The Good Mother

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The Good Mother

R

Released Sep 1, 2023

1h 29m

Mystery & Thriller

Crime

Drama

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From the three-time Academy Award®-nominated producer of The Wolf of Wall Street, The Good Mother follows journalist Marissa Bennings who, after the murder of her estranged son, forms an unlikely alliance with his pregnant girlfriend Paige to track down the killers. Together they confront a world of corruption and drugs in the seedy underbelly of a small city in upstate New York. As they get closer to the truth, they unearth an even darker secret. Starring two-time Academy Award®-winner Hilary Swank, Olivia Cooke and Jack Reynor.

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Critics Consensus

The Good Mother has dramatic potential, a talented cast, and deals with important subjects -- but none of that's enough to compensate for the movie's drearily underwhelming story.

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Rex Reed

Observer

Not a bad film, just a dull and inconsequential one. here today and gone tomorrow.

Rated: 2.5/4

Oct 20, 2023

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Tim Cogshell

FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)

It explains a lot to you, and it does in fact have this twist -- and it's going to do anything it needs to do to get there.

Oct 3, 2023

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Katie Rife

RogerEbert.com

The Good Mother starts with a gunshot and ends with a whimper.

Rated: 2/4

Sep 1, 2023

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Paula Vázquez Prieto

La Nación (Argentina)

The film stumbles into a ditch of absurd twists, forgetting characters that seemed important, and manipulating motivations and coincidences, all to build an intrigue that turns out to be nothing more than a ruse. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 2/5

Mar 28, 2024

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Emiliano Basile

EscribiendoCine

If the conventional structure can be detected ahead of time by the seasoned viewer, the film still offers an intense and captivating look at the dark side of motherhood and the complexities of crime and justice. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 6/10

Mar 26, 2024

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Pete Vonder Haar

Houston Press

Remind me; which one is the "good" mother, exactly? Marissa is still wallowing in widowhood and is largely distant from her kids when Michael gets killed, while Paige is doing her best to pick up the pieces and get to the bottom of his murder.

Rated: 1/5

Jan 25, 2024

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John

Intense and multi layered characters. Hillary Swank was great as usual.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/08/23

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Mr. Hollywood

Predictable. Nothing new. It would have been ok had it not been so bland. So so bland.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

09/08/23

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Sandy

Story was slow and convoluted. Boring! Im a fan of Hilary Swank but this is not good.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

09/07/23

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Kent

Tough subject material, great acting!

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

09/07/23

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Patricia P

Great start to no ending hated it.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

09/07/23

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Jbimp

Interesting story. Kept me thinking. Kind of depressing.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

09/06/23

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Jack Reynor

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From the three-time Academy Award®-nominated producer of The Wolf of Wall Street, The Good Mother follows journalist Marissa Bennings who, after the murder of her estranged son, forms an unlikely alliance with his pregnant girlfriend Paige to track down the killers. Together they confront a world of corruption and drugs in the seedy underbelly of a small city in upstate New York. As they get closer to the truth, they unearth an even darker secret. Starring two-time Academy Award®-winner Hilary Swank, Olivia Cooke and Jack Reynor.

Director: Miles Joris-Peyrafitte
Producer: Shaun Sanghani, Siena Oberman, Emma Tillinger Koskoff
Screenwriter: Miles Joris-Peyrafitte, Madison Harrison
Distributor: Vertical
Production Co: SSS Entertainment, Artemis Pictures
Rating: R (Language Throughout|Drug Material|Some Violent Content)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 1, 2023, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 19, 2023
Box Office (Gross USA): $367.0K
Runtime: 1h 29m

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