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Welcome to Marwen

  • 20182018
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 56m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
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Steve Carell in Welcome to Marwen (2018)
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  • Biography
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A victim of a brutal attack finds a unique and beautiful therapeutic outlet to help him through his recovery process.A victim of a brutal attack finds a unique and beautiful therapeutic outlet to help him through his recovery process.A victim of a brutal attack finds a unique and beautiful therapeutic outlet to help him through his recovery process.
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
24K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
4,896
577
  • Director
    • Robert Zemeckis
  • Writers
    • Robert Zemeckis(screenplay by)
    • Caroline Thompson(screenplay by)
  • Stars
    • Steve Carell
    • Falk Hentschel
    • Matt O'Leary
Top credits
  • Director
    • Robert Zemeckis
  • Writers
    • Robert Zemeckis(screenplay by)
    • Caroline Thompson(screenplay by)
  • Stars
    • Steve Carell
    • Falk Hentschel
    • Matt O'Leary
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 261User reviews
    • 139Critic reviews
    • 40Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 8 nominations

    Videos7

    In Theatres Friday
    Trailer 1:41
    In Theatres Friday
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    Trailer No. 2
    Trailer 2:26
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    Trailer #1
    Trailer 2:31
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    Trailer With Director's Commentary
    Interview 2:27
    Trailer With Director's Commentary
    What Steve Carell Loved Most About Being a 'Welcome to Marwen' Doll
    Video 2:11
    What Steve Carell Loved Most About Being a 'Welcome to Marwen' Doll
    The Trailer Trailer for the Week of June 25, 2018
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    The Trailer Trailer for the Week of June 25, 2018

    Photos113

    Leslie Mann, Steve Carell, Janelle Monáe, and Gwendoline Christie in Welcome to Marwen (2018)
    Leslie Mann, Merritt Wever, Eiza González, and Gwendoline Christie in Welcome to Marwen (2018)
    Steve Carell in Welcome to Marwen (2018)
    Leslie Mann in Welcome to Marwen (2018)
    Steve Carell in Welcome to Marwen (2018)
    Steve Carell in Welcome to Marwen (2018)
    Steve Carell in Welcome to Marwen (2018)
    Steve Carell and Merritt Wever in Welcome to Marwen (2018)
    Steve Carell in Welcome to Marwen (2018)
    Steve Carell in Welcome to Marwen (2018)
    Leslie Zemeckis in Welcome to Marwen (2018)
    Matt Ellis in Welcome to Marwen (2018)

    Top cast

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    Steve Carell
    Steve Carell
    • Mark Hogancampas Mark Hogancamp…
    Falk Hentschel
    Falk Hentschel
    • Captain Topfas Captain Topf…
    Matt O'Leary
    Matt O'Leary
    • Lieutenant Benzas Lieutenant Benz…
    Nikolai Witschl
    Nikolai Witschl
    • Rudolphas Rudolph…
    Patrick Roccas
    Patrick Roccas
    • Stefanas Stefan…
    Alexander Lowe
    Alexander Lowe
    • Werneras Werner…
    Eiza González
    Eiza González
    • Carlalaas Carlala
    Leslie Zemeckis
    Leslie Zemeckis
    • Suzetteas Suzette
    Merritt Wever
    Merritt Wever
    • Robertaas Roberta
    Gwendoline Christie
    Gwendoline Christie
    • Annaas Anna
    Stefanie von Pfetten
    Stefanie von Pfetten
    • Wendyas Wendy
    Janelle Monáe
    Janelle Monáe
    • GI Julieas GI Julie
    Leslie Mann
    Leslie Mann
    • Nicolas Nicol
    Neil Jackson
    Neil Jackson
    • Kurtas Kurt…
    Samantha Hum
    Samantha Hum
    • Therapy Techas Therapy Tech
    Siobhan Williams
    Siobhan Williams
    • Elsaas Elsa
    Diane Kruger
    Diane Kruger
    • Deja Thorisas Deja Thoris
    Eric Keenleyside
    Eric Keenleyside
    • Larryas Larry…
    • Director
      • Robert Zemeckis
    • Writers
      • Robert Zemeckis(screenplay by)
      • Caroline Thompson(screenplay by)
    • All cast & crew
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    What Steve Carell Loved Most About Being a Doll

    What Steve Carell Loved Most About Being a Doll

    Steve Carell and the cast of Welcome to Marwen talk about being transformed into "way better-looking" versions of themselves, and share the secret of playing plastic perfectly.
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The dolls were portrayed via motion capture by their respective actors and actresses.
    • Goofs
      Mark tells Nicol dolls cannot close their eyes. Yet there are some instances later on where Nichol has her eyes closed.
    • Quotes

      GI Julie: [teaching Mark how to walk again] One foot in front of the other. You got it, Mark. You got...

      Mark Hogancamp: [Mark stumbles and falls] It hurts like hell!

      GI Julie: Relax, Mark, you got to embrace that pain. You've got love the pain. The pain is a rocket fuel.

    • Connections
      Featured in The Late Show with Stephen Colbert: Steve Carell/Kiki Layne (2018)
    • Soundtracks
      Renegade
      Written by Jackson Lee Benge, Jarrad Shain

      Performed by Hed P.E. (as Hed PE)

      Courtesy of Suburban Noize Records, Inc.

      Under license from Ford Music Services

    User reviews261

    Review
    Top review
    6/10
    Makes You Want To Watch The Documentary It Was Based On Instead
    Before I saw WELCOME TO MARWEN, I saw a tweet calling it "Zemeckis' VERTIGO." Although I scoffed at the idea, after viewing it, I realized that it held some merit, with one of the female characters, played by Merritt Wever, eerily inhabiting a very similar role to that of Barbara Bel Geddes. There are some interesting ideas on display throughout the film that mirror themes found in VERTIGO, as both focus on men attempting to move past a traumatic experience. However, the men in both films elect to move past this trauma by shaping the females around them in their own desired image. It worked in VERTIGO, but 60 years removed from that film, such a premise seems tone-deaf to say the least. Furthermore, Zemeckis' latest film will no doubt serve as further evidence for the group of critics that peg him as a filmmaker primarily interested in the latest special effects rather than one primarily interested in telling a story. Zemeckis seems like an odd choice to helm this film, as he never opts for a subtle, tender approach to telling the story of Steve Carrell's Mark Hogancamp, who was assaulted by a group of white supremacists. Instead, Zemeckis opts to place the film's visual effects at the forefront, and electing to focus on shootouts and explosions rather than a more nuanced exploration of Hogancamp's fragile psychological state. That the film also revels in some more obvious instances of male "gaziness" when it shows some of the animated female doll figures topless is worthy of an eye-roll, to say the least.

    That being said, I truly do think that Steve Carrell delivers a better performance here than most will give him credit for. When the script, written by Zemeckis and Caroline Thompson, isn't actively attempting to display the film's special effects (or having Carrell deliver some truly awful lines about the "essence of a woman"), Carrell does at least attempt to understand the struggles that his character's real-life counterpart underwent after the assault. The majority of the cast (even Leslie Mann, whose character unfortunately follows the manic pixie dream girl stereotype) also delivers some solid work, especially the aforementioned Wever. That being said, watching WELCOME TO MARWEN left me thinking that this was a story that didn't necessarily need to be made into a film, especially when a critically-acclaimed documentary about Hogancamp himself named MARWENCOL already exists.
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    • Dec 21, 2018

    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 21, 2018 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Japan
      • United States
      • China
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official Instagram
    • Languages
      • English
      • German
      • French
      • Russian
    • Also known as
      • The Women of Marwen
    • Filming locations
      • Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Universal Pictures
      • Dreamworks Pictures
      • Perfect World Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $39,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $10,763,520
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $2,354,205
      • Dec 23, 2018
    • Gross worldwide
      • $13,061,491
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 56 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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