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1998 · 120 min · R

There's Something About Mary

Directed by Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly · Romance, Comedy

There's Something About Mary (1998) is a Romance film, directed by Bobby Farrelly and Peter Farrelly set in Rhode Island and Miami during the 1980s–1990s. It runs 120 minutes and is rated R.

Themes of love & longing and obsession play out through metafiction.

Composer
Jonathan Richman
Cinematography
Mark Irwin
Cast
Cameron DiazMatt DillonBen StillerLee EvansChris ElliottLin ShayeJeffrey TamborMarkie Post

The world of this film

Setting

Where
Rhode IslandMiami
Setting
Urban
When
1980s1990s

Premise & themes

Themes
Love & LongingObsession
Structure
Metafiction
Tone
ComedicRomantic

Shape

Protagonist
Solo Lead
Pacing
Propulsive
Based on
Pure Fiction

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