mother!

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

Cast

Jennifer Lawrence

as Mother

Javier Bardem

as Him

Ed Harris

as Man

Michelle Pfeiffer

as Woman

Brian Gleeson

as Younger Brother

Domhnall Gleeson

as Oldest Son

Jovan Adepo

as Cupbearer

Amanda Chiu

as Damsel

Patricia Summersett

as Consoler

Eric Davis

as Bumbler

Reviews

jessetaylor

This film defies being rated on a scale of 1 through 5 - it's truly almost impossible to do so. I want to rate this a 5 and I want to rate this a 3 at the same time. Both would be wrong though so I'll just settle in the middle. Aronofsky has given us many brainsick films in the past, but this is on ...

Gimly

_mother!_, a movie title with no upper case letters. Well _mother!_, I'm glad you saved those capitals because I have a question which is going to require a lot of them: "WHO THE FUCK WAS THIS FOR!?" _Final rating:★★½ - Had a lot that appealed to me, didn’t quite work as a whole._...

prestonthedm

I'll start by saying, maybe I'm not the demographic this film was intended for. That said, I spent 95% of the movie with a confused expression on my face, and asking myself "what the hell is this?" I walked into the theater expecting something good--not necessarily great, but enjoyable. This mo...

r96sk

Nuts. <em>'mother!'</em> is an enjoyable watch, even if I didn't fully understand what was happening - I had a rough guess in my head throughout, but I was off given what I've read elsewhere online since. I'm fine with that though, I felt entertained which is all that truly matters. Jennifer L...

GenerationofSwine

Let's be honest, this is a home invasion movie trying to push itself off as an art house flick with a higher IQ. It kind of lies to you and really hate it when movies try to pass themselves off as more than they actually are. You can't blame the actors here, it's all the director and the studi...

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