Otherhood
2019 · Movie · R · 100 min · ★ 6.2 · 32% critics
Feeling overlooked on Mother’s Day, three longtime friends leave their quiet suburban routines and head to New York City for surprise visits with their grown children. The trip turns into a mix of awkward reunions, comedy, and heartfelt moments as they confront changing family roles and what they want for themselves.
Also known as Whatever Makes You Happy
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Details
- Years
- 2019
- Release date
- 2019-08-13
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Max quality
- UHD
- Critic score
- 32/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.2/10 (470 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a light, heartfelt ensemble comedy about parenting, friendship, and grown kids, with a few laugh-out-loud bits; Not for you if you hate predictable stories or cringe family awkwardness like The People We Hate at the Wedding.
Pros: warm feel-good tone; funny and touching moments; relatable parent-child tension | Cons: predictable and cliché; uneven focus on friendships; some forced themes
Themes
- new york city
- road trip
- motherhood
Cast & crew
Angela Bassett
as Carol Walker
Patricia Arquette
as Gillian Lieberman
Felicity Huffman
as Helen Halston
Jake Hoffman
as Daniel Lieberman
Jake Lacy
as Paul Halston
Sinqua Walls
as Matt Walker
Heidi Gardner
as Erin
Frank De Julio
as Andre
Damian Young
as Frank
Stephen Kunken
as Joel Lieberman
Directed by Cindy Chupack