Mammal

2016

1h 36m

Drama

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75%

Tomatometer

8 Reviews

63%

Audience Score

50+ Ratings

A grieving divorcee develops an intense bond with a homeless teenager who evokes memories of her dead son. After he moves into her home, their relationship is threatened by his involvement with a gang and the anger of her ex husband.

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Guy Lodge

Variety

As delicately drawn by Daly and co-writer Glenn Montgomery, the nervous, mutually tip-toed bond that reveals itself between Margaret and Joe runs counter to the luridly melodramatic lines threatened by the premise.

Apr 11, 2016

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Justin Lowe

Hollywood Reporter

Daly has crafted a carefully calibrated portrait of emotional loss in its various manifestations.

Apr 11, 2016

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David Jenkins

Little White Lies

Griffiths is good and she does what she needs to do, though the film never for a moment feels emotionally or psychologically credible.

Rated: 2/5

Mar 31, 2016

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Alan Corr

RTÉ (Ireland)

The story is ponderous, the scenes of violence that shatter the downbeat mood are largely unconvincing, and the film's detached questioning of human behaviour fails to engage emotionally as the film wanders to an unsatisfactory end.

Rated: 2.5/5

Jul 19, 2016

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Allan Hunter

Screen International

Sensitively judged, totally committed performances from Rachel Griffiths and Barry Keoghan carry a tale that edges towards Greek tragedy in its treatment of the fragile, twisted bond between mothers and sons.

Apr 11, 2016

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Hilary A White

Sunday Independent (Ireland)

The two leads interlock seamlessly and make for a uniquely unnerving 'odd couple' in a film that is all the more spellbinding for the distance it keeps from us.

Rated: 4/5

Apr 11, 2016

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Barry, the things i do for you

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/30/23

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This movie was very good. The cinematography was great. The story was very deep and moving. Barry is a wonderful actor. I wish it was more available to watch. Definitely would recommend.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/28/23

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Audience Member

this movie's starting was good...there is the homeless boy near her shop..and she does whatever she could to help him and even she offers him to at her place.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/22/23

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Audience Member

Ok, so I don't think this movie is for everyone. You will probably relate to this movie very well if you've gone through divorce, lost a child due to parental alienation or an untimely death or you've been in a relationship with someone who is mentally ill...

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/28/23

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Synopsis

A grieving divorcee develops an intense bond with a homeless teenager who evokes memories of her dead son. After he moves into her home, their relationship is threatened by his involvement with a gang and the anger of her ex husband.

Director: Rebecca Daly
Producer: Conor Barry, Macdara Kelleher
Screenwriter: Rebecca Daly, Glenn Montgomery
Production Co: Fastnet Films
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 1, 2017
Runtime: 1h 36m