'
Rotten Tomatoes
Cancel Movies Tv shows FanStore News Showtimes

Babymother

Play trailer Poster for Babymother R Released Sep 11, 1998 1h 22m Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist Tomatometer Popcornmeter
Tomatometer 2 Reviews 86% Popcornmeter Fewer than 50 Ratings
Anita (Angela Lauren Smith) wants to become a professional reggae singer and performs with her friends, Sharon (Caroline Chikezie) and Yvette (Jocelyn Esien). However, Anita's husband, Byron (Wil Johnson), wants her to give up the dream and simply take care of her children. While Anita is trying to sort out her future, she is confronted with a stunning revelation. After her mother's death, Anita learns that her birth mother was Rose, the woman she thought was her older sister.

Critics Reviews

View All (2) Critics Reviews
Stephen Holden New York Times Rated: 2.5/5 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 2/5 Sep 4, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

View All (2) audience reviews
Audience Member Great film, cast and sound track. A must see!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Audience Member Moment of glory for Harlesden although it says Brixton in the info - I know almost every shop & club in this. Excellent portrayal :D Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Read all reviews
Babymother

My Rating

Read More Read Less POST RATING WRITE A REVIEW EDIT REVIEW

Cast & Crew

View All Cast and Crew

Julian Henriques

Director

Angela Lauren Smith

Anita

Caroline Chikezie

Sharon

Jocelyn Jee Esien

Yvette

Wil Johnson

Byron

Don Warrington

Luther
View All Babymother photos

Babymother

Babymother (1998) Babymother (1998) Babymother (1998) Babymother (1998) Babymother (1998) View more photos

Movie Info

Synopsis Anita (Angela Lauren Smith) wants to become a professional reggae singer and performs with her friends, Sharon (Caroline Chikezie) and Yvette (Jocelyn Esien). However, Anita's husband, Byron (Wil Johnson), wants her to give up the dream and simply take care of her children. While Anita is trying to sort out her future, she is confronted with a stunning revelation. After her mother's death, Anita learns that her birth mother was Rose, the woman she thought was her older sister.
Director
Julian Henriques
Producer
Parminder Vir
Screenwriter
Julian Henriques, Vivienne Howard
Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures, Fine Line Features
Production Co
Channel Four Films, Formation Films Production, Arts Council of England
Rating
R
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 11, 1998, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 10, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$5.1K
Runtime
1h 22m
Sound Mix
Surround, Stereo