I Am Mother
Netflix | Release Date (Streaming): June 7, 2019 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
64
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Generally favorable reviews based on 16 Critic Reviews
Positive:
11
Mixed:
5
Negative:
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80
Los Angeles TimesNoel MurrayJun 20, 2019
This film engages and challenges the audience throughout, raising questions about the relationship between humanity and the technology we rely on. It’s an exciting film to watch, but an even better one to think about after — preferably in the company of a real, physically present person. Read full review
79
IGNKristy PuchkoJun 6, 2019
Netflix's I Am Mother is an engaging sci-fi thriller-meets-coming of age drama, with three strong lead performances. Read full review
75
Paste MagazineJosh JacksonJun 12, 2019
I Am Mother offers just enough of a twist on an old futuristic tale to be enjoyable, and its small cast buoys the film above most small-budget sci-fi. Read full review
75
RogerEbert.comMatt Zoller SeitzJun 7, 2019
Frustrating but engrossing, and impossible to critique in-depth without spoilers because it's driven by regular plot twists, I Am Mother adds another memorable creation to an already packed gallery of intelligent science fiction robots that are as complex as most humans. Read full review
70
Rolling StoneDavid FearJun 8, 2019
Australian filmmaker Grant Sputore, making his directorial debut, has a knack for keeping things moving, whether its within the claustrophobic walls of the “safe” house or, briefly, in the evocative scorched-earth landscape above ground. Read full review
70
Film ThreatMatthew PassantinoFeb 2, 2019
As twists start to pile on, I Am Mother shifts from eerie to tedious, but there’s too much on display to outright dismiss. Read full review
70
Screen DailyAnthony KaufmanFeb 2, 2019
I Am Mother mostly satisfies as another example of smart and slick indie sci-fi. Read full review
70
The VergeAdi RobertsonFeb 2, 2019
I Am Mother doesn’t plumb the potential weirdness of [its] premise, and it’s working in a well-worn genre without breaking much new ground. But it effectively dramatizes our perennial love-hate relationship with artificial intelligence. Read full review
67
ConsequenceAlex HuntsbergerJun 12, 2019
Like any good what-if story, I Am Mother is uncomfortably close to asking “What now?” Read full review
67
The A.V. ClubMike D'AngeloJun 7, 2019
So many truly disturbing revelations pile up in the final half hour or so that processing the relevant information leaves little time for raw emotion. Swank’s nameless character, in particular, remains a pencil sketch. Still, there’s no question that Sputore can direct a movie. Read full review
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The Film StageJake HowellFeb 2, 2019
Were it not for Mother’s telegenic exo-skeleton, which whirrs with every little maneuver, the film would be little more than a talky, over-stuffed mess of tropes better exercised elsewhere. Read full review
60
The GuardianBenjamin LeeJun 8, 2019
I Am Mother is undoubtedly a strong calling card with plenty on its mind. I just wish it had figured out what to do with it all. Read full review
60
The GuardianLuke BuckmasterJun 6, 2019
The way it subverts (to say the least) traditional concepts around a parent/child relationship gives it uniqueness and value. Read full review
60
VarietyAmy NicholsonFeb 2, 2019
Mostly I Am Mother is exactly what it seems: a good-looking allegory that postures like it’s wrestling with more ideas than it actually is. Read full review
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The PlaylistGregory EllwoodFeb 2, 2019
A somewhat cool robot does not make a movie. ... The eventual twists aren’t that surprising and don’t really make sense in the context of even the film’s most basic world building. Read full review
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The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyFeb 2, 2019
The problem is that despite his considerable skills, Sputore is so caught up with the cool technology he loses his grip on both the suspense and the primal human emotions that should be driving this physically imposing but numbingly cold dystopian vehicle. Read full review
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