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Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011)

Directed by Sean Durkin

Drama | Thriller

Most recently watched by Angjonesy, elisabethwithns, sensoria, Javitron, seanCduregger, schofizzy, jenerator, noahphex

Overview

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.

Rated R | Length 101 minutes

Actors

Elizabeth Olsen | Sarah Paulson | Hugh Dancy | John Hawkes | Brady Corbet | Louisa Krause | Christopher Abbott | Maria Dizzia | Julia Garner | Adam David Thompson | Allen McCullough | Lauren Molina | Louisa Braden Johnson | Tobias Segal | Gregg Burton

Viewing History (seen 2 times)

Date ViewedDeviceFormatSourceRating
10/16/2012TVBlu-rayLibrary8 stars
11/07/2011Movie ScreenDigitalTheater8.5 stars
 

Viewing Notes

Hit this after work because I heard all good things. Or at least things that made me very curious. Yep, definitely a wild ride that I never knew where it was going. Quiet thriller, if you will. John Hawkes is fabulous. Terrific performance by Elizabeth Olsen.

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