Listen to Me Marlon

Listen to Me Marlon

Intimate. Explicit. Uninhibited.

Directed by Stevan Riley

Produced by Passion Pictures, Cutler Productions

2015103 min7.5 / 10

An intimate, introspective self-portrait built entirely from Brando's own voice and archive, exploring the contradictions between his legendary public persona and private self.

With exclusive access to his extraordinary unseen and unheard personal archive including hundreds of hours of audio recorded over the course of his life, this is the definitive Marlon Brando cinema documentary. Charting his exceptional career as an actor and his extraordinary life away from the stage and screen with Brando himself as your guide, the film will fully explore the complexities of the man by telling the story uniquely from Marlon's perspective, entirely in his own voice. No talking heads, no interviewees, just Brando on Brando and life.

Questions people ask

  • Is Listen to Me Marlon violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is Listen to Me Marlon sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.

  • Does Listen to Me Marlon end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.

  • Is Listen to Me Marlon easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 60% of films.

  • Is Listen to Me Marlon scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

80/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

There is almost nothing else like this.

Rarity66

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise87

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love88

How much audiences actually like it

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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