Mother's Day

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Mother's Day

Released Sep 19, 1980

1h 38m

Horror

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A camping trip turns into a living nightmare when three women encounter two deranged brothers and their equally demented mother in the woods of New Jersey.

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

The question, of course, of why anybody of any age would possibly want to see this film remains without an answer.

Rated: 0/4

Apr 29, 2018

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Alan Jones

Starburst

It is offensive, objectionable, very bloody and has no socially redeeming feature whatsoever, but its knowing sense of the ridiculous and its raw energy make it, paradoxically, a film to see and enjoy.

Jul 26, 2022

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Tim Brayton

Antagony & Ecstasy

Even if it's a bad film... there are enough incidentals that aren't just good enough, but absolutely brilliant, that I can't help but want to give it a pass.

Rated: 5/10

May 14, 2012

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Matthew Turner

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Rated: 2/5

Jun 9, 2011

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Dustin Putman

TheFilmFile.com

Blends unthinkably nasty horror elements with perverse comedy, intimate drama, and outrageously on-target satire without missing a beat.

Rated: 3/4

Oct 24, 2008

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Emanuel Levy

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Rated: 2/5

Oct 1, 2005

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Nick O

This brutal backwoods revenge flick is a pretty competent Texas Chainsaw rip-off! An early Troma gem from before they realized they didn’t have to try that hard.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/27/25

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Julian S

MOTHER’S DAY hides more beneath the surface, stumbling through the middle but nailing a wicked finish.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

05/12/25

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Jonathan O

Mother's day is The Hills Have Eyes meets The Last House The Left meets The Texas Chainsaw Massacre in a holiday slasher with dark comedy and shockingly good violent make-up effects and Charles Kaufman did really good job directing a holiday slasher and the cast are terrific but the writing is a bit off for the characters and some jokes are good and others are like "huh" like we don't get the joke but I really fun and perfect to watch this holiday cult classic slasher for all mother's for their mother's day to enjoy.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

05/11/25

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Audience Member

This horror comedy fits into a so bad it's good category. It's full of hilarious Slash stick comedy and lovable villians.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

05/13/22

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alvin a

This is an extremely misunderstood and migrated work. I'm reminded of the extreme reaction New Yorkers/East Coast US Conservative type had towards a different type of art form and medium, a beautiful musical play called West Side Story. Not exactly met with the raves and open arms.it should have been. originally, due to the unsaid but unacceptable subject of an interracial love affair and the fact that even critics, after all. are human beings subject to social 'norms'. It's easy to see how this storyline would get many proper people's garments wrinkled uncomfortably making an objective or better insight be.in the reviews.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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steve d

No scares and little plot.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Synopsis

A camping trip turns into a living nightmare when three women encounter two deranged brothers and their equally demented mother in the woods of New Jersey.

Director: Charles Kaufman
Producer: Michael Kravitz, Charles Kaufman
Screenwriter: Charles Kaufman
Distributor: Ambassador Film Distributors [ca]
Production Co: Troma Entertainment
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 19, 1980, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 13, 2016
Runtime: 1h 38m
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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