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Mother! (2017)

Mother! poster
Original title
mother!
Directed by
Darren Aronofsky
Genre
drama film, horror film, mystery film, thriller film
Country
United States
Runtime
2h 01m
Rated
R
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 7,147 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young woman living in a secluded house with her husband faces chaos when strangers intrude. Their arrival sets off a spiral of destruction and violence.

tenseunsettlingchaoticclaustrophobicanxiety-inducingdisturbingallegoricalvisceral

What happens

Mother! is a 2017 American psychological horror film written and directed by Darren Aronofsky. It stars 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. Mother! premiered on September 5, 2017, at the 74th Venice International Film Festival, where it competed for the Golden Lion. It was released in the United States by Paramount Pictures on September 15 to generally positive reviews from critics. The film grossed $44.5 million worldwide on $30 million production budget. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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