Should You Stay After Marty Supreme? The Post-Credits Verdict
Stay or go? Marty Supreme, a high-stakes plunge into ambition and identity, has viewers eyeing the credits for one last sting. Here’s if waiting pays off.
If you were planning to hang through the credits of Marty Supreme just in case, here is the no-drama answer up front.
"No bonus scenes. No mid-credits tease. Nothing after the last card."
This one wraps when it wraps. The movie is built to be a complete meal, not a setup for a next course. No sequel bait, no cryptic tag, just a clean finish that fits the story.
What this movie actually is
Josh Safdie directs and produces, co-writing with longtime collaborator Ronald Bronstein. The story is loosely inspired by American table tennis legend Marty Reisman and rewinds to 1950s New York City, where rising ping-pong phenom Marty Mauser chases greatness and runs headfirst into the messier stuff that comes with ambition and identity. It tightens the screws as it goes, then calls game with a firm, final point.
Also worth flagging: the cast list is unexpectedly stacked and, frankly, kind of wild. Timothee Chalamet, Gwyneth Paltrow, Odessa A'zion, Kevin O'Leary, Tyler Okonma, Abel Ferrara, and Fran Drescher all show up. Yes, that mix made me look twice too.
Quick facts
- No end-, mid-, or post-credits scene. The movie ends conclusively.
- Director/producer: Josh Safdie; screenplay by Safdie and Ronald Bronstein.
- Premise: a 1950s NYC sports drama loosely based on Marty Reisman, following rising table tennis star Marty Mauser through the highs, lows, and fallout of chasing the top.
- Runtime: 2 hours 30 minutes.
- Rating: R.
- Cast: Timothee Chalamet, Gwyneth Paltrow, Odessa A'zion, Kevin O'Leary, Tyler Okonma, Abel Ferrara, Fran Drescher, and more.
- Reception so far: 95% on Rotten Tomatoes; 8.1 on IMDb.
- Release: in theaters January 23, 2026. (You might see it labeled as a 2025 title in some places, but the theatrical date is Jan 23, 2026.)
Bottom line: if you stick around after the credits, do it for the vibe and the music, not because there is one last surprise waiting. There is not.