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mother!

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Released Sep 15, 2017

2h 0m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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A young woman spends her days renovating the Victorian mansion that she lives in with her husband in the countryside. When a stranger knocks on the door one night, he becomes an unexpected guest in their home. Later, his wife and two children also arrive to make themselves welcome. Terror soon strikes when the beleaguered wife tries to figure out why her husband is so seemingly friendly and accommodating to everyone but her.

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Critics Consensus

There's no denying that mother! is the thought-provoking product of a singularly ambitious artistic vision, though it may be too unwieldy for mainstream tastes.

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Dahlia Balcazar

Bitch Media

Mother! is what happens when a dude has an idea he thinks is brilliant and no one checks him on it.

Mar 1, 2021

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Michael Sragow

Film Comment Magazine

[Darren] Aronofsky wants mother! to have the intensity and inner logic of a sweaty nightmare. But it's a fake cinematic fever dream-the kind made by a director so self-conscious that he's always checking his own temperature.

Mar 8, 2018

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Larushka Ivan-Zadeh

Metro Newspaper (UK)

Ultimately, you may be left pondering not so much the allegory as to why [Darren] Aronofsky would want to push not just his audience but his girlfriend through such an extreme wringer.

Rated: 5/5

Oct 11, 2017

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Diana Tuova

Spotlight on Film

Aronofsky "recycles" others' and, ironically, his own previous film ideas, resulting in Mother! appearing an unoriginal horror concoction, an uncomfortable reminder of other, much better films.

Rated: 3/5

Aug 2, 2024

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Clayton Schuster

Vague Visages

If mother! lacks the refinement of a manifesto for a new breed of movie theater flick, it makes up for it in the audacity to be unique.

Dec 6, 2023

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

Once movies leave their creators’ hands they often become their own thing. “mother!” benefits from that truth. While Aronofsky has a pointed personal meaning behind it, what you bring to the film will help define it for you.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 24, 2022

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Ian Y

Not a horror film. And not a good film..

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

07/21/24

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Martina S

I made an account specifically to comment on how trash and an absolute colossal waste of time that this film is. I think it's the single dumbest and no doubt the worst film I have ever seen in my life. There are some thoughts about some message but the execution is so incredibly bad I have no words.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

03/29/25

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Dallas

Great movie if you’re a Wiccan or something. But not entertaining to watch at all.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

03/14/25

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Diaulas F

Um filme forte, que muitos não entenderam. Um elenco perfeito. Pfeiffer teve uma grandiosidade em cada cena.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/01/25

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Mason M

This film really blew me away, it was one of the best and scariest films I've seen in a while. I get how this could've been pretty polarizing for audiences but I think the experimental aspects of this film and the jarring final act are what make this such a unique film. That and it's skillfully done symbolism and phenomenal use of setting. I've never seen anything like this film before, and it's surely quite the experience.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/27/25

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Audience Member

Dull, long, pointless terrible movie with less then no meaning. Didn't make any since or have any flow. Mother nature isn't helpless, was here before us and will be long after. It controls us in every way so....

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/05/25

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Synopsis

A young woman spends her days renovating the Victorian mansion that she lives in with her husband in the countryside. When a stranger knocks on the door one night, he becomes an unexpected guest in their home. Later, his wife and two children also arrive to make themselves welcome. Terror soon strikes when the beleaguered wife tries to figure out why her husband is so seemingly friendly and accommodating to everyone but her.

Director: Darren Aronofsky
Producer: Darren Aronofsky, Scott Franklin, Ari Handel
Screenwriter: Darren Aronofsky
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Paramount Pictures, Protozoa Pictures
Rating: R (Nudity|Language|Some Sexuality|Strong Disturbing Content|Strong Violent Content)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 15, 2017, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 5, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $17.8M
Runtime: 2h 0m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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