Marty Supreme (2025)
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The story
In 1952 New York City, Marty Mauser is a shoe salesman who dreams of bringing international attention to the sport of table tennis. While juggling a secret romance and a business venture involving novelty table tennis balls, Marty faces a crisis when his uncle refuses to fund his trip to the British Open. Desperate to secure his future, Marty takes a drastic step by robbing his uncle's shop vault. This act of desperation sets off a chain of events as he travels to London, where he must navigate the complexities of the professional sports circuit and his own ambitious, often reckless, personal life.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
In 1952 New York, Marty Mauser, a shoe salesman and aspiring table tennis champion, robs his uncle's shop to fund a trip to the British Open in London. While in London, he stays at the Ritz, seduces a former actress, and competes in the tournament, ultimately losing the final to a Japanese player. He then performs as a novelty act for the Harlem Globetrotters. Back in New York, he is caught in a web of complications: he is accused of fraud regarding his hotel stay, his mistress is pregnant, and he becomes entangled with a local mobster. After a series of mishaps involving a stolen necklace, a missing dog, and a fraudulent business deal, Marty eventually travels to Tokyo for a high-stakes exhibition match. After a series of humiliations and a final, grueling match, he wins a legitimate title and returns home to find his lover and a newborn child.
- First release year
- 2025
- Runtime (minutes)
- 150
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Josh Safdie
- Writers
- Ronald Bronstein · writer; Josh Safdie · writer
- Cast and characters
- Timothée Chalamet · Marty Mauser; Gwyneth Paltrow; Odessa A'zion; Kevin O'Leary; Tyler Okonma; Abel Ferrara; Fran Drescher
- Genres
- sports comedy-drama
- Themes
- ambition; ego
- Tone and mood
- screwball; gonzo
- Setting
- New York City and London in 1952
- Premise and plot tags
- sports; period piece; hustler
- Reception
- The film received critical acclaim and was a box-office success, being named one of the top ten films of 2025 by the National Board of Review and the American Film Institute.
- Reported review scores
- Metacritic · score: 89 · scale: 100 · review count: 58
- Awards and nominations
- Golden Globe · Best Actor · win; Critics' Choice · Best Actor · win
- Production trivia
- The film's production design was inspired by the 1955 film Orchard Street.; The film's budget of $60–70 million made it A24's most expensive film.; A real paddle was used in a scene after the prop broke.
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