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  • 2018
  • Unrated
  • Oscilloscope
  • 1 h 33 m
  • 2018
  • Unrated
  • Oscilloscope
  • 1 h 33 m

Summary Madeline (Helena Howard) has become an integral part of a prestigious physical theater troupe. When the workshop's ambitious director (Molly Parker) pushes the teenager to weave her rich interior world and troubled history with her mother (Miranda July) into their collective art, the lines between performance and reality begin to blur. T...

Directed By: Josephine Decker

Written By: Donna di Novelli, Gail Segal, Sharon Mashihi, Alexandra Tatarsky, Josephine Decker

  • 2018
  • Unrated
  • Oscilloscope
  • 1 h 33 m
  • 2018
  • Unrated
  • Oscilloscope
  • 1 h 33 m

Madeline's Madeline

Metascore Universal Acclaim Based on 31 Critic Reviews
must-see
82
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 21 User Ratings
6.7
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Summary Madeline (Helena Howard) has become an integral part of a prestigious physical theater troupe. When the workshop's ambitious director (Molly Parker) pushes the teenager to weave her rich interior world and troubled history with her mother (Miranda July) into their collective art, the lines between performance and reality begin to blur. T...

Directed By: Josephine Decker

Written By: Donna di Novelli, Gail Segal, Sharon Mashihi, Alexandra Tatarsky, Josephine Decker

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Metascore
Universal Acclaim Based on 31 Critic Reviews
82
84% Positive
26 Reviews
16% Mixed
5 Reviews
0% Negative
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim Based on 31 Critic Reviews
82
84% Positive
26 Reviews
16% Mixed
5 Reviews
0% Negative
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100
Sep 12, 2018
In a way I’ve never before seen done onscreen, Madeline’s Madeline fuses triumph and tragedy until the two feel strong and indistinguishable.
By Ty Burr FULL REVIEW
100
It’s a distinctive world that Decker and her team have created. Among this year’s coming-of-age films, it’s got to be one of the most original. But it’s also one of the more perplexing.
By Anthony Kaufman FULL REVIEW
85
Aug 10, 2018
A tense, loopy look at acting and writing, the movie is at times deliberately off-putting. But it’s anchored by a star-making turn from Helena Howard, who plays the fascinating, inscrutable figure at the story’s center.
By David Sims FULL REVIEW
80
May 14, 2019
The dilemma she presents is ethical: is it fair to ask someone to traumatise (or retraumatise) themselves for the sake of art? Rather boldly, it seems as though Decker is also asking the question of herself.
By Simran Hans FULL REVIEW
75
Aug 23, 2018
Even if it’s a film that will challenge any viewer, it benefits from a strong premise, a story line that more or less holds up, and three knockout performances. Rarely has the acting process been explored in such a cinematically provocative way.
By David Lewis FULL REVIEW
63
Aug 23, 2018
Decker evolved her project with her actors over five months, and it’s both pro and con that, boy howdy, it sure feels improvised.
By Johanna Schneller FULL REVIEW
40
Aug 29, 2018
Unfortunately, what should have naturalistic depth seems oddly superficial, and an attempt to dispose of traditional structure becomes episodic. As with many failed experiments, there are still, at least, some interesting takeaways.
By Richard Whittaker FULL REVIEW

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User Score
Generally Favorable Based on 21 User Ratings
6.7
57% Positive
12 Ratings
38% Mixed
8 Ratings
5% Negative
1 Rating

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User Score
Generally Favorable Based on 21 User Ratings
6.7
57% Positive
12 Ratings
38% Mixed
8 Ratings
5% Negative
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Production Company Parris Pictures, Forager Films, Bow and Arrow Entertainment
Release Date Aug 10, 2018
Duration 1 h 33 m
Rating Unrated
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Website https://mubi.com/madeline
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Awards

Chlotrudis Awards
• 8 Nominations
International Cinephile Society Awards
• 1 Win & 4 Nominations
Gotham Awards
• 3 Nominations

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