All About My Mother

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All About My Mother

R

1999

1h 39m

Drama

Comedy

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New friends help a woman (Cecilia Roth) struggling to get her life in order after her son's (Eloy Azorín) death.

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Critics Consensus

Almodovar weaves together a magnificent tapestry of femininity with an affectionate wink to classics of theater and cinema in this poignant story of love, loss and compassion.

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Sara Michelle Fetters

MovieFreak.com

Jun 3, 2024

4/4

It was like the acclaimed Spanish auteur had dug inside my brain and pulled out so many of my fears, dreams, anxieties, and aspirations and splashed them there for the entire world to take a nakedly raw look at.

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David Ansen

Newsweek

Mar 6, 2018

This is humanism in drag: Almodovar's passionate redefinition of family values.

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TIME Magazine

Aug 12, 2008

It brims with life.

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Morgan Shaunette

Willamette Week

Jul 18, 2025

It stands as a tragic, funny, gorgeous and uplifting tribute to mothers, actresses and women of all kinds.

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Julian Singleton

Cinapse

Jul 12, 2025

Almodóvar finds strength in despair, unshakable love even in potent hate, and beauty in what others consider to be the detritus of society.

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Sean Burns

WBUR’s Arts & Culture

May 22, 2025

There are few more moving depictions of the kindness of strangers.

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Moody C

@MoodyC May 22, 2026

Overly complicated plot leaves very little in return for audience towards end. It’s unpredictable but because it’s very contrived.

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The H

@manunited Nov 18, 2025

Disgusting moving picture

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Daniel P

@RT68463197 Mar 17, 2025

One of the imprescindible films that you should watch before to die.

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Cerdos C

@RT17412796 Feb 22, 2025

Rare event: España crea una película que si es buena de verdad.

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Alexsander F

@Aelxs Feb 16, 2025

Grande filme, ótimas referências! Um filme de Almodóvar é um filme de Almodóvar, sensível, poético, uma verdadeira obra de arte.

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Veronica H. S

@RT03389722 Sep 20, 2024

A movie that is a painting, a poem, and a beautiful musical creation all in one, touching every string of the soul . Almodovar's most beautiful creation

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Eloy Azorín

Esteban

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Huma Rojo

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Synopsis

New friends help a woman (Cecilia Roth) struggling to get her life in order after her son's (Eloy Azorín) death.

Director: Pedro Almodóvar
Producer: Agustín Almodóvar
Screenwriter: Pedro Almodóvar
Distributor: Sony Pictures Entertainment, Sony Pictures Classics
Production Co: Via Digital, El Deseo S.A.
Rating: R (Sexuality|Language|Some Drug Content|Strong Sexual Dialogue)
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Original Language: European Spanish
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 24, 1999, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $8.3M
Runtime: 1h 39m
Sound Mix: Dolby SR, Dolby Digital, Surround
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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