'night, Mother
1986 · Movie · PG-13 · 96 min · ★ 7.4 · 81% critics
Over the course of a single evening at home, a mother and her adult daughter are forced into an intense, honest conversation after the daughter announces she plans to end her life before morning. As the hours pass, everyday routines give way to raw questions about family, isolation, compassion, and whether love can change someone’s choice.
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Details
- Years
- 1986
- Release date
- 1986-09-12
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Critic score
- 81/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.4/10 (39 votes)
About
You’ll likely connect if you want a heavy, dialogue-driven drama about family pain and hard choices that can linger afterward, similar in intensity to 12 Angry Men; Not for you if you want uplifting stories, action, or an easy watch.
Pros: powerhouse performances; gripping dialogue; emotionally intense | Cons: very depressing subject; little to no action; stage-like pacing
Themes
- suicide
- parent child relationship
- epilepsy
- pulitzer prize
- melancholy
- based on play or musical
- epileptic
- mother daughter relationship
Cast & crew
Sissy Spacek
as Jessie Cates
Anne Bancroft
as Thelma Cates
Ed Berke
as Dawson Cates
- CR
Carol Robbins
as Loretta Cates
- JR
Jennifer Roosendahl
as Melodie Cates
Michael Kenworthy
as Kenny Cates
- SW
Sari Walker
as Agnes Fletcher
- CM
Claire Malis
as Operator (VOICE)
Directed by Tom Moore