MARTHA MARCY MAY MARLENE
 All Critics (211) | Top Critics (62) | Fresh (189) | Rotten (22)
 In quiet, intimate ways, it is one of the most startling, haunting films you’ll see all year.
 
 March 18, 2014
 
 Christy Lemire
 Associated Press
 TOP CRITIC
 Durkin intersperses the present-day scenes with increasingly revelatory flashbacks from Martha’s two years in the cult.
 
 March 18, 2014 | Rating: B
 
 Peter Rainer
 Christian Science Monitor
 TOP CRITIC
 With a diegesis mapped along the mental contours of its protagonist, Martha Marcy May Marlene harkens back to Pasolini’s notion of the cinema of poetry–and achieves it beautifully.
 
 June 28, 2013
 
 Violet Lucca
 Film Comment Magazine
 TOP CRITIC
 MMMM emphasizes the social and economic discrepancies between Martha’s then and now, and alludes to Lucy’s guilt about not being there for her younger sister in the past.
 
 February 18, 2012 | Rating: B+
 
 Lisa Schwarzbaum
 Entertainment Weekly
 TOP CRITIC
 Like the ordeals of the central character, the film flickers powerfully in the memory.
 
 February 3, 2012 | Rating: 4/5
 
 Jason Wood
 Little White Lies
 TOP CRITIC
 A slippery thriller about fugitive states, and not knowing where you belong, or even who you are.
 
 February 3, 2012 | Rating: 4/5
 
 Tim Robey
 Daily Telegraph (UK)
 TOP CRITIC
 The acting is exceptional all around, as is the minimalist score.
 
 November 30, 2020 | Rating: 6/10
 
 Mike Massie
 Gone With The Twins
 John Hawkes is again creepy and compelling here as the iron-handed cult leader, and Elizabeth Olsen gives a breakout turn as the title character – a new recruit with eyes looking back to the outside world.
 
 September 25, 2020 | Rating: 3/4
 
 Tom Meek
 Cambridge Day
 In addition to Olsen’s mesmerizing performance, John Hawkes turns in yet another award-worthy performance as the haunting and unforgettable Patrick.
 
 September 16, 2020 | Rating: 4.0/4.0
 
 Richard Propes
 TheIndependentCritic.com
 A long, slow build, where the pressure and apprehension grows and increases steadily throughout, wrapping you in a tight squeezing grip.
 
 July 11, 2020 | Rating: B+
 
 Brent McKnight
 The Last Thing I See
 Not for all tastes, but the haunting power of the unheralded Olsen’s performance is undeniable.
 
 June 17, 2020 | Rating: 3.5/5
 
 Leigh Paatsch
 Herald Sun (Australia)
 Some viewers will find this a frustrating experience, particularly come the ending. Overall, though, this is a well constructed picture by Sean Durkin and the acting led brilliantly by a new talent in Olsen.
 
 February 13, 2020
 
 Jim Ross
 TAKE ONE Magazine…