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Mary and Max
Max didn't want to be fixed. He wanted a friend who'd let him be Max. ✉️
Who it's for
Mary and Max are two lonely misfits on opposite sides of the world whose letters become the only place each feels understood.
Feelings it meets
What it is
Mary and Max is a 2009 Australian clay-animated film written and directed by Adam Elliot, narrated by Barry Humphries. A lonely eight-year-old girl in Melbourne, who faces neglect at home and rejection at school, picks a stranger's name from a New York phone directory and writes to him. The recipient, a middle-aged, isolated New Yorker, writes back, and the two begin a correspondence that lasts for decades.
Where to find it
Rent or buy on major digital stores. Streaming availability rotates; check JustWatch.
Before you start
Heads up: A suicide attempt and a friend's death.
Age: Not rated in US (not verified; suggested 14+)
Kindred spirits are not so scarce as I used to think.L. M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables, Chapter XIX. A Concert, a Catastrophe, and a Confe
