Maudie

Why it's worth watching

Maudie is a deeply moving and empathetic portrayal of love, resilience, and the human spirit. It offers a powerful narrative that celebrates virtue through its honest depiction of Maudie's unwavering commitment to her faith and her relationship with Everett.

For discernment

A quietly beautiful, true story about arthritic folk painter Maud Lewis, who finds dignity, faith, and a hard-won marriage while living in a one-room house — its restraint, its reverence, and its picture of joy amid poverty and disability are genuinely edifying. The honest weight a viewer must carry is that the central romance is no idyll: Everett is verbally abusive and physically strikes Maud, and the film shows a man beating a woman and slapping her in fear-inducing ways. Their reconciliation is tender but grows out of a relationship that begins in mistreatment, so it rewards discussion rather than simple admiration. There are two non-explicit, blanket-covered marital sex scenes, a handful of 'a**'/'g******' uses, and Maud's smoking. Slow, spare, and worth the patience — just don't mistake the abuse depicted for something the film endorses.

• Faith & familyThe central marriage begins in verbal and physical abuse — Everett strikes and belittles Maud — and their later tenderness grows out of that mistreatment, warranting discussion rather than admiration.
• ViolenceA man is seen beating a woman, and Everett slaps Maud across the face in a startling, fear-inducing moment.
• SexualityTwo non-explicit marital sex scenes in bed, with no actual nudity shown.
• LanguageAbout five uses of 'a**' and one 'g******.'
• SubstancesMaud smokes cigarettes throughout.

Cast

Sally Hawkins

Maud Lewis

Ethan Hawke

Everett Lewis

Gabrielle Rose

Aunt Ida

Billy MacLellan

Frank

Zachary Bennett

Charles Dowley

Kari Matchett

Sandra

David Feehan

Paul

Lawrence Barry

Mr. Davis (Shopkeeper)

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