Martha Marcy May Marlene

Martha Marcy May Marlene

Martha Marcy May Marlene

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Martha Marcy May Marlene

"You can get away. But you can never escape."

2011

1h 41m

6.6(785 votes)

Drama

Thriller

Overview

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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BorderLine Films

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Cast & Crew

16 members

Acting

Elizabeth Olsen

Martha

Elizabeth Olsen

Acting

Sarah Paulson

Lucy

Sarah Paulson

Acting

Hugh Dancy

Ted

Hugh Dancy

Acting

John Hawkes

Patrick

John Hawkes

Acting

Brady Corbet

Watts

Brady Corbet

Acting

Louisa Krause

Zoe

Louisa Krause

Acting

Christopher Abbott

Max

Christopher Abbott

Acting

Maria Dizzia

Katie

Maria Dizzia

Acting

Julia Garner

Sarah

Julia Garner

Acting

Adam David Thompson

Bartender

Adam David Thompson

Acting

Allen McCullough

Man in Home #2

Allen McCullough

Acting

Lauren Molina

Cult Member

Lauren Molina

Acting

Louisa Braden Johnson

Cult Member

No Image

Acting

Tobias Segal

Cult Member

Tobias Segal

Acting

Gregg Burton

Man in Home #1

Gregg Burton

Acting

Michael Chmiel

Scruffy Man

No Image

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