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52 out of 100

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7.4 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 9 Ratings

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  • Summary: Mother of Tears is the finale to the saga that began with the international blockbuster Suspiria and continued with the classic INFERNO from Italian horror maestro Dario Argento. In the heart of modern Rome, an urn is found and brought to a young archaeologist, Sarah Mandy. But what Sarah doesn’t know is that the urn belongs to the world’s most powerful witch, the Mother of Tears. She unwittingly unleashes a demonic power intent on destroying the city and everything in its path. When the Mother’s minions and henchman brutally murder Sarah’s co-worker and come after her, she takes refuge with an old priest and discovers her legacy – that her own mother was murdered years before by the Mother of Tears, and that only Sarah has the power to end the destruction. She must find and stop the Mother, before it is too late. (Myriad Productions)… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 18
  3. Negative: 6 out of 18
  1. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Richard James Havis
    90
    Witty to the point of hilarity, blood-soaked and thoroughly politically incorrect, Mother of Tears: The Third Mother follows 1970s cult classics "Suspiria" and "Inferno" to complete Argento's "Mother" trilogy.
  2. Chicago Reader
    Reviewed by: J.R. Jones
    50
    Argento is admired for his voluptuous use of color and his operatic bloodletting; this is lovely to look at, if you can stand to.
  3. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Maitland McDonagh
    38
    A crude, artless bogey tale.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
  1. derelictd.
    10
    This movie is a hoot, full-stop.
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  2. ChanningT.
    10
    A super entertaining film. A fitting finale to the trilogy and a much better film than INFERNO. Loved it!
    • 0 of 1 users said yes
  3. JayH.
    4
    The only Dario Argento film I have really enjoyed is "Do You Like Hitchcock". I found Mother of Tears to be rather mundane and preposterous. I never could get involved in the film. Plenty of gore, little substance.… Expand
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