Mothers' Instinct

2024

1 hr. 34 min.

Mystery & Thriller

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55%

33 Reviews

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Housewives Alice and Celine are best friends and neighbors who seem to have it all. However, when a tragic accident shatters the harmony of their lives, guilt, suspicion and paranoia begin to unravel their sisterly bond.

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Mothers' Instinct is a glossily enjoyable showcase for Jessica Chastain and Anne Hathaway, although the stars are ill-served by a thin story and shaky tonal command.

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Benoît Delhomme

Director

Jessica Chastain

Alice

Anne Hathaway

Celine

Josh Charles

Actor

Anders Danielsen Lie

Actor

Caroline Lagerfelt

Actor

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Ross McIndoe

Slant Magazine

Benoît Delhomme’s 1960s-set directorial debut can’t decide whether it wants to be considered camp or not, awkwardly pitching itself between a somber drama and antic melodrama.

Rated: 2/4

Apr 13, 2024

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Clarisse Loughrey

Independent (UK)

Beyond a handful of clever lighting choices, that bathe these women in an interrogatory spotlight, Mothers’ Instinct looks beautiful but ultimately feels sterile.

Rated: 3/5

Apr 3, 2024

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Mark Kermode

Kermode and Mayo's Take (YouTube)

This is Anne Hathaway doing another enjoyably overcooked period drama.

Apr 2, 2024

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Gemma Creagh

Film Ireland Magazine

Mother’s Instinct is a throwback to another era in cinema, a love letter to classic Hitchcock thrillers executed with style.

Apr 18, 2024

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

To a fault, it pays homage to a Hitchcockian-style suspense thriller.

Rated: C+

Apr 16, 2024

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Rich Cline

Shadows on the Wall

The film's less-is-more approach creates genuinely creepy moments, allowing plenty of space for scene-stealing experts like Jessica Chastain and Anne Hathaway to play. And both are skilled at being sympathetic and suspicious at the same time.

Rated: 3.5/5

Apr 2, 2024

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Synopsis

Housewives Alice and Celine are best friends and neighbors who seem to have it all. However, when a tragic accident shatters the harmony of their lives, guilt, suspicion and paranoia begin to unravel their sisterly bond.

Director: Benoît Delhomme
Executive Producer: Jolian Blevins, Matthew Gledhill, Olivier Masset-Depasse, Sébastien Raybaud
Screenwriter: Sarah Conradt-Kroehler
Production Co: Anton, Mosaic, Freckle Films, Versus Production, Wheelhouse Productions
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English