Goodnight Mommy

"The darkest family secrets stay under wraps."

2022 1h 32m EN

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Synopsis

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When twin brothers arrive home to find their mother’s demeanor altered and face covered in surgical bandages, they begin to suspect the woman beneath the gauze might not be their mother.

“The darkest family secrets stay under wraps.”

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Cast

Naomi Watts
Mother
Cameron Crovetti
Elias
Nicholas Crovetti
Lucas
Peter Hermann
Father
Jeremy Bobb
Gary
Crystal Lucas-Perry
Sandy

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Matt Sobel
Writers: Kyle Warren, Severin Fiala, Veronika Franz
Languages: English
Countries: France, United States of America

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ERA

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Released 4 years ago.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: France, United States of America.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Matt Sobel, shot by Alexander Dynan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Michael Taylor 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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Naomi Watts and Cameron Crovetti and Nicholas Crovetti carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The darkest family secrets stay under wraps.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt9000184 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Matt Sobel directs. Alexander Dynan behind the camera. Michael Taylor cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France, United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Released 4 years ago.
2International production across 2 countries: France, United States of America.
3Directed by Matt Sobel, shot by Alexander Dynan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Michael Taylor shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Naomi Watts and Cameron Crovetti and Nicholas Crovetti carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "The darkest family secrets stay under wraps.".
7IMDB entry: tt9000184 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Alexander Dynan
Editing: Michael Taylor
Production design: Mary Lena Colston
Costume design: Carisa Kelly
Makeup / hair: Sasha Grossman
VFX supervisor: Rocco Passionino
Sound: Ryan Billia
Stunt coordinator: Corey Pierno
Runtime: 92 min · 1h 32m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Goodnight Mommy (2022)

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Chris Sawin2022-09-16
★ 2/10
Goodnight Mommy (2022) has the skeletal structure of a brain twisting and psychologically scarring horror film. However, it’s been cosmetically redesigned into something so misshapen, hideous, and unrecognizable that it’s a shell of its former shelf. If the original Goodnight Mommy is Patrick Bateman from American Psycho, then the remake is the herb facial masque that he peels from his face and throws in the trash; it helps the original remain timeless but is otherwise disposable. Full review: https://discover.hubpages.com/entertainment/Goodnight-Mommy-2022-Review-The-Lipstick-on-a-Pig-of-Horror-Remakes
Andre Wilfred Sanders2023-03-17
★ 5/10
It is a remake of the Austrian movie of the same name, directed in 2014. The story of the movie is about two brothers who arrive at their mother's house, but they suspect that there is something strange in their mother's behavior. The Austrian version is of course better, but what distinguishes this version is that it has a plot in the scenario. If you have not watched the Austrian version, you will like this version What the director excelled at at the beginning of the film was that I did not doubt for a moment that one of the two brothers had died and that only the mother was seeing one of her sons, who was alive. The director tried as much as possible to mislead the viewer, but unfortunately, he did not succeed. The acting performance of the two brothers was okay, but the directing did not control the matter in an attempt to deceive the viewer until the end. The atmosphere of the film was dark to create a satisfactory atmosphere in the house because the mother is sick and wears a mask, but the dream scenes with reality were not mixed correctly and in a clever way. This movie was a simplified version and expresses that the lazy director could have done more to make the movie better.