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Released Sep 15, 2017

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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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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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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

Metaphorical imagery and symbolism are everywhere, and the number of literal and figurative interpretations of what is implicitly or explicitly transpiring can kill as many brain cells as it multiplies.

Rated: 3/5

Jul 20, 2025

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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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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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Noah M

Darren Aronofsky is a genius level artist. This film is amazing, while probably not for everyone, longtime Aronofsky fans will love it. It is an allegorical story with heavy symbolism. It is brutally visual and quite a psychological thriller. I highly recommend.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

09/01/25

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Tania W

Took a chance on this one since I love JLaw. This movie 🍿 is nuts 🤪 First 15+ minutes is pretty slow then chaos ensues. It’s wacky enough to keep you guessing and I found myself tense- holding my breath, wiggling fingers/toes- for much of the second half. The movie ended with me thinking WTF? Then i googled some meanings about it and i kinda wish i had known this going in. One of the few times knowing may actually improve the movie. Didnt love it. Didnt hate it. But found it thoroughly interesting. And one of those movies that can lead to a lot of discussion after the fact. I also put Midsommer in this category.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

08/31/25

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Darko P

I do think you need to have a soul to appreciate this movie. This is such a brillant work of representing the creation, God, Mother Earth, human sins and God’s forgiveness, and tying it all up with frankly an A+ for direction.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

08/29/25

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panda s

Nem deveria estar no tema terror, tentou mostrar tanta coisa em uma coisa só, parece que só pegou um monte de coisa botou um em cima do outro e esmagou e quis que entendessem

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

08/25/25

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Lynn H

Waste of your time. I will never get what time I did spend watching this movie back. I fast forwarded through the last 30-45 minutes. It made no sense in my personal opinion. It wasn't scary, the plot was unclear, and the longer the movie went on the stupider it got.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

08/24/25

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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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