Marjorie Prime
A grieving family uses holographic memory to preserve love, only to discover that identity and truth are never as stable as they seem.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- None
- melancholic
- intimate
- thoughtful
- quiet evening
- reflective viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the film as an intimate, beautifully acted, and intellectually ambitious meditation on memory, humanity, love, and technology.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Holographic recreations of deceased people provide competing or evolving versions of remembered events.
The holographic recreation of Walter enters a deeply personal relationship with Marjorie and her family.
The film presents advanced holographic technology through quiet domestic encounters and emotionally focused performances.
The recreated younger Walter and the family’s shifting accounts challenge fixed ideas of who people were.
Films like Marjorie Prime, and why
After Yang
intimate speculative drama examining memory, identity, and human relationships through restrained science fiction
Her
quiet, melancholic science fiction focused on grief, artificial consciousness, and emotional attachment
The Congress
thoughtful arthouse science fiction using technology to question personal identity and reality
Movie Details
- Director
- Michael Almereyda
- Release Date
- 2017-01-23
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Rating
- 6.1 / 10 (217)
Cast
- Geena Davis
- Hannah Gross
- Jon Hamm
- India Reed Kotis
- Leslie Lyles
- Cashus Muse
- Tim Robbins
- Hana Colley
- Lois Smith
- Azumi Tsutsui
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel, Howdy Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Marjorie Prime about?
- A grieving family uses holographic memory to preserve love, only to discover that identity and truth are never as stable as they seem.
- What is Marjorie Prime like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Marjorie Prime as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Marjorie Prime violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Marjorie Prime.
- What did critics think of Marjorie Prime?
- Critics broadly praised the film as an intimate, beautifully acted, and intellectually ambitious meditation on memory, humanity, love, and technology.
- Which films are like Marjorie Prime?
- Films with a similar feel include After Yang, Her, and The Congress.
- How long is Marjorie Prime?
- Marjorie Prime runs 99 minutes.
- Where can I watch Marjorie Prime?
- In United States, Marjorie Prime streams on MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel, Howdy Amazon Channel.
