May

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May

R,

2003,

1h 35m,

Horror

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71 Reviews

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75%

25,000+ Ratings

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Young misfit May (Angela Bettis) endured a difficult childhood because of her lazy eye. And though contact lenses have helped May adjust as a young adult, her deep-seated awkwardness remains a problem. Adam (Jeremy Sisto), a young man obsessed with fixing wrecked cars, takes a shine to May's oddball ways. But May's strangeness ultimately drives him away, leaving her open to the advances of her co-worker Polly (Anna Faris). When Polly dumps her too, May's emotional instability turns violent.

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Critics Consensus

Above average slasher flick.

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Nick Schager

Lessons of Darkness

Jan 9, 2006

B

Benefits from bursts of gory black humor as well as Bettis' riveting performance.

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Gary Dowell

Dallas Morning News

Jul 11, 2003

C-

Too much of a hodgepodge of borrowed ideas and uneven tone.

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Lisa Kennedy

Denver Post

Jun 27, 2003

2.5/4

Part Carrie, part Frankenstein and still shlockier bits and pieces, May isn't seamless. But boy is it hard to avert one's eyes from this creature ready-made for the midnight-movie circuit.

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Michelle Swope

Elements of Madness

May 31, 2025

Lucky McKee’s May, a deeply personal, darkly comic meditation on loneliness, features themes of isolation and rejection, as well as a monster created from body parts, but the protagonist is female and can be seen as both the creator and the monster.

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Kat Hughes

THN

Jul 24, 2023

4/5

A slow-burn psychological thriller with plenty of WTF moments, May is a perfect spin on the coming-of-age stage. McKee blends in aspects of becoming a monster, creating a warped, but somehow relatable character.

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Keri O'Shea

Warped Perspective

Jul 4, 2022

Where fantasy and reality begin and end here is unclear; it also feels like the wrong emphasis. After everything, perhaps May deserves her moment of gratification.

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Albus M

Feb 3, 2019

May is such a weird movie but it's gleefully weird with morbid humor.

Finn M

Dec 19, 2018

This movie is so real it hurts. The pacing, acting, and camera work makes you feel as if you are a voyeur in May's life. Disturbing and haunting, definitely not for the weak minded.

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Hagrid W

May 14, 2018

Amazing And Something Original.

Luke P

Sep 23, 2017

What a stodgy pile of dog pooh... about ten minutes of good stuff at some point after the first awful hour, and that was it. Avoid this film!

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Abraham M

Feb 28, 2017

A bit offbeat thriller with an outstanding performance by Angela Bettis as a girl who her whole life hasn't have a real friend and what consequences ensued because of that.

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Ron M

Feb 22, 2017

definitely a classic cult type film; Angela Bettis did a superb job playing her character.

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Lucky McKee

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Angela Bettis

May Canady

Jeremy Sisto

Adam

Anna Faris

Polly

James Duval

Blank

Nichole Hiltz

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Synopsis

Young misfit May (Angela Bettis) endured a difficult childhood because of her lazy eye. And though contact lenses have helped May adjust as a young adult, her deep-seated awkwardness remains a problem. Adam (Jeremy Sisto), a young man obsessed with fixing wrecked cars, takes a shine to May's oddball ways. But May's strangeness ultimately drives him away, leaving her open to the advances of her co-worker Polly (Anna Faris). When Polly dumps her too, May's emotional instability turns violent.

Director: Lucky McKee
Producer: Marius Vaysberg, Eric Koskin, Scott Sturgeon, John Veague
Screenwriter: Lucky McKee
Distributor: Lionsgate Films
Production Co: 2Loop Films, A Loopy Production LLC
Rating: R (Strong Gore|Some Sensuality|Language|Strong Violence)
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 7, 2003, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 1, 2007
Box Office (Gross USA): $145.5K
Runtime: 1h 35m
Sound Mix: DTS, Surround

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