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Mary and Max poster
B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 68.9 / 100
2009·Animation / Comedy / Drama·1h 32m

MARY AND MAX

“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.

Above the Line
Adam Elliot·DirectorAdam Elliot·WriterGerald Thompson·Director of PhotographyDale Cornelius·Original Music ComposerBill Murphy·Editor
Cast
Toni Collette·Mary (voice)Philip Seymour Hoffman·Max (voice)Barry Humphries·Narrator (voice)Eric Bana·Damien (voice)Bethany Whitmore·Young Mary (voice)Renée Geyer·Vera Lorraine Dinkle (voice)Ian 'Molly' Meldrum·Homeless Man (voice)John Flaus·Harvey Krumpet / Ken / Len Hislop (voice)Julie Forsyth·Bus Stop Mother / Kissing Woman (voice)Christopher Massey·911 Operator / Ambulance Voice / Derisive Observer (voice)
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 1
Adam Elliot·Director
Writing· 1
Adam Elliot·Writer
Camera· 1
Gerald Thompson·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Bill Murphy·Editor
Sound & Music· 1
Dale Cornelius·Original Music Composer
Art & Design· 3
Adam Elliot·Production DesignCraig Fison·Art DirectionIsabel Peppard·Set Decoration
Production· 8
Melanie Coombs·ProducerMark Gooder·Executive ProducerPaul Hardart·Executive ProducerTom Hardart·Executive ProducerDale Cornelius·Executive ProducerJonathan Page·Executive ProducerBryce Menzies·Executive ProducerBrooke Howden·Casting
Other Departments· 14
Daniel Agdag·AnimationDarren Burgess·AnimationLindsay Cox·AnimationPierce Davison·AnimationJonathan Daw·AnimationDick Jarman·AnimationAnthony Lawrence·AnimationJohn Lewis·AnimationJason Lynch·AnimationAl Oldfield·AnimationDarcy Prendergast·AnimationSophie Raymond·AnimationCraig Ross·AnimationIsabel Peppard·Special Effects
By the Numbers
68.9
OF 100
Master Score
8.1
OF 10
IMDb
95%
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
$2M
ROI -79%
Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Mary and Max's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
#000000
#FFFFFF
#A9A9A9
Mood
Melancholy
Composition
Centered
Era
2000s
Visual Style
3d Render

“The movie poster for "Mary and Max" features a monochromatic, claymation-style scene. A clay figure with a large nose and a red hat sits at a typewriter on a sm”

dramacomedy
Key Elements
TypewriterChairTableFramed PictureLightbulbRed Hat
Atmosphere
Dark
Color Mood
Neutral
Setting
Indoor
Design Score
8/10
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