Marty Supreme

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Josh Safdie directs. Darius Khondji behind the camera. Daniel Lopatin scores. Ronald Bronstein cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

• 1Clocks in at 150 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
• 2Mid-budget at $65M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.
• 3Released last year.
• 4Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Japanese.
• 5468+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
• 6Directed by Josh Safdie, shot by Darius Khondji. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
• 7Original score by Daniel Lopatin. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
• 8Editor Ronald Bronstein shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
• 9Timothée Chalamet and Gwyneth Paltrow and Odessa A'zion carry the top of the cast.
• 10Marketing tagline: "Dream big.".
• 11IMDB entry: tt32916440 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
• 12Classified under 13 themes, including "new york city", "sports", "capitalism", "hustler".

The technical file

Cinematography

Darius Khondji

Original score

Daniel Lopatin

Editing

Ronald Bronstein

Production design

Jack Fisk

Costume design

Miyako Bellizzi

Makeup / hair

Stella Sensel

VFX supervisor

Eran Dinur

Sound

Skip Lievsay

Stunt coordinator

Stephen A. Pope

Runtime

150 min · 2h 30m

Aspect ratio (typical)

1.37:1 (Academy)

Status

Released

Budget

$65,000,000

Box office

$192,406,422

Return

296% of budget

Original language

EN

Certification (US)

R

IMDB

Marty Supreme (2025) ↗

Also by

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• 
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• 
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  2013 · ★ 7.7
• 
  Good Time

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• 
  Uncut Gems

  2019 · ★ 7.2
• 
  Toback Vs. Mailer: The Incident

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Trailers & featurettes

Watch the pieces

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  Scene at the Academy (Feat. Timothée Chalamet, Gwyneth Paltrow and More)

  Featurette · Official
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  Ben Affleck & Timothée Chalamet Q+A

  Featurette · Official
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  Christopher Nolan & Timothée Chalamet Q+A

  Featurette · Official
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  Denis Villeneuve & Timothée Chalamet Q+A

  Featurette · Official
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  Him, with the glasses.

  Clip · Official
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  The Chosen One

  Clip · Official

Community reviews

What people are saying

• Brent Marchant2025-12-02
  ★ 7/10

  Films about underdogs who eagerly aspire to be champions are among the biggest crowd-pleasers in today’s movie industry. There’s something about watching a story in which an indisputable hopeful does whatever it takes to come out on top (even if that sometimes calls for occasionally bending ‒ or even breaking ‒ the rules), prompting viewers to pull for the would-be victor in the face of such hardships. However, there comes a point where the contender’s actions might be called into question, either by going too far or by exhibiting a degree of confidence that verges on arrogance or conceit. Does someone like that still make for a suitable role model? Is that kind of “inspiration” something to be emulated? Or does this represent the rise of a bona fide bad boy? Those are the questions raised in this solo project from writer-director Josh Safdie, one-half of the Safdie Brothers moviemaking duo. Loosely based on the life of colorful American table tennis star Marty Reisman, who rose to prominence in the sport in the 1950s, the film tells the story of Marty Mauser (Timothée Chalamet), a character patterned after his real life counterpart. At a time when table tennis is largely looked on in the US as a home-based pastime – very much in contrast to its immense popularity as a competitive, legitimate sport in Asia and elsewhere – Mauser aspires to be a world champion, a goal aimed at making “ping pong” something taken more seriously stateside. However, given the sport’s lightweight reputation in America at the time, he has trouble securing financial backing for his efforts, leading him to engage in an array of questionable funding arrangements. What’s more, he doesn’t help his own case much, either, frequently alienating officials in the sport, as well as potentially influential backers, such as a wealthy pen manufacturer (Kevin O’Leary), partly by his behavior and otherwise with his smug, sarcastic attitude and ample capacity as a pathological liar. Mauser also makes some dubious personal choices, such as having an affair with a Hollywood actress seeking to resuscitate her flailing career (Gwyneth Paltrow) (who, by the way, just happens to be his would-be sponsor’s trophy wife) at the same time that he has unwittingly fathered a child with a lifelong friend (Odessa A’zion) who’s married to a hothead abusive husband (Emory Cohen). And that’s just the tip of the proverbial iceberg of his bad behavior. Mauser is, in no uncertain terms, a hustler of the first order who doesn’t always think through his schemes before acting on them. To be sure, Mauser’s story is a genuinely entertaining (albeit somewhat overlong) tale, full of laughs, great sports action sequences and one of the most impressive (i.e., not annoying) performances by Chalamet. Despite those strengths, though, is the protagonist someone that parents would want their children to look up to? Personally, I find that a rather questionable choice for the subject of a big screen film. While the protagonist’s objective is a noble one, the story told here is also a potent cautionary tale, one that raises many questions about the ends justifying the means. In light of that, then, “Marty Supreme” is one of those releases that must be taken with a full shaker of salt while assessing its content. It might well amuse, but it should also give viewers pause to reflect on the kinds of individuals we admire as heroes, especially where the impressionable among us are concerned. Indeed, watch wisely.

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• CinemaSerf2026-01-05
  ★ 7/10

  “Marty” (Timothée Chalamet) has dreams that he can dominate the sport of table tennis. Perhaps unsurprisingly, most folks he knows in New York think he’s a few bricks short of a full barrow. Anyway, after quite a fun altercation with a rival at work, he purloins seven hundred bucks then absconds to London for the world championships. That's where he meets not only his soon-to-be nemesis “Koto Endo” (Koto Kawaguchi) but also the glamorous actress “Kay” (Gwyneth Paltrow) who just happens to be rather unsatisfactorily married to millionaire ink-man “Rockwell” (Kevin O’Leary). From now on, “Marty” must juggle a series of plates that include the pregnant “Rachel” (Odessa A’zion) and an international federation that takes a dim view of his attitudes to their sport (and it’s accommodation policies). The next world championships are in Japan, and there’s a fighting chance he can get there is he plays the game the way “Rockwell” wants - but given he’s an entirely self-obsessed and frankly quite unlikeable man, what chance he can learn to compromise? I was late to the party as far as Chalamet is concerned. Until “Dune” (2021), I found him to be quite an unremarkable actor. Here, though, he shines. He owns the part and I must admit I really quite enjoyed his performance as a man whom I’d cheerfully have fed to the sharks. Indeed, the scene for which this film will most likely be best remembered was nowhere near severe enough on a character who took arrogance to an whole new level. A’zion comes into her own a little more towards the end but Paltrow doesn’t really get much chance to shine as her sparing appearances don’t really endear “Kay” to us much, either. My dad used to paint his golf balls orange so he could play in the (Scottish) snow, so the design of an orange ping pong ball against white backgrounds seems self-evidently sensible for all concerned; some of his energetic antics do raise a smile as this races along and although I don’t know that I’d join a queue to see it again, I did enjoy it as Chalamet exudes a charisma that is enjoyable to watch.

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• Rachills + Thrills2026-01-18
  ★ 10/10

  you ever watch a movie where everything is perfect and it’s hard to imagine they held casting calls because there’s no chance anyone else could play any of these roles? And it almost feels real like this is who these people are and we’re witnessing a moment, a window inside? A certain disbelief arises because genuinely Marty Supreme really is that bitch.

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Production companies

Who made it

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  A24

  US

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  Central Pictures

  US

Key crew

• ProducerTimothée Chalamet
• ProducerRonald Bronstein
• ProducerEli Bush
• ProducerAnthony Katagas
• ProducerJosh Safdie
• CastingJennifer Venditti
• Set DecorationAdam Willis
• Sound MixerJoe White
• Costume DesignMiyako Bellizzi
• Production DesignJack Fisk
• Executive ProducerSara Rossein
• Supervising Art DirectorDoug Huszti
• Script SupervisorStacy Rowe
• Visual Effects SupervisorEran Dinur
• Stunt CoordinatorStephen A. Pope
• Still PhotographerAtsushi Nishijima
• EditorRonald Bronstein
• Executive ProducerTimo Argillander
• Executive ProducerJoe Guest
• Executive ProducerAndrea Scarso
• Steadicam OperatorColin Anderson
• "A" Camera OperatorColin Anderson
• Second Unit DirectorStephen A. Pope
• Music SupervisorGabe Hilfer

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

• new york city
• sports
• capitalism
• hustler
• narcissism
• ping pong
• scheming
• 1950s
• dedication
• american businessman
• table tennis
• amused
• bewildered

Release history · US

When it landed

• Premiere2025-10-06· New York Film Festival
• Theatrical (limited)2025-12-19R· New York City, New York / Los Angeles, California
• Theatrical (limited)2026-01-30R· IMAX
• Theatrical2025-12-25R
• Digital2026-02-10R
• Digital2026-04-24R· HBO Max
• Physical2026-03-31R
• TV2026-04-25R· HBO

Also known as

International titles

• Marty Tối ThượngVN
• Marty Cao CấpVN
• Marty Siêu ViệtVN
• Möhtəşəm MartiAZ
• Muhteşem MartyTR
• Wielki MartyPL
• مارتي العظيمSA
• Marty SupremoMX
• Marty Supreme ★ ★ ★ Made in AmericaUS