
Movies that feel like Mary and Max (2009)
If you loved Mary and Max, the closest films we have are Frances Ha (2013), My Life as a Zucchini (2016) and The Intouchables (2011). All three share Mary and Max's witty and playful feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 7 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Netflix, Philo and AMC Plus Apple TV channel and others, checked against today's data.
If Mary and Max hit the spot, these will too

The same preoccupation in both: loneliness
The difference: None of the whimsy that defines Mary and Max

Whimsical and witty in the same breath

The same mix in both: play, then stillness

Loneliness sits at the heart of each

Animation with a pulse of warmth, in both cases
The difference: Leans family where Mary and Max does not

Both trade on wit more than on being comedy

Drama built on play, twice over
The difference: Reviewed a good deal more coolly

Contemplative comedy in both cases

Warm drama, and it commits to that

Animation with a pulse of wit, in both cases

Whimsical animation in both cases
The difference: Plays it as adventure more than Mary and Max does

Both keep circling back to bullying
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