Malcolm & Marie

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Malcolm & Marie

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Released Jan 29, 2021

1h 46m

Drama

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Writer/Director Sam Levinson teams up with Zendaya and John David Washington for an achingly romantic drama in which a filmmaker (Washington) and his girlfriend (Zendaya) return home following a celebratory movie premiere as he awaits what's sure to be imminent critical and financial success. The evening suddenly takes a turn as revelations about their relationships begin to surface, testing the strength of their love.

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Critics Consensus

Malcolm & Marie's ambitions aren't always satisfactorily fulfilled, but its flaws are often offset by the strong chemistry between the film's stars.

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Audience Says

Zendaya and John David Washington bring Malcolm & Marie to life, even when the story and the dialogue they're given don't do them any favors.

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Michael Blackmon

BuzzFeed News

Malcolm & Marie feels half-baked.

Dec 17, 2021

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Esther Zuckerman

Thrillist

Malcolm & Marie is beautiful... But there's never any reason to be invested in these two people or the outcome of their romance.

Jul 29, 2021

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Soraya Nadia McDonald

Andscape

Malcolm & Marie doesn't accomplish much besides telling on its progenitor.

Mar 9, 2021

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Yasmine Kandil

Discussing Film

This film is intensely emotional and authentic, proving just how easily intimacy can turn cold and turbulent.

Rated: 4/5

Jul 9, 2024

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Amy Smith

InSession Film

It is not only the script and the isolated performances that allows this film to be vulnerable.

Rated: A+

Feb 29, 2024

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Jillian Chilingerian

Offscreen With Jillian

The structure of Malcolm and Marie reminds me of being in a class discussion where someone continues to use devil's advocate over and over again to see the many possibilities of the conversation.

Aug 22, 2023

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oyindamola B

The movie tells the courage to show your vulnerability to the one you love while you wait and watch what they make out of it, will they use it against you, will they embrace you for it or pity you. It also show how deep simple communications and empathy plays in relationship. This is just real life situation of partners living with fears of being replaceable by the one they love.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/05/24

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As amazing as David Washington is in this.. Zendaya ups him due to her authenticity ";b". Both of them are key in this, and this is the first movie I've seen Washington be an Oscar worthy performer. It's a movie that is similar to a broadway show. A focus on two performers in one location in an engaging, heated conversation, and relationship. Their conversations, thanks to the script, is very interesting. Conversations about the industry, critics, society, and so on. It's the best podcast of all time. And it's very sexy, which is very refreshing in an age were sexy is ostracised. Also directed brilliantly by Sam Levinson... Thank you!!

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

11/30/24

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KJ M

Brilliant acting, brilliant cinematography, brilliant set, brilliant soundtrack. Perfectly captured intense, complicated passion.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/05/24

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Molly

This the movie illustrates Zendaya’s bad acting along with Challengers. She showed no emotion range. Only showed a sad face like when they are teaching a 5 years old how to act sad. No tears, no feelings, nothing in her acting was good.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

06/22/24

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Yayaabdullah Q

Amazing acting I was sock why she didn’t get an Oscar but I get it that not even a real movie like she said so.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/27/24

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thiago s

filme mais ou menos, atuações do dois pode ser boas, mas o roteiro é meio fraco, aquele negócio de focar mais no trabalho do que na mulher, e brigas por coisas que elas fala e mais brigas, até se reconciliarem no final.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

10/01/24

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Synopsis

Writer/Director Sam Levinson teams up with Zendaya and John David Washington for an achingly romantic drama in which a filmmaker (Washington) and his girlfriend (Zendaya) return home following a celebratory movie premiere as he awaits what's sure to be imminent critical and financial success. The evening suddenly takes a turn as revelations about their relationships begin to surface, testing the strength of their love.

Director: Sam Levinson
Producer: Ashley Levinson, Sam Levinson, Kevin Turen
Screenwriter: Sam Levinson
Distributor: Netflix
Production Co: Little Lamb, The Reasonable Bunch
Rating: R (Pervasive Language|Sexual Content)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 29, 2021, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 5, 2021
Runtime: 1h 46m
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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