| Cast |
Elizabeth Olsen, Christopher Abbott, Brady Corbet, Hugh Dancy, Maria Dizzia, Julia Garner, John Hawkes |
| Director |
Sean Durkin |
| Screenplay | Sean Durkin |
| Music | Daniel Bensi, Saunder Jurriaans |
| Cinematography | Jody Lee Lipes |
| Editing | Zachary Stuart-Pontier |
| Sound formats | Dolby, Dolby Digital |
| SA distributor | Ster-Kinekor |
| Made in | 2011 |
| Produced by | Fox Searchlight Pictures, Mayback Cunningham, FilmHaven Entertainment, BorderLine Films, This Is That Productions |
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Violence |
Blood / Gore / Gross |
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Alcohol / Drugs |
| Smoking |
Disrespectful / Bad Attitude |
Imitative Behaviour |
| Frightening / Tense Scenes |
Jump Scenes |
Tense Family Scenes |
| Music (Scary/Tense) |
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| Scale (Max) | 20 |  |
What the Critics say | ||
| Cape Argus / The Star Ann Hornaday  One of the most smashing breakout performances of the year. This chilling psychological thriller is structured mostly in flashbacks while Martha seeks to reunite with her estranged sister, Lucy. | 15 |  |
| Die Burger Paul Boekkooi Sundance-wenner toe 'n laagtepunt. | 5 |  |
| Cape Times David Rooney Olsen sister shines. | 15 | |
| Box Office Sara Maria Cizcarrondo You'll leave Martha Marcy May Marlene with fragments of scenes in your head that will be hard to shake off. Good luck. | 18 | |
| Chicago Sunday Times Roger Ebert A good film, ambitious and effective, introducing a gifted young actress and a director whose work I'll anticipate. | 18 | |
| Metacritic.com 37 critics | 15 | |
| Rottentomatoes critics 144 critics | 15 | |
| Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer Led by a mesmerizing debut performance from Elizabeth Olsen, Martha Marcy May Marlene is a distinctive, haunting psychological drama. | 18 | |
| Movie Review Query Engine MRQE critics   | 15 | |
What the People say | ||
| Internet 3842 Netizens Should be retitled 'A Star is Born' | 15 | |
Average .. 75% | 15 | |