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Goodnight Mommy (2022)

Goodnight Mommy poster
Directed by
Matt Sobel
Genre
drama film, horror film, crime film, mystery film, thriller film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 32m
Rated
R
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 560 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Twin brothers start to believe that the woman claiming to be their mother is not who she seems. They investigate her behavior and become increasingly suspicious that she is an impostor hiding something sinister.

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What happens

Goodnight Mommy is a 2022 American psychological horror film directed by Matt Sobel and written by Kyle Warren. It is a remake of the 2014 Austrian film with the same name, and stars Naomi Watts, Cameron and Nicholas Crovetti, Crystal Lucas-Perry, Jeremy Bobb, and Peter Hermann. It follows twin brothers who suspect their mother was switched with an impostor. The film was announced in early 2021, naming Sobel as director, Warren as the scriptwriter and Watts as the star. The rest of the cast were announced later and principal photography began from June to August that same year. Goodnight Mommy was released on Prime Video by Amazon Studios on September 16, 2022. The film received mixed reviews from critics, who praised Watts' performance, but criticized its writing, pacing and deemed it "inferior" and "unnecessary" compared to the original film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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