Martha Marcy May Marlene
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66% Critic Match

Martha Marcy May Marlene

You can get away, but you can never escape.

6.6 / 10 2011 1h 41mR English
DramaThriller

Storyline

After several years of living with a cult, Martha finally escapes and calls her estranged sister, Lucy, for help. Martha finds herself at the quiet Connecticut home Lucy shares with her new husband, Ted, but the memories of what she experienced in the cult make peace hard to find. As flashbacks continue to torment her, Martha fails to shake a terrible sense of dread, especially in regard to the cult's manipulative leader.

Cast & Crew

Elizabeth Olsen

Elizabeth Olsen

Martha

Lead
Sarah Paulson

Sarah Paulson

Lucy

Hugh Dancy

Hugh Dancy

Ted

John Hawkes

John Hawkes

Patrick

Brady Corbet

Brady Corbet

Watts

Louisa Krause

Louisa Krause

Zoe

Christopher Abbott

Christopher Abbott

Max

Maria Dizzia

Maria Dizzia

Katie

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Sean Durkin's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Martha Marcy May Marlene is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker