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Mother!
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Mother! (stylized as mother!) is a 2017 American psychological horror film written and directed by Darren Aronofsky, and starring Jennifer Lawrence, Javier Bardem, Ed Harris, Michelle Pfeiffer, Domhnall Gleeson, Brian Gleeson, and Kristen Wiig. Its plot follows a young woman whose tranquil life with her husband at their country home is disrupted by the arrival of a mysterious couple, leading to a series of increasingly chaotic and destructive events.
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7.0A 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
Themes
- husband wife relationship
- nightmare
- nihilism
- chaos
- pregnancy
- bible
- house
- vandalism
- cult
- surrealism
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Ratings
IMDb
6.6/10
266,741 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
68%
Metacritic
76/100
- Year
- 2017
- Runtime
- 121 min
- Genres
- Drama, Horror, Mystery
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 9 wins & 54 nominations total
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Key facts
- Film.image
- mother!2017.jpg
- Film.alt
- Jennifer Lawrence looking off in the distance.
- Film.caption
- Theatrical release poster
- Film.director
- Darren Aronofsky
- Film.writer
- Darren Aronofsky
- Film.cinematography
- Matthew Libatique
- Film.editing
- Andrew Weisblum
- Film.studio
- Protozoa Pictures
- Film.distributor
- Paramount Pictures
- Film.runtime
- 121 minutes
- Film.country
- United States
- Film.language
- English
- Film.budget
- $30 million
- Film.gross
- $44.5 million
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 121
- FilmAffinity ID
- 594704
- Official website
- web.archive.org/web/20171125014720/http://www.mothermovie.com
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- publication date
- 2017-10-19
- title
- Mother!
- review score
- 76/100
- Commons category
- Mother!
- box office
- 44500000
- capital cost
- 30000000
Sources (15)
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Article
18 sectionsContents
- Plot
- Cast
- Themes
- Production
- Writing
- Casting
- Filming
- Music
- Release
- Home media
- Sydney mural controversy
- Reception
- Box office
- Critical response
- Accolades
- Notes
- References
- External links
Mother! (stylized as mother!) is a 2017 American psychological horror film written and directed by Darren Aronofsky, and starring Jennifer Lawrence, Javier Bardem, Ed Harris, Michelle Pfeiffer, Domhnall Gleeson, Brian Gleeson, and Kristen Wiig. Its plot follows a young woman whose tranquil life with her husband at their country home is disrupted by the arrival of a mysterious couple, leading to a series of increasingly chaotic and destructive events.
The film premiered on September 5, 2017, at the 74th Venice International Film Festival, where it was selected to compete for the Golden Lion. It was released in the United States by Paramount Pictures on September 15, 2017. The film grossed $44.5 million worldwide. It received generally positive reviews from critics.