Love, Marilyn

Love, Marilyn

One icon, many voices

Directed by Liz Garbus

Produced by StudioCanal, Diamond Girl Productions

2013105 min6.6 / 10

An intimate, multi-voiced portrait of Marilyn Monroe constructed from her own writings and performed by actresses, exploring the woman behind the icon with warmth and melancholy.

Using the book 'Fragments', which collects Marilyn Monroe's poems, notes and letters, and with participation from the Arthur Miller and Truman Capote estates who have contributed more material, each of the actresses will embody the legend at various stages in her life.

Questions people ask

  • Is Love, Marilyn sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

  • Is Love, Marilyn violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is Love, Marilyn easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 67% of films.

  • Is Love, Marilyn scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Does Love, Marilyn end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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.

38/ 100

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Rarity61

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Surprise12

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Love50

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