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Feature film — 2011

Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011)

6.61h 41mDrama — Thriller

After several years of living with a cult, Martha finally escapes and calls her estranged sister, Lucy, for help. Martha finds herself at the quiet Connecticut home Lucy shares with her new husband, Ted, but the memories of what she experienced in the cult make peace hard to find. As flashbacks continue to torment her, Martha fails to shake a terrible sense of dread, especially in regard to the cult's manipulative leader.

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Director: Sean Durkin

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Cast & crew

Elizabeth Olsen as Martha

Elizabeth Olsen

Martha

Sarah Paulson as Lucy

Sarah Paulson

Lucy

Hugh Dancy as Ted

Hugh Dancy

Ted

John Hawkes as Patrick

John Hawkes

Patrick

Brady Corbet as Watts

Brady Corbet

Watts

Louisa Krause as Zoe

Louisa Krause

Zoe

Christopher Abbott as Max

Christopher Abbott

Max

Maria Dizzia as Katie

Maria Dizzia

Katie

Julia Garner as Sarah

Julia Garner

Sarah

Adam David Thompson as Bartender

Adam David Thompson

Bartender

Allen McCullough as Man in Home #2

Allen McCullough

Man in Home #2

Lauren Molina as Cult Member

Lauren Molina

Cult Member

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