Mother, May I?

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Mother, May I?

Released Jul 21, 2023

1h 39m

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Mystery & Thriller

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Emmett wants to clean and flip his recently deceased mother's house: get in, get out, and avoid any trauma still lingering from when she abandoned him as a young child. Anya, his fiancé, see's this as an opportunity to finally force Emmett to deal with his trauma because she believes it is preventing him from being the partner she needs. So she convinces him to take mushrooms to get him to let go. But something strange happens while they're tripping: she starts behaving like his mother. The next morning he wakes up sober, but she still won't drop the act... Anya loves playing games -- is this her taking it too far? Or did his mother's spirit somehow possess her?

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Leslie Felperin

Guardian

Vannicelli doesn’t quite pull everything together in the last act, but there’s an immense amount of craft on display as well as some terrific acting from the two leads who play off one another so well.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 15, 2023

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Noel Murray

Los Angeles Times

It’s a handsome-looking ghost story, about a man who was haunted by his mother even when she alive.

Jul 24, 2023

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Rebecca Sayce

FILMHOUNDS Magazine

Filled with stunning visuals masking a dark, dangerous undercurrent, Mother, May I? is a unique ghost story that is sure to bore into your brain.

Rated: 4/5

Jul 24, 2025

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Jared Mobarak

Hey, Have You Seen ...?

Because the scariest part of what's happening isn't that they might lose themselves to that dread. It's that they will recognize who it is they are becoming is who they actually need to be.

Rated: 7/10

Sep 22, 2023

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Rebecca Johnson

Film Focus Online

A slow burn with great performances and an intriguing premise, Mother, May I? lacks the scare factor that horror hounds may crave, but will undeniably impress with it's script.

Rated: 3/5

Aug 23, 2023

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

…a demanding, but rewarding psychodrama that plays with some traditional horror ideas, but elevates itself by going for something more restrained…

Rated: 4/5

Aug 21, 2023

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Ricardo d

Temos boas atuações principalmente da Anya/mãe. Temos alguns momentos inteligentes no roteiro, principalmente o início com um humor mais ácido, que se perde com o tempo do filme. O fim é bem ameno, esperava por mais.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

09/02/24

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Craig B

If you can settle for a very slow ghost story, this may be for you. Very little is going on in Mother, May I. Sure, the lead performances are solid enough, but if you are looking for a good horror movie, you've come to the wrong place.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

08/16/24

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Tiffanie K

Boring, meaningless, repetitive

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

08/10/24

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Peter F

Critics are wrong on this one, really don't waste your time. I NEVER quit a movie, but after 40 minutes I just cut my losses and bailed I couldn't handle it anymore. So dumb. 1.5 stars for decent acting. Picture was also pretty grainy for a newish movie.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

07/02/24

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Blessed_One A

It was boring as ever.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

06/25/24

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Diana S

Not terrible, but a little too retro-psychoanalytical and gentle given the richness of the material for my personal taste. I think the characters didn't get as big as the director thought they were and it ended up feeling like a botched trick.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

06/24/24

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Emmett wants to clean and flip his recently deceased mother's house: get in, get out, and avoid any trauma still lingering from when she abandoned him as a young child. Anya, his fiancé, see's this as an opportunity to finally force Emmett to deal with his trauma because she believes it is preventing him from being the partner she needs. So she convinces him to take mushrooms to get him to let go. But something strange happens while they're tripping: she starts behaving like his mother. The next morning he wakes up sober, but she still won't drop the act... Anya loves playing games -- is this her taking it too far? Or did his mother's spirit somehow possess her?

Director: Laurence Vannicelli
Producer: Bogdan George Apetri, Daniel Brandt, Cole Eckerle, Dane Eckerle, Daisy Long, Holland Roden, Sam Slater
Screenwriter: Laurence Vannicelli
Distributor: Dark Sky Films
Production Co: Slow Blink, Burn Later Prods., Cine Primo, Bad Grey
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 21, 2023, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 21, 2023
Runtime: 1h 39m

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