Mother's Day

PG-13

Released Apr 29, 2016

1 hr. 58 min.

Comedy

Drama

Romance

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8%

157 Reviews

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10,000+ Ratings

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Sandy (Jennifer Aniston) is a stressed-out, single mom who learns that her ex-husband is marrying a younger woman. Her friend Jesse (Kate Hudson) is a fitness freak who doesn't tell her parents that she has a family. Bradley is a widower (Jason Sudeikis) who's trying to raise two daughters on his own, while Miranda (Julia Roberts) is too busy with her career to worry about having children. When their respective problems start coming to a head, the Mother's Day holiday takes on a special meaning.

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Critics Consensus

Arguably well-intended yet thoroughly misguided, Mother's Day is the cinematic equivalent of a last-minute gift that only underscores its embarrassing lack of effort.

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Miss L

Combining like 10 different storylines that are unrelated. Single dumbest movie I've had the displeasure of watching. Littered with cliche bs stereotypes that would only be humorous to someone with a mental deficit, as the scriptwriters clearly were.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/11/24

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John A

A surprising lack of effort on display here. Think I'll skip Mother's Day this year.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

12/15/23

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Denise B

Kept dipping in and out of film tbh until I finally gave up. One star given for the casting director who managed to hoodwink some great actors into signing up to this bore fest.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

10/30/23

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donnie m

a lot of GREAT actors but this movie SUCKED! i did like Jennifer Anniston, she's a good actress but underrated, i think AND-what's with that hairdo on the BEAUTIFUL Julia Roberts? and finally-seems they tried to put one of each category of people on the planet

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

04/15/24

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John B

It was ok overall with some touching family moments about mothers, but a cast for comedy like this, I was expecting a bit more.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

08/15/23

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Alexa Ring

I love this movie! I know people are hard about the blatant racism in the movie, but the movie is meant to go against the old-fashioned racism and make fun of the racist grandparents. This movie is a personal fav!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/10/23

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Garry Marshall

Director

Jennifer Aniston

Sandy

Kate Hudson

Jesse

Julia Roberts

Miranda

Jason Sudeikis

Bradley

Britt Robertson

Kristin

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Sandy Cohen

Associated Press

Even if stars Jennifer Aniston, Julia Roberts and Kate Hudson are mom's all-time favorites, don't subject her to this cloying, plotless dose of saccharine unless she's done you wrong.

Dec 30, 2016

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Sara Michelle Fetters

MovieFreak.com

Mother's Day isn't just bad, it's an unforgivable blot on the cinematic landscape.

Rated: 0/4

Aug 11, 2016

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Roxana Hadadi

Chesapeake Family Magazine

Want some racism and sexism with your holiday celebration? The repellent Mother's Day has a surprising, distasteful, and shameful amount of both.

Rated: 0/5

Aug 2, 2016

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David Bax

Battleship Pretension

They all shine as befits their star status but there's little here worth casting their light on.

Jan 6, 2021

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

The film itself is destined to be one of the year's absolute worst efforts and easily the worst of Marshall's long career.

Rated: 0/4.0

Sep 17, 2020

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Avaryl Halley

Movie Bitches

This movie is watchable on a Sunday with your mom.

May 1, 2020

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Synopsis

Sandy (Jennifer Aniston) is a stressed-out, single mom who learns that her ex-husband is marrying a younger woman. Her friend Jesse (Kate Hudson) is a fitness freak who doesn't tell her parents that she has a family. Bradley is a widower (Jason Sudeikis) who's trying to raise two daughters on his own, while Miranda (Julia Roberts) is too busy with her career to worry about having children. When their respective problems start coming to a head, the Mother's Day holiday takes on a special meaning.

Director: Garry Marshall
Executive Producer: William Bindley, Leon Corcos, Mark Fasano, Matthew Hooper, Bill Heavener
Screenwriter: Anya Kochoff, Matthew Walker, Tom Hines
Distributor: Open Road
Production Co: Triad Film Works, Gulfstream Pictures, MayDay Movies, Aperture Media Partners, Beatnik Films
Rating: PG-13 (Some Suggestive Material|Language)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 29, 2016, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 2, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $32.5M
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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