John and Mary

1969

Drama / Romance

2
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 52% · 13 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 52% · 500 ratings
IMDb Rating 6.6/10 10 2612 2.6K

singles bar

Plot summary

John and Mary meet in a singles bar, sleep together, and spend the next day getting to know each other.

Director

Peter Yates Photo
Peter Yates

Top cast

Dustin Hoffman Photo
Dustin Hoffman as John
Alix Elias Photo
Alix Elias as Jane
Marian Mercer Photo
Marian Mercer as Mags Elliot
Olympia Dukakis Photo
Olympia Dukakis as John's Mother
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848.78 MB
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English 2.0
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23.976 fps
1 hr 32 min
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1.54 GB
1920*812
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 32 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by MarieGabrielle 8 / 10

Not the worst observation.... on behavior

and one night stands in NYC. Not the most original, or flattering, either. Which is perhaps where the film and theme deserves credit.Farrow is understated, Dustin Hoffmman his usual self (think Kramer vs Kramer) However for the subject matter, the film does succeed on several levels.Farrow remembers her pointless affair with a politician (Michael Tolan) who often played these roles. Hoffman was in a previous relationship with Sunny Griffin (a has-been model) who takes him for granted.Overalll a time piece which shows some shallowness, awkwardness, and the hopes of those, still attempting relationships. The human factor is what redeems the story. 8/10.
Reviewed by moonspinner55 6 / 10

A casual romance so noncommittal it's practically non-existent...

A single man and woman (Dustin Hoffman as John, Mia Farrow as Mary), having met in a bar the night before, wake up in bed "the morning after"; they go back and forth on where they should take their 'relationship'. The two charismatic leads try to enlighten a curiously flat screenplay from John Mortimer, adapting the novel by Mervyn Jones, and an uncharacteristically low-keyed direction from Peter Yates. It isn't easy: the sluggish narrative (often flashing back in time) and sterile atmosphere make it practically impossible. Still, Yates' work is fluid, with flights-of-fancy to help fill in the gaps, and the stars look just beautiful in their prime. Farrow's Mary is all over the place: guarded and vague (and a little rude), she then turns sheepish and huggable; Hoffman's John is suspicious and cynical, but yielding. Some of their thoughts and emotions ring true--and if finale is pure fantasy, at least it is well done and satisfying, breaking us out of the rut of fashionable cynicism that most of "John and Mary" occupies. **1/2 from ****
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