Mental

Released Mar 29, 2013

1 hr. 56 min.

Comedy

Drama

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44%

55 Reviews

Tomatometer

55%

1,000+ Ratings

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After his wife is committed to a psychiatric facility, a distracted politician (Anthony LaPaglia) hires a crazy hitchhiker (Toni Collette) to take care of his five dysfunctional daughters.

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Critics Consensus

Mental is a well-acted black comedy that suffers from jarring tonal shifts and a lack of comic discipline.

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SJ P

Bloody brilliant! Stand out performances by all!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/05/22

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Audience Member

Way over the top but brilliantly done the more I see this film the more I get it the use of the songs from the sound of music is excellently done so funny in places but with a deeper meaning

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/22/23

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kevin c

A man hires a stranger off the street played by Toni Collette to look after his daughters when his wife has a mental breakdown. Co starring Anthony Lapaglia and Liev Schreiber, this is an interesting story that is acted well. There are some genuinely funny moments in an otherwise dramatic film.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

I love unexpected and unusual movies, this one ticked all the boxes and Toni Collette was the icing on the cake. It really was mental!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/11/23

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Audience Member

An epic masterpiece comedy-drama. T. Collette couldn't have been better.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/24/23

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Audience Member

A hilarious and touching romp. Enjoyed it thoroughly. Toni Colette wows!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/12/23

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P.J. Hogan

Director

Toni Collette

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Liev Schreiber

Trevor Blundell

Anthony LaPaglia

Barry Moochmore

Rebecca Gibney

Shirley Moochmore

Kerry Fox

Nancy

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Tom Keogh

Seattle Times

The heart of Hogan's film is in the right place, and Collette is masterful as an agent of anarchy.

Rated: 2.5/4

Apr 18, 2013

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Tina Hassannia

Slant Magazine

Given the film's garrulous multitude of characters, one wishes they would all just shut up and sing.

Rated: .5/4

Mar 29, 2013

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Lou Lumenick

New York Post

The scenery Down Under looks great and you certainly can't write off a film where Liev Schreiber plays a shark hunter.

Rated: 2/4

Mar 29, 2013

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Debbie Lynn Elias

Behind The Lens

Heart, humor and hilarity. . .and a big hunting knife! It's great to be "mental" if it means loving Mental!

Nov 27, 2019

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Nicholas Bell

IONCINEMA.com

[Mental] sees Hogan once again utilizing his madcap zaniness and over the top flourishes to explore otherwise serious and emotionally heavy motifs.

Aug 9, 2019

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Nick Dent

Time Out Sydney

There are unusual rewards for viewers willing to climb ev'ry mountain with this deranged guide.

Rated: 4/5

Sep 27, 2017

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Synopsis

After his wife is committed to a psychiatric facility, a distracted politician (Anthony LaPaglia) hires a crazy hitchhiker (Toni Collette) to take care of his five dysfunctional daughters.

Director: P.J. Hogan
Executive Producer: Gary Hamilton, Bryce Menzies, Lee Soon Kie
Screenwriter: P.J. Hogan
Distributor: Dada Films
Production Co: Screen Australia
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 29, 2013, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 10, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $17.3K

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