Welcome to Marwen

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Welcome to Marwen

PG-13

Released Dec 21, 2018

1h 56m

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Drama

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No one expects Mark Hogancamp to recover from a devastating assault that wipes away all of his memories. Putting together pieces from the past and present, Mark meticulously creates a Belgian town and becomes a heroic World War II fighter pilot. His astonishing art installation soon comes to life with breathtakingly realistic dolls -- a testament to the most powerful women he knows. Through this fantasy world, Hogancamp finds the strength to triumph in the real world and face his attackers.

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Critics Consensus

Welcome to Marwen has dazzling effects and a sadly compelling story, but the movie's disjointed feel and clumsy screenplay make this invitation easy to decline.

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Amy Nicholson

FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)

I didn't find it creepy -- maybe I'm just creepy!

Sep 13, 2019

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Roxana Hadadi

Pajiba

With Welcome to Marwen, director Robert Zemeckis, as he has so often in this stage of career, focuses more on the visuals of a story instead of the why of it.

Feb 7, 2019

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Michael Sragow

Film Comment Magazine

The partnership between Zemeckis and Carell is ... what keeps Welcome to Marwen from falling off its own high wire-and finally brings the movie home.

Jan 11, 2019

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Calum Cooper

Source (Scotland)

It feels designed to collect the tears of the most lachrymose via mechanicalised sentimentality, which is a disservice to Hogancamp’s inspiring story.

Rated: 2/5

Jul 14, 2024

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

A frustrating (and frankly boring) mess.

Rated: 2/5

Aug 21, 2022

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M.N. Miller

Ready Steady Cut

Marwen was written and directed by the technologically obsessed Robert Zemeckis, who brings Hogencamp’s world to life in a way that is uneven with its real-life subject.

Rated: 2/5

Aug 17, 2022

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Christopher J

an amazing film that is very interesting and intriguing steve carell's sad yet powerful performance is osar worthy however it is a tad bit confusing 9.5/10

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/20/25

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Samuel W

A fascinating tale of a man with PTSD, told through the lens of his dolls and his stop motion film. Personally, the movie was thirty minutes too long, the characters could have been paced better, and the most exciting moments of the entire film was when he was creating the world-famous town, Marwen. Beautifully told as it centers around one event that happened before the events of the film and how this troubled man, played by the great Steve Carrell, tries to adapt to his brand new life as his old one was beaten out of him. An interesting premise, but the execution was underwhelming, though not terrible.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/01/25

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Chris K

Dude. I don't know what I watched. It's worth watching. I don't think that this every needed to be made, but I'm not mad at it for being made.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

11/06/24

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Jamie C

Excellent story telling, stellar cast.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/03/24

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Donald R

I found it fascinating and enjoyed the story plot compared to other movies I’ve seen

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/28/24

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alan g

One of the most depressing movies ever made. Sad story, wooden acting. Implausible plot.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

03/22/24

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Welcome to Marwen: Official Clip - Deja Thoris' Betrayal

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Welcome to Marwen: Official Clip - The Art Show

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Welcome to Marwen: Official Clip - Will You Marry Me?

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Welcome to Marwen: Official Clip - Where's My Top?

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Welcome to Marwen: Official Clip - Rescuing Hogie

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Welcome to Marwen: Official Clip - Courtroom War

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Welcome to Marwen: Official Clip - Mark's Speech

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Synopsis

No one expects Mark Hogancamp to recover from a devastating assault that wipes away all of his memories. Putting together pieces from the past and present, Mark meticulously creates a Belgian town and becomes a heroic World War II fighter pilot. His astonishing art installation soon comes to life with breathtakingly realistic dolls -- a testament to the most powerful women he knows. Through this fantasy world, Hogancamp finds the strength to triumph in the real world and face his attackers.

Director: Robert Zemeckis
Producer: Robert Zemeckis, Jack Rapke, Steve Starkey, Cherylanne Martin
Screenwriter: Robert Zemeckis, Caroline Thompson
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: Universal Pictures, ImageMovers, DreamWorks Pictures
Rating: PG-13 (Language|Brief Suggestive Content|Sequences of Fantasy Violence|Some Disturbing Images|Thematic Material)
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 21, 2018, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 26, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA): $10.7M
Runtime: 1h 56m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital, DTS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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