Mom and Dad

Name: Mom and Dad
Genre: Thriller, Horror
Released: January 19, 2018
Duration: 86 min
Rating: 59
Cast: Angie Willmott, Anne Winters, Bishop Stevens, George Griffith, Joseph D. Reitman

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Momentum Pictures | Release Date: January 19, 2018 | R

Starring: Angie Willmott, Anne Winters, Bishop Stevens, George Griffith, Joseph D. Reitman, Lance Henriksen, Lorena Diaz, Marilyn Dodds Frank, Megan Chelf Fisher, Nicolas Cage, Olivia Crocicchia, Rachel Melvin, Robert T. Cunningham, Samantha Lemole, Selma Blair, Zackary Arthur

Summary: A teenage girl and her little brother must survive a wild 24 hours during which a mass hysteria of unknown origins causes parents to turn violently on their own kids.

Director: Brian Taylor

Genre(s): Thriller, Horror

Rating: R

Runtime: 86 min

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Dennis Harvey

Though sure to be distasteful for some viewers even to ponder, this giddy exercise transcends mere bad-taste humor to become one of the great jet-black comedies about suburbia. Read full review

Chuck Bowen

Jan 16, 2018

Writer-director Brian Taylor's Mom and Dad invests a hoary conceit with disturbing and hilarious lunacy. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Simon Abrams

Jan 19, 2018

What Taylor and his game cast, led by Selma Blair and Nicolas Cage, do get right will leave you excited, and eager for more. Read full review

The Guardian Benjamin Lee

This is an unrepentant midnight movie, dirty and violent and best enjoyed with a steady supply of alcohol. Read full review

Simon Crook

Mar 5, 2018

Whether he’s delivering a monologue about anal beads or singing ‘The Hokey Cokey’ while sledgehammering a pool table, Cage’s performance is wildly in sync with Brian Taylor’s over-caffeinated direction. Read full review

Noel Murray

Jan 18, 2018

The comic incongruity of doting parents stalking children becomes less funny over time; and often it feels like Taylor hasn’t thought through the particulars of his premise, or the places he could’ve taken it. Read full review

Rex Reed

Jan 31, 2018

If "Mother" is still the worst abomination ever perpetrated on an unsuspecting and undeserving public, Mom and Dad is at least the perfect companion piece. Read full review

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Para_La_da_Kapa

May 13, 2018

"Mom and Dad" presents us with a complex, captivating and original script. Nicolas Cage sends back a messy and current message, filled with horror.

Before the session began, I was skeptical of the concept of "Fathers Killing the Sons". Nicholas Cage is renowned for his unusual performances,"Mom and Dad" presents us with a complex, captivating and original script. Nicolas Cage sends back a messy and current message, filled with horror.

Before the session began, I was skeptical of the concept of "Fathers Killing the Sons". Nicholas Cage is renowned for his unusual performances, such as the women's island in "The Sacrifice" and the non-Catholic world of "Left Behind." However, it takes mastery to address such a delicate topic. Fortunately, I believe everything was used in the right doses.

Normally, expectations are higher than reality, and parents are no exception. There are days when having a child results in more thorns than roses. However, most parents would throw themselves in front of a car at that very moment if that would save their children. It is such a powerful instinct that it even fears that it could be reversed. "Beware of Mom and Dad" addresses this reality, where, little by little, parents are developing a tremendous desire to sacrifice their children. Now, this reality could be a parody similar to "Scary Movie", but that is not the case.

Nicolas Cage and Selma Blair are the well-represented parents. Within the context, this pair shows the difference between conjugal love and paternal love. Selma is especially to be congratulated, introducing a mother who genuinely loves her children, who has family and who, suddenly, is as confused as Machiavelly ingenious. Right now, it's a movie with blood and horror (to the extent that we see children being slaughtered by their parents through the most hideous forms), so there are people who will not appreciate it.

It is curious to reflect that the love between father and son can begin with instinct, while that of grandparents can only come from a constructive and affective relationship. So if we reverse instinct, how will the battle between 3 generations (grandparents-parents-children)? This detail was undoubtedly one of the highlights of the thriller.

Another key faculty of "Mom and Dad" is the progression of events. It was not from minute to minute. It all starts with a normal day of work, well, maybe a particularly emotional one ... It is also important to refer to the duology of sensations of parents and children. Normally, a movie only lives the sensations of only one

In conclusion, the script is daring and touches the foundation of our Humanity. There are people who will be touched and displeased with blood and carnage, just as there will be those who will appreciate it. I am one of the satisfied people, and although I accept the difference, I am sad knowing that I am the only Portuguese critic who, to this day, admitted to like the film. Outside, a few hours by plane from here, we have Variety and The Hollywood Reporter with positive reviews, such as the New York Post critic who claims to be disillusioned.

"Mom and Dad" presents the parent's vision, beyond the perspective of the children. Filled with moments of tension and horror, he approaches a fundamental concept based on a masterful idea.… Expand

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justwibi

Sep 7, 2018

what a crazy and mess movied in a F-king great way!. I love this kind of the film. original and crazy! Nic Cage & Selma Blair performance just..... scary!

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UnholyGhost

Jul 22, 2018

Great movie....if you lower your expectations you just might like this movie..it's crafty dark twisted and an interesting story

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JLuis_001

Jan 28, 2018

Probably the best performance of Nicolas Cage since Joe and from Selma Blair since Hellboy 2.

This is a black comedy, satirical and bloody, lends itself to interesting metaphors and interpretations but never crosses the point of becoming a serious matter, the comic but dark tone remains.Probably the best performance of Nicolas Cage since Joe and from Selma Blair since Hellboy 2.

This is a black comedy, satirical and bloody, lends itself to interesting metaphors and interpretations but never crosses the point of becoming a serious matter, the comic but dark tone remains.

Imagine a zombie movie in which the zombies are perfectly aware, they just simply have the urge to kill. In this case it's the parents trying to get rid of their offspring.… Expand

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JLau

Sep 25, 2020

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Parents, all of a sudden, get the urge to kill their children but luckily, for one girl, she has a friend who repeatedly fails to die as he helps her avoid her family.… Expand

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deltagilbert

Feb 23, 2018

The movie presents a fun and interesting idea of parents trying to kill their kids and reminded me of the excellent Masters of Horror episode 'The Screwfly Solution'. Well, it was a fun idea until the movie just ended with absolutely no resolution at all. No proper ending, no answers,The movie presents a fun and interesting idea of parents trying to kill their kids and reminded me of the excellent Masters of Horror episode 'The Screwfly Solution'. Well, it was a fun idea until the movie just ended with absolutely no resolution at all. No proper ending, no answers, nothing at all. Just the credits half way through the story. I felt like I'd just wasted the last 80 or so minutes of my life. I can't recommend half a movie and I'll give it half a score. 5 out of 10. Don't waste your time.… Expand

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sebastianali

Apr 10, 2020

Esta es una de las peores películas que jamas he visto, y no es broma. Era llamativa la temática que abarcaba, que los padres se vuelven locos y quieren matar a sus hijos. Pero simplemente termina siendo todo comedia absurda sin sentido, personajes irritantes, personajes que reviven de laEsta es una de las peores películas que jamas he visto, y no es broma. Era llamativa la temática que abarcaba, que los padres se vuelven locos y quieren matar a sus hijos. Pero simplemente termina siendo todo comedia absurda sin sentido, personajes irritantes, personajes que reviven de la nada, personajes que salen de la nada y lo peor de todo un final que no explica nada, en fin, toda la película se la pasan contando cosas sin sentido como si los directores no se les ocurriera nada mejor para rellenar espacio. Por que se molestaron en mostrar escenas del pasado de la familia si al final no cumplen nada? Es que... DIOS! Que película mas incompleta y absurda!!! La única película que no me dio ni ganas de comerme los pochoclos de lo mala que es.… Expand

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