Comedy drama

Molly (1999): Ratings, Box Office & Plot

Name: Molly
Genre: Drama, Comedy, Romance
Released: 1999-10-08
Duration: 1 h 42 min

Molly is a 1999 comedy drama directed by John Duigan. It runs 1 hour 42 minutes and earned $17,650 worldwide on a $21 million budget. Critics gave it 83% on Rotten Tomatoes and 21 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 5.7/10.

IMDb rating: 5.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes: 83%
worldwide gross: $17.7K
Metascore: 21

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Released: October 8, 1999
Runtime: 1h 42m (102 min)
Director: John Duigan
Genres: Drama , Comedy , Romance
Original language: English
Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
Budget: $21M
After the credits: No No extra scene

The story

What Is Molly About?

The premise of Molly without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.

In a world devastated by a catastrophic event, a young woman named Molly fights to survive on her own. Her isolated existence is threatened when a group of dangerous scavengers discovers her, forcing her to defend herself and revealing the strength of the human spirit in the face of overwhelming despair. She must learn to overcome incredible odds to protect herself and perhaps find a reason to hope again.

Molly Themes & Keywords

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Crew

The Director of Molly

Directed by John Duigan.

Director John Duigan

Ratings

Molly Reviews & Ratings

Critics gave Molly 83% on Rotten Tomatoes and 21 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 5.7/10.

IMDb

5.7 /10
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Rotten Tomatoes

83% Tomatometer

Popcornmeter 64%
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Metacritic

21 Metascore

User score 6.1
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TMDB

42% User score
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Plot

Molly Plot Summary

What happens in Molly from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 12 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.

Spoilers ahead

Molly McKay, an autistic woman, has spent most of her life in a mental institution after her parents’ deaths in a tragic automobile accident. When budget cuts force the facility to close, she is left in the care of her non-autistic older brother, Buck McKay, who has rarely been involved in her life beyond special occasions as they’ve grown apart.

Full summary

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