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The Mother

The Mother

Action · Thriller · 2023

A deadly female assassin comes out of hiding to protect the daughter that she gave up years before, while on the run from dangerous men.

Movie details

The Mother

“Vengeance is a mother!”

2023 Action · Thriller 1h 55m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

5.7 / 10

53.7K votes

Rotten Tomatoes

42 %

Tomatometer

Metacritic

45 / 100

Metascore

TMDB

6.6 / 10

Community rating

External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.

A deadly female assassin comes out of hiding to protect the daughter that she gave up years before, while on the run from dangerous men.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over The Mother?

The split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.

Taste neighbourhood

Nearby on the taste map.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Niki Caro

Written by

Peter Craig · Andrea Berloff · Misha Green

Jennifer Lopez

Jennifer Lopez

Mother

Lucy Paez

Lucy Paez

Zoe

Omari Hardwick

Omari Hardwick

Cruise

Joseph Fiennes

Joseph Fiennes

Adrian

Gael García Bernal

Gael García Bernal

Hector

Paul Raci

Paul Raci

Jons

Jesse Garcia

Jesse Garcia

Tarantula

Court is in session

Put The Mother on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Adrenaline Seeker

“Momentum is a formal choice.”

The velocity sharpens instinct and tension, making every beat land before self-importance can settle in.

The prosecution The Auteur Devotee

“Speed as an alibi.”

The film races past its weak spots and hopes acceleration will keep the audience from inspecting the evidence.