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Martha Marcy May Marlene

2011

Sean Durkin

Elizabeth Olsen, Hugh Dancy, John Hawkes, Sarah Paulson ...

6.4

8,631

Drama. Thriller Martha (Elizabeth Olsen) is a young woman rapidly unravelling amidst her attempt to reclaim a normal life after fleeing from a cult and its charismatic leader (John Hawkes). Seeking help from her estranged older sister Lucy (Sarah Paulson) and brother-in-law (Hugh Dancy), Martha is unable and unwilling to reveal the truth about her disappearance. When her memories trigger a chilling paranoia that her former cult could still be pursuing ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Rex Reed The New York Observer	"Despite a slow pace that intercuts the peaceful present with terrifying, often confusing flashbacks and an ambiguous ending (...) this is a movie that haunts and resonates"	POS
United States	Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times	"A linear story, or one that was fragmented more clearly, could have been more effective. Still, a good film, ambitious and effective, introducing a gifted young actress (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of four)"	POS
United States	David Rooney Variety	"A star-making turn from the Olsen twins' baby sis will put this disturbing drama on the map"	POS
United States	Colin Covert Minneapolis Star Tribune	"Sean Durkin's compulsively watchable first film is a psychological thriller camouflaged as an Ingmar Bergman-style country-house drama"	POS
United States	Mick LaSalle SFGATE	"Two long hours of murky photography and slow-motion storytelling, in which the audience is always 10 scenes ahead of the action"	NEG

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