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Otherhood (2019)

Otherhood poster
Directed by
Cindy Chupack
Genre
comedy film
Country
United Kingdom, United States
Runtime
1h 40m
Rated
R
Rating
6.1 of 10 from 472 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Three suburban mothers decide to visit their adult sons in New York City without warning. They hope to reconnect with them and understand their lives.

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What happens

Otherhood is a 2019 American comedy film, directed by Cindy Chupack, from a screenplay by Chupack and Mark Andrus. It is based upon the 2008 novel Whatever Makes You Happy by William Sutcliffe and follows three suburban mothers who show up at their sons' New York City homes unannounced. It stars Angela Bassett, Patricia Arquette, Felicity Huffman, Jake Hoffman, Jake Lacy, and Sinqua Walls. The film had its world premiere at 51Fest on July 21, 2019. It was released on August 2, 2019, by Netflix. The film received generally mixed to negative reviews, although Huffman's performance was critically praised. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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