Marjorie Prime

Name: Marjorie Prime
Genre: Sci-Fi, Drama, Mystery, Comedy
Released: August 18, 2017
Duration: 99 min
Rating: 82
Cast: Azumi Tsutsui, Bill Walters, Geena Davis, Hana Colley, Hannah Gross

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FilmRise | Release Date: August 18, 2017 | Not Rated

Starring: Azumi Tsutsui, Bill Walters, Geena Davis, Hana Colley, Hannah Gross, Jon Hamm, Leslie Lyles, Lois Smith, Stephanie Andujar, Tim Robbins

Summary: In the near future, a time of artificial intelligence: 86-year-old Marjorie (Lois Smith)—a jumble of disparate, fading memories—has a handsome new companion (Jon Hamm) who looks like her deceased husband and is programmed to feed the story of her life back to her. What would we remember, and what would we forget, if given the chance?

Director: Michael Almereyda

Genre(s): Sci-Fi, Drama, Mystery, Comedy

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 99 min

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David Edelstein

Aug 16, 2017

The sci-fi chamber drama Marjorie Prime is exquisite — beautiful, intense, shivering with empathy. Read full review

Danny King

Aug 16, 2017

Leave it to Michael Almereyda (Experimenter) to make a science fiction movie that consists of little more than scenes of two characters talking in plushly appointed living rooms. Read full review

Glenn Kenny

Aug 17, 2017

There’s more going on in this movie’s 90-plus minutes than in many summer blockbusters nearly twice its length. Read full review

The Guardian Benjamin Lee

Aug 17, 2017

It’s a haunting little film that ends with a somewhat overwhelming poignancy. Read full review

Andrew Crump

Aug 24, 2017

It’s an exquisitely challenging production, one that calls for repeat viewings over years, all the better to persuade the film to surrender its meaning. Read full review

Bryan Bishop

Feb 8, 2017

Marjorie Prime is superbly acted, and it’s certainly interesting. Hamm strikes a wonderful balance as a talking re-creation that feels almost human, and the rest of the cast is equally nuanced. Read full review

IndieWire Kate Erbland

Jan 28, 2017

Almereyda’s feature is rich in acting talent, but this stagey, flat drama can’t match the wattage of its leads. Read full review

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imthenoob

Dec 28, 2017

You can tell the film is based off a play but I think that works in its favour. The dialogue is written to get the best performances out of the cast and it absolutely works. In a nutshell, It's a film about various characters dealing with loss and grief and the struggle to accept that aYou can tell the film is based off a play but I think that works in its favour. The dialogue is written to get the best performances out of the cast and it absolutely works. In a nutshell, It's a film about various characters dealing with loss and grief and the struggle to accept that a loved one has passed with the help of an AI Hologram that takes the form of their dead loved ones. This AI learns information about the deceased person through their loved ones and uses that as a way to hold conversations and help them address their problems.

It's a well done and very satisfying movie that just touches you in a way I guess. It was very easy to get sucked into and lasted just long enough to give a satisfying conclusion to it all. A definite hidden gem.… Expand

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Vadertime

Jan 29, 2018

So, I wanted to catch this movie in the theaters, but it was such a limited release for such a small period of time that I missed it. At the time of the release, it seemed to have good critical reviews. I ordered the DVD a few weeks ago, right after the holidays and this past weekend ISo, I wanted to catch this movie in the theaters, but it was such a limited release for such a small period of time that I missed it. At the time of the release, it seemed to have good critical reviews. I ordered the DVD a few weeks ago, right after the holidays and this past weekend I watched it. It was actually quite good. As someone working with computer technology and software for the past 35 years, it gave me a different perspective on how humans might interact with AI as companions. Worth the watch.… Expand

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Brent_Marchant

Aug 26, 2017

A thoughtful, insightful look at coping with grief, promoting healing, reconciling interpersonal discord, preserving memory, growing comfortable with technology, assessing the nature of reality and contemplating the fate of human evolution, all wrapped up in an intimate, beautifully filmed,A thoughtful, insightful look at coping with grief, promoting healing, reconciling interpersonal discord, preserving memory, growing comfortable with technology, assessing the nature of reality and contemplating the fate of human evolution, all wrapped up in an intimate, beautifully filmed, well-acted, smartly conceived sci-fi offering. Although the script at times doesn't quite rise up to the level of its narrative and Pulitzer Prize-nominated source material, the film nevertheless touches many bases and gives viewers much to ponder. With an excellent ensemble cast, highlighted by a superb performance by long-underappreciated character actress Lois Smith, this latest production from director Michael Almereyda once again distinguishes the filmmaker as one of today's most inventive, ambitious and underrated talents in the business. "Marjorie Prime" may be a little difficult to find, but it's well worth the search.… Expand

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JLuis_001

Oct 22, 2017

I understand that this movie is based on a play, I have never seen it and I have never heard about it, but its theme is very similar to something that we would see in an episode of Black Mirror.
Intellectual and emotional, a science fiction story that intertwines with what memory means andI understand that this movie is based on a play, I have never seen it and I have never heard about it, but its theme is very similar to something that we would see in an episode of Black Mirror.
Intellectual and emotional, a science fiction story that intertwines with what memory means and what it does of oneself as a person and our identity.

Being a film based on a play, the dialogue and the performances are those who take the lead but its director prints a pleasant and functional style throughout it that makes it fluid and cohesive despite being strongly ingrained in the theater style.
Believe me when I tell you that this is far from looking like a science fiction movie like most people know and I'm quite sure some will end up disappointed, but if given the opportunity, you will have a good talk after watching it.… Expand

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shoulderoforion

Oct 9, 2017

Marjorie Prime was alright, futuristic babysitting/therapy via hologram, nicely shot, fun seeing Geena Davis again (after so long). Not a complete waste of time.

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