Mother/Android

Name: Mother/Android
Genre: Sci-Fi, Drama, Thriller
Released: December 17, 2021
Rating: 43
Cast: Algee Smith, Chloë Grace Moretz, Jared Reinfeldt, Jose Guns Alves, Kate Avallone

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Hulu | Release Date (Streaming): December 17, 2021 | R

Starring: Algee Smith, Chloë Grace Moretz, Jared Reinfeldt, Jose Guns Alves, Kate Avallone, Kiara Pichardo, Liam McNeill, Oscar Wahlberg, Owen Burke, Raúl Castillo, Steven Robertson

Summary: Set in the near future, Mother/Android follows Georgia (Chloë Grace Moretz) and her boyfriend Sam (Algee Smith) through their treacherous journey of escape as their country is caught in an unexpected war with artificial intelligence. Days away from the arrival of their first child, they must face No Man’s Land, a stronghold of the androidSet in the near future, Mother/Android follows Georgia (Chloë Grace Moretz) and her boyfriend Sam (Algee Smith) through their treacherous journey of escape as their country is caught in an unexpected war with artificial intelligence. Days away from the arrival of their first child, they must face No Man’s Land, a stronghold of the android uprising, in hopes of reaching safety before giving birth.… Expand

Director: Mattson Tomlin

Genre(s): Sci-Fi, Drama, Thriller

Rating: R

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Michael Talbot-Haynes

Jan 13, 2022

In the end, Mother/Android is a dramatic triumph that uses cosmic horror alchemy to get some serious expressionism across. It is well worth the trip into the dark woods. Read full review

Scott Campbell

Dec 17, 2021

Mother/Android isn't the sci-fi movie you think it's going to be, or even the movie it probably wants to be, but it's nonetheless a solid first-time feature from from writer/director Mattson Tomlin. Read full review

Aurora Amidon

Dec 21, 2021

Like its confusing title, Mother/Android never really figures out what it wants to say. Read full review

Michael Ordona

Dec 16, 2021

While it gets mileage out of its two fine lead performances and the story has deep emotional roots for the filmmakers, its journey fails to capture the imagination. Read full review

Dennis Harvey

Dec 16, 2021

Tomlin’s screenplay deserves credit for mixing things up, introducing new characters and narrative turnabouts. But nothing is again as bluntly compelling as the early going, and despite hardworking principal performances, these characters and their movie lack the emotional depth to pull off an earnestly teary, draggy finale. Read full review

IndieWire David Ehrlich

Dec 16, 2021

A forgettable post-apocalyptic pastiche that borrows liberally from “The Terminator,” “The Last of Us,” and “A Quiet Place” without building upon those influences with any new ideas of its own, Mattson Tomlin’s Mother/Android is the sort of mediocre streaming fare that might appease genre fans for 100 minutes or so, but will almost certainly leave them pining for the days when original sci-fi movies demanded (or at least encouraged) a modicum of originality. Read full review

John Anderson

Dec 16, 2021

Those robots have read our emotional programming, Arthur says, and know exactly how and why we’ll do what we do. Which is more than one can say for viewers of Mother/Android, who will find the robot rebellion more plausible than the human behavior. Read full review

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BOWi

Jan 7, 2022

I watched the movie on Netflix and liked it very much. I think it's original while mixing popular movie tropes. The relationships felt authentic to me and the characters were strong. I can understand why this movie got bad press and bad reviews in 2021, but I think it will find its audienceI watched the movie on Netflix and liked it very much. I think it's original while mixing popular movie tropes. The relationships felt authentic to me and the characters were strong. I can understand why this movie got bad press and bad reviews in 2021, but I think it will find its audience internationally. This movie will stay in my head for a few days...… Expand

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aquarichy

Jan 8, 2022

Bleak and profoundly depressing. Well done.

I need to write 75 characters. Done.

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Habibiehakim

Jan 8, 2022

6.5/10
Despite the powerful ending and some of the scene that works, Mother/Android could've been in a better situation, could've been a better performance (Chloë Grace Moretz did a good job but Algee Smith didn't), and could've been a better story.