mother! (2017)

mother! rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb6.6/10· 267K votes

Rotten Tomatoes68%

Metacritic76%

TMDb6.96/10· 7K votes

With 68% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.6/10 on IMDb and 76/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been mixed.

About mother!

A couple's relationship is tested when uninvited guests arrive at their home, disrupting their tranquil existence.

Cast of mother!

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  Jennifer Lawrence

  as Mother

• 

  Javier Bardem

  as Him

• 

  Ed Harris

  as Man

• 

  Michelle Pfeiffer

  as Woman

• 

  Brian Gleeson

  as Younger Brother

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  Domhnall Gleeson

  as Oldest Son

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  Jovan Adepo

  as Cupbearer

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  Amanda Chiu

  as Damsel

• 

  Patricia Summersett

  as Consoler

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  Eric Davis

  as Bumbler

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  Raphael Grosz-Harvey

  as Philanderer

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  Emily Hampshire

  as Fool

mother! facts

Budget

$30M

Box office

$44.5M

Our take on mother!

Darren Aronofsky turns a home invasion into something feverish and symbolic in this 2017 drama-horror. A couple's peaceful domestic life fractures the moment uninvited guests cross the threshold, and what begins as awkward intrusion escalates into escalating dread. Aronofsky favors claustrophobic close-ups and a rising sense of violation over conventional scares, so the horror is atmospheric and allegorical rather than jump-driven. It rewards viewers who enjoy ambiguous, provocative cinema and don't mind being unsettled or puzzled. Those looking for a straightforward, comforting story should steer clear. Divisive by design, it suits anyone curious about a director pushing tone and metaphor to deliberately uncomfortable extremes.