Mother
1996 · Movie · PG-13 · 104 min · ★ 6.8 · 82% critics
After a second divorce, a neurotic science-fiction writer moves back into his mother’s home as a self-styled experiment to understand why his relationships keep falling apart. Daily routines, old habits, and constant button-pushing turn their reunion into a mix of awkward comedy, frustration, and unexpected insight.
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Details
- Years
- 1996
- Release date
- 1996-12-25
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Critic score
- 82/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 (91 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you like low-key, relationship-focused comedies about everyday neuroses, especially in the vein of Defending Your Life; Not for you if you want fast pacing, big laughs, or warm, lovable characters.
Pros: relatable family friction; dry, quirky humor; strong lead performances | Cons: slow, talky pace; limited big laughs; characters can grate
Themes
- writer's block
- author
- sibling rivalry
- novelist
- neurotic
- aspiring writer
- divorced man
- return home
- starting over
- returning to roots
- jealous brother
- mother son relationship
- +3 more
Cast & crew
Albert Brooks
as John Henderson
Debbie Reynolds
as Beatrice Henderson
Rob Morrow
as Jeff Henderson
Lisa Kudrow
as Linda
John C. McGinley
as Carl
Isabel Glasser
as Cheryl Henderson
James Gleason
as Waiter
Vanessa Williams
as Donna
Paul Collins
as Lawyer
- LW
Laura Weekes
as Karen Henderson
Directed by Albert Brooks