From her volatile childhood as Norma Jeane, through her rise to stardom and romantic entanglements, this reimagined fictional portrait of Hollywood legend Marilyn Monroe blurs the lines of fact and fiction to explore the widening split between her public and private selves.
Acting
Ana de Armas transforms into raw, shattered humanity.
Cinematography
Shifting aspect ratios trap you in her fractured psyche.
Direction
Dominik refuses comfort at every turn.
Director
Andrew Dominik
Ana de Armas
Norma Jeane / Marilyn Monroe
Adrien Brody
The Playwright
Bobby Cannavale
The Ex-Athlete
Sara Paxton
Miss Flynn
Lucy DeVito
Ex-Athlete's Niece
Julianne Nicholson
Gladys
Scoot McNairy
Tommy Ewell / Richard Sherman
Xavier Samuel
Cass Chaplin
Caspar Phillipson
The President
Evan Williams
Eddy G. Robinson Jr.
Rebecca Wisocky
Yvet
Toby Huss
Whitey
Catherine Dent
Jean
Haley Webb
Brooke (Flight Attendant)
Dan Butler
I.E. Shinn
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film is based on Joyce Carol Oates's 700-page novel, not a traditional biopic—Oates called it a 'feminist' interpretation that Dominik then twisted into something far more brutal.
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