Mary and Max

2009 clay animation film directed by Adam Elliot
Movie animated_film Q1128756
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Mary and Max

Summary

Mary and Max is an animated film[1]. It draws 659 Wikipedia views per month (animated_film category, ranking #302 of 1,376).[2]

Key Facts

  • Mary and Max received the Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Animated Feature Film[3].
  • Mary and Max received the Annecy Cristal for a Feature Film[4].
  • Mary and Max's instance of is recorded as animated film[5].
  • Mary and Max's director is recorded as Adam Elliot[6].
  • Mary and Max's screenwriter is recorded as Adam Elliot[7].
  • Mary and Max's composer is recorded as Dale Cornelius[8].
  • Mary and Max's genre is recorded as adult animation[9].
  • Mary and Max's genre is recorded as comedy drama[10].
  • Mary and Max's producer is recorded as Melanie Coombs[11].
  • Mary and Max's director of photography is recorded as Gerald Thompson[12].
  • Mary and Max's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0978762[13].
  • Mary and Max's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[14].
  • Mary and Max's original language of film or TV show is recorded as Yiddish[15].
  • Mary and Max's Commons category is recorded as Mary and Max[16].
  • Mary and Max's language of work or name is recorded as English[17].
  • Mary and Max's language of work or name is recorded as Yiddish[18].
  • Mary and Max's distribution format is recorded as video on demand[19].
  • Mary and Max's review score is recorded as 8.1/10[20].
  • Mary and Max's review score is recorded as 96%[21].
  • Mary and Max's color is recorded as color[22].
  • Mary and Max's color is recorded as black-and-white[23].
  • Mary and Max's FilmAffinity film ID is recorded as 563877[24].
  • Mary and Max's country of origin is recorded as Australia[25].
  • Mary and Max's publication date is recorded as +2009-01-15T00:00:00Z[26].
  • Mary and Max's publication date is recorded as +2010-09-30T00:00:00Z[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Mary and Max's producer is recorded as Melanie Coombs[11]. Its director is recorded as Adam Elliot[6]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Adam Elliot[7].

Publication

Publication dates include +2009-01-15T00:00:00Z[26], +2010-09-30T00:00:00Z[27], +2010-08-26T00:00:00Z[28], and +2009-04-09T00:00:00Z[29]. Original languages include English[14] and Yiddish[15]. Languages include English[17] and Yiddish[18]. Genres include adult animation[9] and comedy drama[10].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include autism[30], coping[31], human bonding[32], pen pal[33], friendship[34], and loneliness[35].

Reception

Awards received include Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Animated Feature Film[3], a film award category[36], founded in 2007[37] and Annecy Cristal for a Feature Film[4], a film award category[38], in France[39]. Reviews include 8.1/10[20] and 96%[21].

Why It Matters

Mary and Max draws 659 Wikipedia views per month (animated_film category, ranking #302 of 1,376).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

FAQs

What awards did Mary and Max receive?

Honors received include Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Animated Feature Film[3] and Annecy Cristal for a Feature Film[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [4] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . The Movie Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Lexicon of international films. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . Lexicon of international films. wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [30] . Mary and Max. wikidata.org.
  29. [31] . Mary and Max. wikidata.org.
  30. [32] . Mary and Max. wikidata.org.
  31. [33] . Mary and Max. wikidata.org.
  32. [34] . Mary and Max. wikidata.org.
  33. [35] . Mary and Max. wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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