Mary and Max

"Sometimes perfect strangers make the best of friends."

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Ratings & Reviews

7.9/10

2,191 votes

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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

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Wins

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Nominations

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Other Awards

🏆 2 wins•📋 4 nominations

Won

Asia Pacific Screen for Best Animated Feature Film

Annecy Cristal for a Feature Film

Nominated

AACTA for Best Film

AACTA for Best Original Screenplay

AACTA for Best Production Design

AFI Members' Choice

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$8.2M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$1.7M

Global Box Office

Loss

$-6,499,571

ROI: -79%

Budget Recovery21% of budget

$0|Budget: $8.2M|Revenue: $1.7M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

30.8K

Daily Avg

514

7-Day Trend

-22%

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Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

Australia

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Story Setting

Set In

New York CityMount Waverley

Time Period

1990s1980s1970s

Themes & Subjects

#loneliness#mentalhealth#urbanity#coping#humanbonding#interculturality#socialexclusion#rurality#penpal#autism#friendship#alcoholism#intergenerationality

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Gerald Thompson

Film Editing

Bill Murphy

Music / Score

Dale Cornelius

Production Design

Adam Elliot

Distributors

Icon ProductionsNetflix

Technical Specifications

Color

black-and-white

Aspect Ratio

1.85:1

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch Mary and Max

Available in 12 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaNR	Hulu, AMC Plus Apple TV Channel , AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+, Philo, Sundance Now	Kanopy	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Canada	—	Hoopla	—	—
AustraliaM	—	SBS On Demand	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesNR

United Kingdom12A

AustraliaM

Germany12

FranceTP

Austria12

Belgium16

Brazil12

+8 more countries

Production

Director

Adam Elliot

Writer

Adam Elliot

Production Companies

Melodrama PicturesScreen AustraliaFilm VictoriaSBS

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)

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Julie Forsyth

Bus Stop Mother / Kissing Woman (voice)

Christopher Massey

911 Operator / Ambulance Voice / Derisive Observer (voice)

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Oliver Marks

Alleyway Bully 1 (voice)

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Daisy Kocher

Alleyway Bully 2 /Injury Girl /Bus Stop Girl / Katherine (voice)

Tags & Keywords

australiachocolateapproachletterbirthmarkonly childbullyingfriendship braceletpen palsatheistlonelinessstop motionneighborphone bookadult animation

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