A grimy, high-speed character ride that plays like a championship rally: quick, vicious, weirdly funny. Timothée Chalamet turns obsession into a sport, and Josh Safdie shoots it like you can barely breathe between points.
Film details
- Title: Marty Supreme
- Premiere date (Rotterdam): 19 February 2026
- Director: Josh Safdie
- Runtime: 149 min
- Age rating: 16
- Language & subtitles: English spoken, Dutch subtitled (check the listing for any alternate versions)
- Synopsis: Marty Mauser is a smart, stubborn young man with a dream nobody takes seriously: becoming world champion in table tennis. He pushes past every limit, slipping into a world of temptation, risk and escalation. The closer he gets to greatness, the higher the personal cost climbs, and the film keeps asking the same question in different ways: how much of yourself do you trade for a win?
- Where to watch in Rotterdam (direct listing URLs):
What’s the vibe?
Sweaty, neon-lit ambition with a pulse you can feel in your jaw. It’s part sports movie, part hustle saga, part moral slide, with the camera and sound design doing their own competitive sport in the background. Expect kinetic match sequences, sharp class tension, and a lead character you might not want to be friends with, but you will not stop watching.
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Trailer
Check out the trailer below.
Why you might like it
- Eyes: restless camerawork, bold production detail, and match scenes cut like a thriller.
- Heart: a surprisingly human core about wanting to be seen, even when you go about it in all the wrong ways.
- Mind: a pointed look at status, hunger, and the stories we tell ourselves to justify the next step.
Critical reception
Critics have been very kind to Marty Supreme, praising its propulsive pacing and Chalamet’s charisma, even while calling out the film’s darker streak of toxic ambition. Rotten Tomatoes lists a 94% Tomatometer (340 reviews) and an 82% audience score (5,000+ verified ratings), with the critics’ consensus framing it as an epic that both delivers on its big swing and critiques its hero.
On Metacritic, it sits at a Metascore of 89, which is firmly in “universal acclaim” territory.
Awards-wise, the film landed nine Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, Director, Actor in a Leading Role, and several craft categories.
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Scene to watch for
The moment a key match stops being about sport and starts feeling like a psychological standoff. Watch how the film uses tiny sounds, small glances, and the rhythm of the rally to make pressure feel physical.
Recommended pairing
- Food: something handheld and slightly messy, plus a warm drink, because you’ll come out buzzing and you’ll want comfort fast.
- Activity: play one quick game of table tennis afterwards, even if you’re terrible, just to feel how impossible those rally speeds actually are.
Need-to-knows
- This is a long one (149 minutes), and it moves at a sprint, so consider an earlier screening if you hate getting home on pure adrenaline.
- Some Rotterdam screenings are billed as English spoken with Dutch subtitles; if you’re bringing someone who prefers no subtitles, double-check the language line on the individual showtime page before you buy.
- If you love Safdie-style intensity (high pressure, loud choices, characters who keep digging), this is very much in that lane.
