This film is part of Rentals

This film is certified

very strong language

I confirm I am over 15

Title of error

See Help

Title of error

See Help

A Date For Mad Mary

Dry, sarcastic, maddening Mary must find a date for her best friend’s wedding in this Irish feel-good hit for misfits everywhere.

2016 83 mins

Director: Darren Thornton

Watch trailer Rent for £3.50

Overview

Fresh out of a six-month stretch in the slammer, Mary returns home to find the people around her have moved on. And it stings. Preparing a speech for her best friend Charlene’s wedding and, seeing a chance to prove that she’s not a total screw-up, Mary decides she must find a date to take to the ceremony. Her dryly sarcastic response to her own mission may make for crackling comedy, but Mary’s misfit status has isolated her, and the version of Charlene she idolised may no longer exist. She also finds herself increasingly drawn to Jess, the gorgeous wedding videographer…

Brothers Darren and Colin Thornton take on directing and screenwriting roles, adapting Yasmine Akram’s stage play to deliver an instant-hit Irish feel-good film with guts. And Seána Kerslake delivers one of the stand-out performances of the year, which will have you rooting for messy, infuriating and hilariously compelling Mary all the way.

Director

Darren Thornton

Certificate

very strong language

Country

Great Britain

Language

English

Rent for £3.50

Sing Street Sing Street

Drama 2016 106 mins Director: John Carney

The third in John Carney’s trilogy of musical films is the utterly charming story a boy who escapes his troubles through fronting a pop band.

Rent for £3.50

Giant Little Ones Giant Little Ones

Drama 2018 93 mins Director: Keith Behrman

The classic high-school coming-out story gets a smart revision in this sharply perceptive teen drama.

Rent for £4.50

Murina Murina

Drama 2021 96 mins Director: Antoneta Alamat Kusijanovic

Tensions rise between restless teenager Julija and her oppressive father Ante when an old family friend arrives at their Croatian island home.

Rent for £4.50

The Swimmer The Swimmer

Drama 2021 84 mins Director: Adam Kalderon

An elite swimmer competing for a place on the Olympic team encounters intense rivalry and lust during training.

Rent for £4.50

Futura Futura

Documentary 2021 108 mins Director: Pietro Marcello, Francesco Munzi and Alice Rohrwacher

A documentary about the future, through the eyes of Italy’s youth – collectively written and directed by Pietro Marcello (Martin Eden), Francesco Munzi (Black Souls) and Alice Rohrwacher (Happy as Lazzaro).

Rent for £4.50

Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.

Drama 2023 106 mins Director: Kelly Fremon Craig

This timeless coming-of-age story, lovingly adapted from Judy Blume’s classic novel, is a humorous, insightful and candid exploration of life’s biggest questions.

Rent for £3.50

South: Sir Ernest Shackleton's Glorious Epic of the Antarctic South: Sir Ernest Shackleton's Glorious Epic of the Antarctic

Documentary 1919 81 mins Silent Director: Frank Hurley

An extraordinary story of survival in the wastes of Antarctica.

Rent for £4.50

Night Courier (Mandoob) Night Courier (Mandoob)

Comedy 2023 112 mins Director: Ali Kalthami

A desperate delivery driver gets caught up in the dark underworld of Riyadh in Ali Kalthami’s gripping, pitch-black satire.

Rent for £3.50

The Ballymurphy Precedent The Ballymurphy Precedent

Documentary 2018 108 mins Director: Callum Macrae

John Pilger's film on the conflict in Northern Ireland is a skilful mix of investigative journalism, documentary storytelling and reflections on contemporary history.