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- 2014
- PG
- TriStar Pictures
- 1 h 38 m
- 2014
- PG
- TriStar Pictures
- 1 h 38 m
Summary All Allyson and her friends want is a peaceful, grown-up evening of dinner and conversation—a long-needed moms' night out. But in order to enjoy high heels, adult conversation and food not served in a paper bag, they need their husbands to watch the kids for three hours—what could go wrong?
Directed By: Andrew Erwin, Jon Erwin
Written By: Andrea Gyertson Nasfell, Jon Erwin
- 2014
- PG
- TriStar Pictures
- 1 h 38 m
- 2014
- PG
- TriStar Pictures
- 1 h 38 m
Moms' Night Out
25
5.3
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Summary All Allyson and her friends want is a peaceful, grown-up evening of dinner and conversation—a long-needed moms' night out. But in order to enjoy high heels, adult conversation and food not served in a paper bag, they need their husbands to watch the kids for three hours—what could go wrong?
Directed By: Andrew Erwin, Jon Erwin
Written By: Andrea Gyertson Nasfell, Jon Erwin
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 20 Critic Reviews
25
5% Positive
1 Review
1 Review
20% Mixed
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
75% Negative
15 Reviews
15 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 20 Critic Reviews
25
5% Positive
1 Review
1 Review
20% Mixed
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
75% Negative
15 Reviews
15 Reviews
The life lessons about morals and values are soft-pedaled pretty well and packaged in a mostly funny romp as the trio of mothers’ night-on-the-town turns in all sorts of bizarre and wacky ways.
The film never seems hectoring or preachy. Unfortunately, it never seems funny either, coming across like a sanitized remake of some raunchier laughfest.
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 33 User Ratings
5.3
48% Positive
16 Ratings
16 Ratings
9% Mixed
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
42% Negative
14 Ratings
14 Ratings
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 33 User Ratings
5.3
48% Positive
16 Ratings
16 Ratings
9% Mixed
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
42% Negative
14 Ratings
14 Ratings
Moms' Night out is a movie for the whole family to enjoy. Its hard to find movies these days without the usual profanities. In some reviews about this movie, people suggests that woman are portrayed as weak and some suggests "stay at home" Moms are old fashioned. This movie has moral under tones hence some dreadful scores from some reviewers. This movies does a good job at praising the "Stay at Home" Moms. I highly recommend it for family movie nights.
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Have to confess - maybe I am weird but I enjoyed this movie. Contary to some of the more "professional" critics; I get it. I've been in the big girl world; had a business to run and recieved kudos (& bumps/bruises) that go with that world. BUT there is nothing like the (to borrow a 50's term) pink ghetto. Where roles are not as clearly defined; right & wrong are a little hazy (not to mention crazy) some days and you would sell the contents of your entire house for 5 minutes of peace & quiet. Am I a homeschooling mom - nope - but I know that the situations depicted here can & do happen - ask any cop, medical personnel, or pastors family of which I have experience in all 3 areas. Many times truth is stranger than fiction. This movie delievers some powerfulful messages - loved Bones & the very subtle don't judge by apperances. Loved the mom blogger - I've been there & survived & yes -there were many days (&nights) where that was in question (any sane mom/dad that denies this is definitely high on the weird side). Loved the pastor's wife - she expresses some real fears & a couple of interesting observations. The single mom - good job - never a good idea to get between her & her baby. Major thanks to all who dealt with this subject in such an intelligent and respectfull way. Knowing you would be flogged by critics yet trusting the people who are there & have been there to validate the humor & content of this movie was a wise move. I am honored to stand along side this movie & say thanks & yes - I get it so moms go & get it & have a great moms nigt out!
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Consistently stale but not altogether unpleasant.
Moms' Night Out is a hectic mess that does just the opposite of what it clearly set out to do: It makes motherhood seem like one of the most ill-conceived ideas since New Coke.
Mothers deserve a much better break than the hectic, shrill and dismally unpleasant Moms' Night Out.
There’s nothing inherently wrong with faith-based entertainment. The problem comes when, as with any heavily slanted perspective, the faith takes precedence over the entertainment.
There’s nothing wrong with Moms’ Night Out that couldn’t be fixed by a massive rewrite, preferably one that involves a lobotomy for the main character.
i know why critics hates this because they have expectations on humor that is good and bad. Moms Night is not expected as i saw it from the trailer but the movie is amazing good humor , best moments that can will never be forget i want to watch it again.
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The mothers' adventure on the night of Mother's Day.
I was not interested in this till I saw 'Bad Moms'. A very similar film, but it came first. The Erwin brothers directed it, the ones who made 'October Baby' which I loved it. This film was a slow starter, but once took off, it became non-stop. The entire first act has been just a build up, like how moms are suffering. After that, everything seems so adventurous. It's a one night tale and the plot was developed with a series of confusions. Silly and so random events, but mindlessly enjoyable.
It all begins when three moms were introduced like how they're struggling to maintain the family, particularly the children. During the Mother's day, they decide to take off the night and have a relaxed dinner. But nothing goes according to their plan, and so their adventure begins when their car got stolen, followed by roaming around the city at all night. After all, every story has to end and how this one does was revealed in the remaining parts.
The cast was the best thing I liked. The story was average, because most of the film was improvised than scripted. So some of the parts were funny, though you won't laugh loudly. The end should have been better, except that part the overall film was better than I thought, only entertainment wise. So I had a decent time with it and I can't say you would do the same, but definitely not bad to try once.
6/10
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I was surprised to learn that this movie has ties to Affirm Films, whose work consists of movies like 2011's "Courageous." That's right it's a christian-based movie aimed at families. While I've enjoyed previous works from them it was because they held true to their beliefs and strongly held them as the basis for their movies. That might have rubbed many the wrong way, but I've always respected them for it.
With Moms' Night Out I feel they kind of sold out. The films christian values are pushed down and the style is reminiscent of the Hangover movies, which means a string of moments that just get bigger and crazier as it goes on, although expectedly toned down. All of it just so they can attract a larger audience. The problem is outside of some rare moments, it isn't all that funny. You can clearly see where the inspiration comes from, and that unoriginality sinks into the humor. You've seen it all before in the r-rated comedies it's trying so hard to be the PG version of.
It also doesn't help that the majority of the characters are annoying stereotypes that are blown wildly out of proportion. Lead Sarah Drew's character is the worst offender. They try hard to capture how difficult motherhood is, but they do it by overly exaggerating the characters "mom" personality to the extreme. IT's annoying.
So the movie tries hard to be something it's not, and quite honestly given it's ties it shouldn't have been anyway. Still it doesn't hurt that it is a wholesome, family film. It's just a shame there are plenty of better options out there. It tries to grab both stressed out mothers and the Hangover movie crowd, and instead ends up pushing them both away. In the process it also alienates the crowd who typically like their movies. It's a sell out that failed to sell out.
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This is the **** movie of the year, boring, really bad jokes and all that christian propaganda is just lame. I enter in metacritic just to let people know about how bad it is. Save yourself of this tragic garbage
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Production Company
Affirm Films,
FourBoys Entertainment,
Provident Films,
Pure Flix Entertainment,
TriStar Pictures
Release Date May 9, 2014
Duration 1 h 38 m
Rating PG
Genres
Tagline What could go wrong?
Awards
GMA Dove Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
