Dear Mother

2020

1h 38m

Comedy

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33%

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6 Reviews

41%

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Fewer than 50 Ratings

When Jean-Louis' heart stops beating, he must confront his Oedipal issues -- and ask his mother a delicate question -- or he'll be dead in three days.

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Beatrice Loayza

New York Times

Beyond the pleasurable chaos of it all, the gags about female genitalia grow trite and juvenile - and not in a lovable way.

Jan 12, 2022

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Jason Flatt

But Why Tho? A Geek Community

This could have been an interesting movie about so many things with a weird, humorous vehicle for the plot. But instead, [Dear Mother] is just an embarrassing attempt to make light of something that isn’t funny under any circumstance.

Rated: 2.5/10

Jan 5, 2023

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JK Sooja

Common Sense Media

This comedy is often wacky and ridiculous, but too much of its chaos is too hard not to grimace at.

Rated: 2/5

Mar 3, 2022

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John Serba

Decider

Dear Mother is a consistently entertaining comedy designed to challenge sensibilities... although it's not for the weak.

Jan 13, 2022

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Roger Moore

Movie Nation

"Out there," uneven and a little sluggish out of the gate, with some of the silly simply not translating or not coming across. But you will laugh, if only occasionally.

Rated: 2/4

Jan 11, 2022

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Jonathon Wilson

Ready Steady Cut

But far from feeling exploitative, Dear Mother feels like a throwback to a looser era of big-screen comedies that were less prudish and socially conscious. You wouldn't want every film to be like this one, but it's nice they're still being made.

Rated: 3.5/5

Jan 11, 2022

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Jimmy

What starts off as a promising well timed nuanced comedy quickly descends into a second rate slap stick farce advocating the sexual assault of the main protagonist's mother. At best utterly bizarre and at worst rather sinister…

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

08/17/23

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Fox

Genuinely the worst movie I have ever seen in my life. This man spends the film trying to assault his mother on screen and is labelled as a comedy?? I made an account on here specifically to give this movie a terrible review.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

07/04/23

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Eva P

Best I've seen in a long time. Beautifully out of left field, lovely detail that makes you rewind to make sure you saw what you think you saw, like a blinking tiger in a Rousseau painting, and not a cliché in sight! Not just funny, but witty, too. I will definitely watch it again.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/29/22

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Laurent Lafitte

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Karin Viard

Valérie Bordier

Hélène Vincent

Brigitte Bordier

Vincent Macaigne

Michel Verdoux

Laurent Lafitte

Jean-Louis Bordier

Nicole Garcia

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Synopsis

When Jean-Louis' heart stops beating, he must confront his Oedipal issues -- and ask his mother a delicate question -- or he'll be dead in three days.

Director: Laurent Lafitte
Producer: Alain Attal
Screenwriter: Sébastien Thiéry
Production Co: 2L Productions, Trésor Films, France 2 Cinéma, StudioCanal
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: French (France)
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 29, 2021
Runtime: 1h 38m

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