A lonely Australian girl and an obese New Yorker find connection through letters, sharing whimsical, darkly comic life.
Melancholy, with dry wit. A full-attention watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is devastating.
Streaming on AMC+ and Kanopy (free).
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A tale of friendship between two unlikely pen pals: Mary, a lonely, eight-year-old girl living in the suburbs of Melbourne, and Max, a forty-four-year old, severely obese man living in New York.
Bittersweet. It earns its ending, but not everyone gets what they want.
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Life Is Beautiful (1997)Dark satire · heartwarming · date night · strong violenceA whimsical father crafts an elaborate game to shield his son from the heartbreaking reality of a concentration camp.
Little Miss Sunshine (2006)Dry wit · whimsical · comfort watch · emotionally heavyA dysfunctional family's road trip to a child beauty pageant becomes a darkly comic, heartwarming, and whimsical journey.
The Truman Show (1998)Dry wit · surreal · late-night trip · emotionally heavyA cheerful man’s perfect life slowly unravels as he suspects his entire reality is a surreal television show.
Captain Fantastic (2016)Dry wit · whimsical · family watch · emotionally heavyA father's off-grid ideals clash with the modern world as his unique family navigates an emotional journey.
Fleabag (2016)Dry wit · darkly comic · full attention · emotionally heavyA dry-witted woman navigates contemporary London, grappling with anger, grief, and modern life's absurdities.
Tear Along the Dotted Line (2021)Dry wit · melancholy · late-night trip · emotionally heavyA Roman cartoonist and his armadillo conscience reflect on life and love during a melancholic road trip.
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (2015)Dry wit · melancholy · date night · emotionally heavyA high school senior’s anonymous world unravels while making bizarre films and befriending a classmate with leukemia.Mary and Max is on our AMC+, Comedy on AMC+, Drama on AMC+, Kanopy and Comedy on Kanopy lists.
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