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.
Editor's Verdict
"While 'Mary and Max' deals heavily with themes of friendship, loneliness, and connection—which overlap with classic Christmas sentiments—the film's narrative is explicitly *not* set during the Christmas season. The entire plot spans years, and Christmas does not serve as a structural, setting, or resolution element for the central friendship arc."
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🎄 Notable Elements
Cast & Crew
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)
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