Otherhood

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Otherhood

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Released Aug 2, 2019

1h 40m

Comedy

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Feeling forgotten on Mother's Day, three best friends drive from the suburbs to New York City to reconnect with their adult sons.

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Otherhood wastes its three talented leading actresses on a forgettable dramedy about motherhood that lacks humor and feels forced.

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Marissa De La Cerda

Chicago Reader

For a film directed and written by a woman, its plot is shamefully backward.

Feb 20, 2020

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Roxana Hadadi

Pajiba

Otherhood relies on resentful child shaming to communicate a tiring portrait of meddling mothers as martyrs.

Sep 19, 2019

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Amy Nicholson

FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)

What makes it feel slightly heftier is that each of these actresses are terrific.

Aug 23, 2019

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Ruth Maramis

FlixChatter Film Blog

This movie would've worked so much better had the three women spent more time together, but still worth a watch for Angela Bassett, who manages to still rise above the lackluster material.

Rated: 2.5/5

Sep 5, 2023

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Lonita Cook

KCTV5 News at 9

A good Netflix film... [has] some of that Sex and the City vibe.

Sep 29, 2021

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Carla Hay

Culture Mix

A better movie would have had the three mothers focusing less on trying to manipulate their sons' love lives and more on the mothers trying to genuinely reconnect with their sons by trying to understand what makes them happy in their current lives.

Jul 12, 2020

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Jessica H

The "critics" were definitely harsh on this little hidden Netflix gem. I had never heard of this film until accidentally stumbling upon it today as I scrolled through the genre, but it's easily going into my "I Can Watch This Again!" film categories. It made me laugh. It made me sentimental. It was reIatable. It tugged at my heartstrings and made me shed a few tears as it light-heartedly touched upon the inevitable shift that occurs in parent-child relationships as both grow older. If anything, this film simply serves as a gentle reminder for us to be kinder, more appreciative, inclusive, communicative, understanding and forgiving towards the people who raised us and who still very much desire to continue to feel a part of our adult life.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/18/25

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Brayan s

Now and days everyone acts like they know how to judge a movie. Most of the people complaining about this film are people who have nothing better than to watch a movie so they can talk bad about it just bc it’s not their style. It’s crazy how people have high standards for movies that are made for Netflix like if you want a good movie go to the theaters. They act like the actresses are A listers. Watch the film it’s not a bad movie I laughed at times, connected to at times, and at times I felt they could do a little better but overall the film is welcoming and has a good message and they did good for a netflix movie. Judge the film for yourself don’t listen to these boring bad judges who probably don’t even know how to judge a movie.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/28/24

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Dr. Dagmar E. N

Maybe bcs Im a mother of a son, I could relate and laugh a lot! Good movie!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

06/22/24

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Wing

It's not a good movie for me.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

04/04/23

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Andy L

Fantastic movie truly recommend u to watch

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/04/23

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Jojo P

awesome story warmpup

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/04/23

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Synopsis

Feeling forgotten on Mother's Day, three best friends drive from the suburbs to New York City to reconnect with their adult sons.

Director: Cindy Chupack
Producer: Jason Michael Berman, Cathy Schulman
Screenwriter: Mark Andrus, Cindy Chupack
Distributor: Netflix
Production Co: Mandalay Pictures, Welle Entertainment
Rating: R (Brief Nudity|Sexual References|Language)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 2, 2019, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 2, 2019
Runtime: 1h 40m

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