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The Last Thing Mary Saw
Horror · Drama · Thriller · 2021
Winter, 1843. A young woman is under investigation following the mysterious death of her family's matriarch. Her recollection of the events sheds new light on the ageless forces behind the tragedy.
Movie details
The Last Thing Mary Saw
“Every family has secrets.”
2021 Horror · Drama · Thriller 1h 28m
Critical arithmetic
The consensus, allegedly.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
IMDb
5.1 / 10
2K votes
Rotten Tomatoes
70 %
Tomatometer
Metacritic
52 / 100
Metascore
TMDB
6.0 / 10
Community rating
External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.
Winter, 1843. A young woman is under investigation following the mysterious death of her family's matriarch. Her recollection of the events sheds new light on the ageless forces behind the tragedy.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over The Last Thing Mary Saw?
For the defence
The Arthouse Gremlin
“The stranger, the better.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Edoardo Vitaletti
Written by
Edoardo Vitaletti
Stefanie Scott
Mary
Isabelle Fuhrman
Eleanor
Rory Culkin
Rupert
Judith Roberts
Constance
Carolyn McCormick
Agnes
Michael Laurence
Randolph
Shane Coffey
James
Court is in session
Put The Last Thing Mary Saw on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“Oddness is not depth.”
A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.