Mother/Android

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Mother/Android

R

2021

1h 50m

Sci-Fi

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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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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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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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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Michelle W

The acting is great, Chloe is wonderful as always. The fear, and urgency to arrive at their destination before giving birth was palpable for me. As the audience we know the baby is not going to die, that just doesn't happen in American films, that fact alleviates a lot of opportunities for certain outcomes, because we know mother can't die, at least not yet. That doesnt mean their journey is not going to be dangerous and interesting. The story jumps at spots which may bother people, it's to move the story along and focus on the important aspects. I enjoyed it.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

07/06/25

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Bill W

It was slow in parts and the whole thing was farfetched but it had some twists at the end that were pretty good.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

05/01/25

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Diego P

¡Malaza! La trama es ¡meh! Y el presupuesto se nota que se fue en los actores. Además, tenemos a una copia de Will Smith, con una interpretación, blanda, sosa y perezosa. No ver a menos que se use como fondo para hacer el amor.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

04/28/25

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Kirsty O

This is the movie that made me sign up to reviewing... 32% are you kidding me? It's a slow burn with (viewer beware) no slasher porn or violence. Ok, a highly uncomfortable, off-screen bit of violence, without which it'd probably get 20%... it explores the underpinnings of family, loyalty and what makes us human, with a beautiful bit of acting from Raul Castilllo. A debut by Mattson Tomlin, which frankly is a breath of fresh air and I had to check wasn't an actual book before resuming counting my toes before the next streaming gift. Everyone else can resume watching SAW reruns or whatever it is that gives you joy.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/05/25

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Len P

A very sad depressing poignant end to a dystopian Sci-Fi movie. Lots of a untold gaps in the story.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/28/25

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mark l

happened to my buddy jaehyun once

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

06/24/24

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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.

Director: Mattson Tomlin
Producer: Bill Block, Rafi Crohn, Adam Kassan, Charles Miller, Matt Reeves, Mattson Tomlin
Screenwriter: Mattson Tomlin, Mattson Tomlin
Production Co: Miramax, 6th & Idaho Productions
Rating: R
Genre: Sci-Fi, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 17, 2021
Runtime: 1h 50m

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