Mother/Android

R

2021

1h 50m

Sci-Fi

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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31%

39 Reviews

Tomatometer

25%

250+ Ratings

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Set in the near future, MOTHER/ANDROID follows Georgia and her boyfriend Sam through their treacherous journey of escape as their country is caught in an unexpected war with artificial intelligence. Days away from the arrival of their first child, they must face No Man's Land -- a stronghold of the android uprising, in hopes of reaching safety before giving birth.

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Critics Consensus

Mother/Android transcends its budgetary limitations on a visual level -- unfortunately, this sci-fi drama is far less successful on the storytelling front.

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Richard S

This film consistently leaves you wanting more... a lot more. Every 10 minutes or so I debated shutting it off, but it's just BARELY entertaining enough that I kept watching until the end. It offers you the absolute minimum you can expect from a film. The female protagonist isn't likeable until like 3/4 of the way through the film, however they don't play on this well; it's like they thought they were making her character likeable the whole time. Multiple opportunities for exciting scenes are thrown in the trash, for example *spoilers in next paragraphs* (but you may as well read the spoilers) When the robots take over initially the protagonists just barely escape a house and see chaos all around them. Then BAM! 6+ months later they're safe in a tent in the woods. Wearing clothing that looks clean and new as if they took it off the shelf yesterday and ironed it. There was no explaination whatsoever of how they escaped the city and survived that long in the woods. Later they just barely escape a bunch of robots again, and the birth they've been building up towards for the whole movie isn't shown for a second. BAM! She wakes up in a hospital safe and sound and dialogue is used to tell the audience what the hell just happened. Also near the end of the film there's a montage of how much the female protagonist is suffering by giving up her baby to live safely in Korea, which makes sense, (Pretty much the only good, compelling, scene btw) HOWEVER it is just implied the boyfriend will succumb to his wounds eventually. Without a word or second thought it cuts to the female protagonist walking around alone, after having presumably watched her boyfriend die, or ditching him assuming he will die soon. Like okay?? The whole film was about him surviving together and they skip right the heck past him dying / her leaving him. Horrible.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

12/17/23

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Thanosman

Mother/Android is a new Netflix original film. It was an odd film because while I enjoyed the film, the rest of everybody (who's seen the film has not). Now usually I watch Netflix films with a bit of reservation, they're not always one hundred percent. Netflix has a pattern that shows in all their films; the narratives tend to have weak strings connecting them, and many times these films are filmed with obnoxious novelties that sometimes just don't work. Netflix, however, has been bringing surprises, in my opinion. First, with ‘Don't Look Up' that pleasantly surprised this fan of disaster film with a down to earth film that dare I say broke the cycle of disaster film disasters, and now with, what I believe to be a very misunderstood post-apocalyptic film with a terrifyingly realistic future. To begin with the positives, I liked the concept and plot of the film. I liked the characters and believed their story to be brought out in a mostly compelling way. I loved the ending because I thought it was actually smart. The film's decision to keep Sam alive until the end, defending his family built tension and carried weight from the beginning of the film where his death is eluded to. My biggest critique of the film would be that while the concept is rather interesting, the setup for some scenes I found to be lacking creativity, and the way scenes are brought together on screen is somewhat generic. Another issue I had was with the twist at the end of the film involving a character introduced halfway in. The film attempts to subtly hint that he is a robot but sadly most of the film best tries come off actually on the nose. My last looming flaw with the film is that from the beginning of the film Georgia is sideswiped with the fact that she has become pregnant and at first she doesn't know if she even wants to be with Sam. Immediately after the ‘blitz' her attitude towards Sam completely changes and now she cares more about him than she did at the beginning of the film even though he makes dumb and impulsive decisions throughout the film. Her increased care for his character, I found to be unwarranted and therefore makes her attempt in the film to save him and have his back seem unearned.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

08/22/23

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Oliver E

Slow burner but a good story and compelling ending!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

06/14/23

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demonium

If you wanna have a good 2hrs nap that's the movie for you. In ones hire and fifty something minutes there are literally 10 minutes worth of your attention. The rest is all big yawn.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

03/14/23

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Mimi V

I understand the point of this movie. There was definiteley potential, although there were so many things in the movie that made very little sense. First of all, when the scenes changed to a flashback from the past or a fast forward to the future, it never said how far back in time og forward in time. So, for example, in the end of the movie, ‼️SPOILER‼️ when Sam had died and the people had taken their baby, we saw in the future and Georgia was alone continuing with her life. but HOW FAR IN THE FUTURE WAS THISSSS??? like ??? all in all, confusing movie, i get the point, it just wasnt executed really well.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/14/23

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Bianca R

Was actually surprised. It focus on this young couple, more than the apocalipse itself, but i like it...we all heard it all by now of how the apocalipice will start....in this, like the couple, we dont know much, we only know they need to survive and has great performances to make you attach to this idea. A very good drama and made me emotional ^^

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/09/23

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Mattson Tomlin

Director

Chloë Grace Moretz

Georgia

Algee Smith

Sam

Raúl Castillo

Arthur

Steve M. Robertson

Prisoner

Owen Burke

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Randy Myers

San Jose Mercury News

Even though its personal backstory is touching, this weird apocalyptic survival thriller lacks thrills and even elicits unexpected laughter at what are supposed to be its most poignant moments.

Rated: 1.5/4

Dec 21, 2021

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Tomris Laffly

RogerEbert.com

There is some panache to the film's visuals and a lot of heart in the actors' collective dedication, but Mother/Android feels like a bland mash-up of genre staples to forgettable effect.

Rated: 1.5/4

Dec 17, 2021

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Dennis Harvey

Variety

It's well-crafted and resourceful within its bounds, smoothly integrating Massachusetts locations and modest FX to create a credible-enough portrait of a civilized world that's badly eroded in just a few short months.

Dec 17, 2021

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Rebecca Johnson

Film Focus Online

Though it has a strong sense of urgency and a backstory worth rooting for, Mother/Android is a bland Netflix Sci-Fi flick that takes influence from many before it yet doesn't have enough flair of its own.

Rated: 2/5

Jul 25, 2023

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Mitchell Beaupre

The Playlist

There’s a sense of irony in the fact that this story is about the humanity of emotional connections distinguishing us from the cold callousness of machines.

Rated: C

Sep 22, 2022

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Rahul Desai

News9 Live (India)

A stale and spineless post-apocalyptic thriller.

Rated: 1/5

Jul 25, 2022

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Synopsis

Set in the near future, MOTHER/ANDROID follows Georgia and her boyfriend Sam through their treacherous journey of escape as their country is caught in an unexpected war with artificial intelligence. Days away from the arrival of their first child, they must face No Man's Land -- a stronghold of the android uprising, in hopes of reaching safety before giving birth.

Director: Mattson Tomlin
Producer: Andrew Golov, Thom Zadra
Screenwriter: Mattson Tomlin, Mattson Tomlin
Production Co: 6th & Idaho Productions, Miramax
Rating: R
Genre: Sci-Fi, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 17, 2021
Runtime: 1h 50m

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