Mary and Max
Mary and Max
Mary and Max
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2009
1h 32m
7.9(2152 votes)
Animation
Comedy
Drama

Overview

A tale of friendship between two unlikely pen pals: Mary, a lonely, eight-year-old girl living in the suburbs of Melbourne, and Max, a forty-four-year old, severely obese man living in New York.

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Production Companies

Screen Australia
Film Victoria
SBS

Videos & Trailers

1 video

Cast & Crew

33 members
Acting

Toni Collette

Mary (voice)

Toni Collette
Acting

Philip Seymour Hoffman

Max (voice)

Philip Seymour Hoffman
Acting

Barry Humphries

Narrator (voice)

Barry Humphries
Acting

Eric Bana

Damien (voice)

Eric Bana
Acting

Bethany Whitmore

Young Mary (voice)

Bethany Whitmore
Acting

Renée Geyer

Vera Lorraine Dinkle (voice)

Renée Geyer
Acting

Ian 'Molly' Meldrum

Homeless Man (voice)

Ian 'Molly' Meldrum
Acting

John Flaus

Harvey Krumpet / Ken / Len Hislop (voice)

John Flaus
Acting

Julie Forsyth

Bus Stop Mother / Kissing Woman (voice)

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Christopher Massey

911 Operator / Ambulance Voice / Derisive Observer (voice)

Christopher Massey
Acting

Oliver Marks

Alleyway Bully 1 (voice)

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Daisy Kocher

Alleyway Bully 2 /Injury Girl /Bus Stop Girl / Katherine (voice)

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Daniel Marks

Alleyway Bully 3 (voice)

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Hamish Hughes

Animals / Mad Jury Member / Opera Singer Two (voice)

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Dan Doherty

BMX Bandit (voice)

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Mandy Mao

Cher the Chihuahua / Sonny the Chihuahua (voice)

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Editing

Patrick McCabe

Datsun Sunny Driver (voice)

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Directing

Adam Elliot

Various Voices (voice)

Adam Elliot
Visual Effects

Michael J. Allen

Ferrari Driver (voice)

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Editing

Bill Murphy

Frankston Icebreaker One (voice)

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Shaun Patten

Frankston Icebreaker Two (voice)

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Production

Bernie Clifford

Garbo One (voice)

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Editing

Henry Karjalainen

Henry the Fish (voice)

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Acting

Chris Wallace

Lottery Caller / New Yorker Two (voice)

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Marlee Bevan

Mary's Baby (voice)

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Production

Melanie Coombs

Mrs. Pendergast (voice)

Melanie Coombs
Acting

Carolyn Shakespeare-Allen

New York Callgirl / New Yorker One (voice)

Carolyn Shakespeare-Allen
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Alf Klimek

New Yorker Three (voice)

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Antoinette Halloran

Opera Singer (voice)

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Leanne Smith

Overeaters Anonymous Tutor / Post Office Customer (voice)

Leanne Smith
Directing

Stephen Carroll

Thespian One (voice)

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Acting

Athanasios Kourtidis

Wedding Reception Guest (voice)

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Yorgos Kourtidis

Wedding Reception Guest (voice)

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