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May December

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Twenty years after their notorious tabloid romance gripped the nation, Gracie Atherton-Yu and her husband Joe (twenty-three years her junior) brace themselves for their twins to graduate from high school. When Hollywood actress Elizabeth Berry comes to spend time with the family to better understand Gracie, who she will be playing in a film, family dynamics unravel under the pressure of the outside gaze. Joe, never having processed what happened in his youth, starts to confront the reality of life as an empty-nester at thirty-six. And as Elizabeth and Gracie study each other, the similarities and differences between the two women begin to ebb and flow. Set in picturesque and comfortable Savannah, Georgia, May December is an exploration of truth, storytelling, and the difficulties (or impossibility) of fully understanding another person.
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Swaddling its difficult fact-based story in a blanket of campy humor, May December is a seductively discomfiting watch.

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May December benefits from a really talented cast, although its unorthodox approach to a reality-inspired story may frustrate some viewers.

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Christina Newland iNews.co.uk A combination of rollicking, darkly delicious entertainment and brilliantly rendered character study, this has the making of a modern classic. Rated: 5/5 Sep 18, 2024 Full Review Steph Green Empire Magazine May December is not just a skilful satire of suburban propriety; it’s a unique and uncanny affair about the nature of performance itself. Rated: 4/5 Mar 18, 2024 Full Review Stephen Romei The Australian Complex, intelligent, thought-provoking filmmakers are back in fashion. Rated: 4/5 Feb 3, 2024 Full Review Clotilde Chinnici Loud and Clear Reviews All in all, May December proves to be a compelling film, one that invites the audience to look beneath the surface and sit with the uncomfortable truth we may find there. Rated: 4/5 Sep 15, 2024 Full Review Yasmine Kandil Discussing Film To the viewer, May December presents broken characters riddled with variations of pain and guilt, leaving it up to those watching what forgiveness or acceptance they deserve. Rated: 4/5 Sep 2, 2024 Full Review Ray Pride Newcity Simmering and summering, Haynes’ take is as much implication as demonstration, a variation on tabloid material that makes bittersweet and sinister and aromatic flavors, like the great distillations in twentieth-century Atom Egoyan. Rated: 10/10 Jul 4, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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Justin Great movie about psychology, and the acting is superb. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 12/03/23 Full Review Jessika Johnson Charles Melton is my favorite part of this film. The way he is the stand out in a film with an A-List cast like this oh Im hopping on that Charles Melton best supporting actor Oscar campaign. I have too many thoughts but dont know where to start. One of my favorite watches of the year. Natalie Portman is amazing as always. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/01/23 Full Review Robyn K Film kind of boring and slow - with no let up. Always nice to see, however, the two female leads and observe their acting. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 11/21/23 Full Review cav May December was very interesting to watch, kept you wondering exactly what all the underlying problems of the 3 main characters were. Very well acted by all the players. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 11/19/23 Full Review Jerod S The true story is a nasty one - but the treatment it gets in May December is strange. Kinda sick. He was 12. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 11/22/24 Full Review Cristian s Turbia desde el vamos, incomoda de ver por momentos y suena lógico sabiendo de que se trata. Sin embargo, y a pesar de la polémica, por momentos también resulta aburrida por su ritmo lento y ciertas tramas de personajes que no llevan a ningún lado. Eso si para bien o para mal la película se apoya 100% en las actuaciones de Natalie Portman y Julianne Moore, en sus personajes rotos y complejos. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 11/11/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Twenty years after their notorious tabloid romance gripped the nation, Gracie Atherton-Yu and her husband Joe (twenty-three years her junior) brace themselves for their twins to graduate from high school. When Hollywood actress Elizabeth Berry comes to spend time with the family to better understand Gracie, who she will be playing in a film, family dynamics unravel under the pressure of the outside gaze. Joe, never having processed what happened in his youth, starts to confront the reality of life as an empty-nester at thirty-six. And as Elizabeth and Gracie study each other, the similarities and differences between the two women begin to ebb and flow. Set in picturesque and comfortable Savannah, Georgia, May December is an exploration of truth, storytelling, and the difficulties (or impossibility) of fully understanding another person.
Director
Todd Haynes
Producer
Jessica Elbaum, Will Ferrell, Grant S. Johnson, Pamela Koffler, Tyler W. Konney, Sophie Mas, Natalie Portman, Christine Vachon
Screenwriter
Samy Burch
Distributor
Netflix
Production Co
Project Infinity, Killer Films, Taylor & Dodge, Gloria Sanchez Productions, MountainA
Rating
R (Graphic Nudity|Drug Use|Language|Some Sexual Content)
Genre
Drama, Romance
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 17, 2023, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 1, 2023
Runtime
1h 53m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital
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