Marty Mauser, a young man with a dream no one respects, goes to hell and back in pursuit of greatness.
Direction
Safdie sensory overload—every frame vibrates with desperation.
Acting
Chalamet's most unhinged physical performance—ping pong as exorcism.
Score
Tyler's tracks turn table tennis into a fever dream.
Director
Josh Safdie
Timothée Chalamet
Marty Mauser
Gwyneth Paltrow
Kay Stone
Odessa A'zion
Rachel Mizler
Kevin O'Leary
Milton Rockwell
Tyler, The Creator
Wally
Fran Drescher
Rebecca Mauser
Abel Ferrara
Ezra Mishkin
Emory Cohen
Ira Mizler
Géza Röhrig
Béla Kletzki
Koto Kawaguchi
Koto Endo
Larry Sloman
Murray Norkin
Luke Manley
Dion Galanis
Pico Iyer
Ram Sethi
Mariann Tepedino
Mariann
Ralph Colucci
Lloyd
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Tyler, The Creator composed original music while learning ping pong for his role—his coach quit after three days of his 'energy.'
The Safdies shot the climactic tournament in a single 47-minute take with 600 extras, then used practical effects to make Chalamet's sweat level medically concerning.
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