What is Malcolm & Marie?
{{Infobox movie | name = Malcolm & Marie | image = | alt = | caption = | director = [[Sam Levinson]] | producer = {{Plainlist| * Sam Levinson * Ashley Levinson * Kevin Turen }} | writer = Sam Levinson | story = | starring = {{Plainlist| * [[John David Washington]] * [[Zendaya]] }} | music = | cinematography = Marcell Rév | editing = Julio C. Perez IV | studio = Little Lamb | distributor = [[Netflix]] | released = {{Film date|2021|2|5|Netflix}} | runtime = | country = United States | language = English | budget = | gross = }} '''''Malcolm & Marie''''' is an American [[drama movie|drama]] movie, written and directed by [[Sam Levinson]]. It stars [[John David Washington]] and [[Zendaya]] as the title characters. It was released on February 5, 2021, by [[Netflix]]. ==Plot== Writer-director Malcolm Elliott ([[John David Washington]]) returns home from his film premiere with his girlfriend Marie Jones ([[Zendaya]]). Malcolm eagerly anticipates the critical reviews following the emotional audience response from the screening. When he notices Marie looking displeased, he urges her to tell him what is bothering her. Initially reluctant to start a fight in the middle of the night, she tells him that she is upset that she was not thanked or acknowledged in his speech at the premiere. Marie believes that she is the basis of his film, a drama about a struggling black female drug addict named Imani, as she herself was a drug addict when they met. Malcolm dismisses her accusations, claiming that Imani is not based on her and is an amalgamation of different people. Marie insists that he would not have authentically portrayed Imani's struggles with drug abuse and addiction if they were not together. Malcolm believes that Marie is overreacting, claiming that, because she quit acting years ago, she is jealous of the actress who played Imani and that she is projecting her personal