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The Mother

R Released May 12, 2023 1h 56m Action Mystery & Thriller TRAILER for The Mother: Trailer 1 List
43% Tomatometer 114 Reviews 62% Audience Score 1,000+ Ratings
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. Read More Read Less
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The Mother is a welcome opportunity to see Jennifer Lopez in action hero mode — albeit one that's frustratingly content to coast on genre clichés.

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The Mother may not deserve Jennifer Lopez, but she still makes this pretty ordinary action movie worth watching.

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Rex Reed Observer This forgettable action thriller is thoroughly derivative. Rated: 1/4 May 22, 2023 Full Review Todd McCarthy Deadline Hollywood Daily Lopez and Caro seem very much in sync as they relate the sprawling tale in a disciplined manner that maintains interest and curiosity, if not high levels of downright excitement. May 15, 2023 Full Review Noel Murray Los Angeles Times From scene to scene, Lopez and Caro do fill these broad outlines with real feeling, bringing a personal touch to old pulp archetypes. May 15, 2023 Full Review Mini Anthikad-Chhibber The Hindu Niki Caro’s tale of an assassin coming out of retirement to keep her daughter out of the crosshairs of some nasty people is the best kind of lean, mean fighting machine Aug 27, 2023 Full Review Michael Cook KLRT-TV Jennifer Lopez makes, I think, a pretty good action star... This is sort of a generic action-flick that you may watch and forget about it about three minutes after seeing it. Rated: 5.5/10 Jul 24, 2023 Full Review Ruth Maramis FlixChatter Film Blog Lopez is fit enough to handle the action scenes, but she just can’t sell the ruthlessness of the character. Apparently, it took no less than three writers to come up with this clichéd drivel. Rated: 2.5/5 Jul 6, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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Arturo S Very predictable. Same story of many movies but, with a female killer. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 07/21/24 Full Review Audience Member I don't know, I remembered "Anaconda". Already made better ones, but it's ok if you try. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 07/19/24 Full Review Norman B Started off very slow, but it did pick up slightly. All in all it was just okay. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 06/21/24 Full Review Gary L Nothing in this worth watching but Lopez. It's enough. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 06/12/24 Full Review Koi P Suspensful. Holds your attention. Some nice moments. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 06/04/24 Full Review Audience Member Every bit as good as all the other action films the critics do like and this one actually has a story. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 06/02/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis 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.
Director
Niki Caro
Producer
Marc Evans, Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas, Misha Green, Roy Lee, Jennifer Lopez, Benny Medina, Miri Yoon
Screenwriter
Andrea Berloff, Peter Craig, Misha Green
Distributor
Netflix
Production Co
Nuyorican Productions, Vertigo Entertainment
Rating
R (Violence|Some Language|Brief Drug Use)
Genre
Action, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 12, 2023, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
May 12, 2023
Runtime
1h 56m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio
Digital 2.39:1
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