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  • 2019
  • R
  • Netflix
  • 1 h 40 m
  • 2019
  • R
  • Netflix
  • 1 h 40 m

Summary For empty nesters, what's the difference between letting your children grow up and letting them grow distant? This year, on Mother’s Day, feeling marginalized and forgotten, long time friends Carol (Angela Bassett), Gillian (Patricia Arquette) and Helen (Felicity Huffman) decide to drive to New York to reconnect with their adult sons, an...

Directed By: Cindy Chupack

Written By: Mark Andrus, William Sutcliffe, Cindy Chupack

  • 2019
  • R
  • Netflix
  • 1 h 40 m
  • 2019
  • R
  • Netflix
  • 1 h 40 m

Otherhood

Metascore Generally Unfavorable Based on 6 Critic Reviews
38
User Score Mixed or Average Based on 8 User Ratings
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Summary For empty nesters, what's the difference between letting your children grow up and letting them grow distant? This year, on Mother’s Day, feeling marginalized and forgotten, long time friends Carol (Angela Bassett), Gillian (Patricia Arquette) and Helen (Felicity Huffman) decide to drive to New York to reconnect with their adult sons, an...

Directed By: Cindy Chupack

Written By: Mark Andrus, William Sutcliffe, Cindy Chupack

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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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17% Negative
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Generally Unfavorable Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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83% Mixed
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17% Negative
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60
Aug 1, 2019
While the filmmakers have crafted compelling characters and conundrums, they unfortunately fail to give them better connective tissue and a satisfying third act.
By Courtney Howard FULL REVIEW
50
Sep 3, 2019
Would I go out to see Otherhood? No. Nor should you. And we don’t have to. It’s not all that, but it’s perfectly “Netflixable.”
By Roger Moore FULL REVIEW
50
Aug 2, 2019
The three lead actresses also produced the film, presumably because there are not enough good roles for women over 35. They need to look a little harder.
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42
Aug 4, 2019
Nominal laughs plus three reliable actresses equals the very mediocre Otherhood.
By Blake Goble FULL REVIEW
40
Aug 1, 2019
Otherhood does have a few genuine and genuinely funny moments — thanks largely to its stars — but they’re overshadowed by the bad behavior of both the mothers and their sons.
By Kimber Myers FULL REVIEW
30
Aug 1, 2019
This misadventure of a project is a blip on the actresses’ résumés.
By Caryn James FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Mandalay Pictures, Welle Entertainment
Release Date Aug 2, 2019
Duration 1 h 40 m
Rating R
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Tagline Life Beyond Motherhood
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• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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