mother!

"Seeing is believing."

2017 2h 1m EN

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6.9

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★6.9TMDB · 7,286

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Synopsis

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

“Seeing is believing.”

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Cast

Jennifer Lawrence
Mother
Javier Bardem
Him
Ed Harris
Man
Michelle Pfeiffer
Woman
Brian Gleeson
Younger Brother
Domhnall Gleeson
Oldest Son
Jovan Adepo
Cupbearer
Amanda Chiu
Damsel

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Darren Aronofsky
Writers: Darren Aronofsky
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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Released 9 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Darren Aronofsky, shot by Matthew Libatique. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Jóhann Jóhannsson. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Andrew Weisblum shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Jennifer Lawrence and Javier Bardem and Ed Harris carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Seeing is believing.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt5109784 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Darren Aronofsky directs. Matthew Libatique behind the camera. Jóhann Jóhannsson scores. Andrew Weisblum cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Released 9 years ago.
2Directed by Darren Aronofsky, shot by Matthew Libatique. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Jóhann Jóhannsson. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Andrew Weisblum shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Jennifer Lawrence and Javier Bardem and Ed Harris carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Seeing is believing.".
7IMDB entry: tt5109784 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 29 themes, including "husband wife relationship", "nightmare", "nihilism", "chaos".
9Released under 10 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Matthew Libatique
Original score: Jóhann Jóhannsson
Editing: Andrew Weisblum
Production design: Philip Messina
Costume design: Danny Glicker
Makeup / hair: Félix Larivière
VFX supervisor: Ben Snow
Sound: Craig Henighan
Stunt coordinator: Marc Désourdy
Runtime: 121 min · 2h 1m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $30,000,000
Box office: $44,516,999
Return: 148% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: mother! (2017)

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jessetaylor2017-09-15
★ 8/10
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 a whole other level. Remember the batshit crazy climax of Requiem for a Dream? Multiply that by 50 and you get the batshit crazy climax of mother! - and that is a huge understatement. I don't really want to talk too much about the film's plot or the finale as not much about the film is known to the public at this point. It's absolutely worth it to go into this film as blind as possible or maximum effectiveness. All I'll say is that the Rosemary's Baby influenced poster and marketing so far is a big curve ball - it has nothing to do with that film although Polanski horror elements are clearly an inspiration to Aronofsky here. I do want to praise three specific elements of this film that worked the best for me: (1) The sound design was absolutely magnificent. There is no score to this film - not quite sure what Jóhann Jóhansson did here - but the sound design is eerie as hell and supremely memorable. (2) The production design is next level. The house in this film is basically the co-lead (you'll see what I mean when you watch it) and it evolves drastically over the course of the film (again, you'll see what I mean when you watch it). Excellent art direction that I haven't stopped thinking about all day. (3) The performance from Jennifer Lawrence is harrowing as she really gave herself to this film and to Aronofksy's vision, but the performance that stuck with me is the one from Michelle Pfeiffer. She really embodied her character and even though she's only in maybe the first 60% of the film, she left a deep impression on the rest of it as well. Her character is crucial to the film and she injected such mystery and gravity to the events that followed her exit. Will soon watch this again and hopefully have more meaningful thoughts. It's hard to say too much right now when hardly anyone has seen the film yet, but believe me, there is a lot to be said about mother!
Gimly2018-01-05
★ 5/10
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.
prestonthedm2018-01-10
★ 2/10
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 movie was confusing, inexplicably violent, never got to the point or fleshed out a story/plot, and left me feeling very uncomfortable throughout the film's entirety. I really DON'T recommend this movie. It seemed like a total waste of time. The plot was non-existent. Confusing. Disturbing at times, without any explanation, context or reason. I'd give it 1 star, only because the sets were really well done. Other than that not worth even one watch, I think.