is an actress tasked with researching her next role, a movie based on the massively dramatised life of <i>Julianne Moore's</i> character. Moore and Portman shine in their roles, and both can create believable characters whilst still pushing the unbelievable humour and situations they are…
Reviewed on May 29, 2023
This actually reminded me a little of "All About Eve" (1950) as television actress "Elizabeth" (Natalie Portman) arrives at the home of "Gracie" (Julianne Moore) about whom she is to star in a biopic. Initially welcoming of her and keen to help, we follow the changing dynamic as we learn that "Gracie" has quite a past, and that her husband of 20-odd years, "Joe" (Charles Melton) is considerably younger than her and…
Reviewed on October 19, 2023
In moviemaking, there’s subtlety, and then there’s subtlety carried too far. In the case of director Todd Haynes’s latest, the filmmaker unfortunately indulges himself far too much in the latter. This story of an actress (Natalie Portman) who visits a middle-aged sex offender (Julianne Moore) to prepare for a role she’s about to play in a movie about her subject’s life never seems to find a footing to stick with…
Reviewed on November 24, 2023
Bit of a odd one. It gradually lost my attention a little the longer it went on, though overall it's a film I'd consider as interesting. I know of the real life story that <em>'May December'</em> is "loosely" based upon, so it was intriguing early on to see how the film was going to tackle it. I think they did a good enough job with it all, the actress meeting the subject element makes the film more watchable than…
Reviewed on January 22, 2024
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May December (2023) is available to stream on Netflix and Netflix Standard with Ads. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of May December (2023) includes Natalie Portman, Julianne Moore, Charles Melton, Cory Michael Smith and Elizabeth Yu. The film was directed by Todd Haynes. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
May December was released on November 16, 2023 and runs for 1h 57m.
May December (2023) holds an average rating of 6.6 out of 10 from 1,077 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy drama films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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