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Serial Mom

R Released Apr 13, 1994 1h 33m Comedy List
63% Tomatometer 56 Reviews 72% Audience Score 25,000+ Ratings
A seemingly perfect wife and mother (Kathleen Turner) from Baltimore gains celebrity status as a serial killer. Read More Read Less
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Kathleen Turner proves an ideal match for John Waters' suburban satire in Serial Mom, even if the somewhat scattershot end results often lack the expected bite.

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Jonathan Rosenbaum Chicago Reader Nevertheless, there’s an undeniable pleasure in finding a comic imagination based so exclusively on personal quirks and predilections, even when it’s less than wholly adept in telling a story. Rated: 2/4 Jun 6, 2022 Full Review Owen Gleiberman Entertainment Weekly Rated: C Sep 7, 2011 Full Review Todd McCarthy Variety Rather mild and scattershot in its satiric marksmanship... May 8, 2008 Full Review Justin Brown Medium Popcorn There's no many redeeming qualities in this. It was pure nonsense. Rated: 1/5 Jan 29, 2024 Full Review Brandon Collins Medium Popcorn This was a chore to get through. It was painfully unfunny and at times incredibly gross. Rated: 1/5 Jan 29, 2024 Full Review Kristin Battestella InSession Film The murderous pursuits are filmed in full horror suspense, yet debates on whether the Mrs. needs a lawyer or an agent and selling t-shirts at the courthouse invoke a bemusing sensationalism. Jul 25, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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Michael P Definitely an edgy one. A remake would do it justice, too. (With the right director+ cast) Definitely deranged, and it shows in an exaggerated way that people do like and think serial killers are cool. [They arent, duh.] Entertaining, though. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 07/17/24 Full Review Audience Member This movie was wild and off the rails. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 06/22/24 Full Review CJ C John Waters achieved a perfect balance of camp, shock and humor with a great cast of actors in what i believe could be the pinnacle of his career. It all comes together perfectly and it has become one of his best movies in my opinion. Not to be missed! Kathleen Turner is genius in her role! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/18/23 Full Review bill p Quite possibly the worst movie I've ever seen, and I've sat through some clunkers. Everything is way, way over done, from the plot to the dialog to the facial expressions. I know, I know, it was made that way on purpose, but it just doesn't work. It's not funny, it's just infantile. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review georgan g This cult classic is clear-eyed commentary on how Americans & their media view crime. Kathleen Turner absolutely *makes* a nightmarish woman who is truly a scream. The entire cast does great acting which all equals to a very, very funny film. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review jaime h freaking hilarious! love it Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis A seemingly perfect wife and mother (Kathleen Turner) from Baltimore gains celebrity status as a serial killer.
Director
John Waters
Producer
John Fiedler, Mark Tarlov
Screenwriter
John Waters
Distributor
BMG Video, Home Box Office Home Video
Production Co
Polar Entertainment Corporation, Savoy Pictures
Rating
R
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 13, 1994, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 23, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$6.8M
Runtime
1h 33m
Sound Mix
Dolby, Surround, Stereo
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