SummaryFor 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, and in the ... Read More
Directed By:Cindy Chupack
Written By:Mark Andrus, Cindy Chupack, William Sutcliffe
Otherhood
Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
38
User score
Mixed or Average
4.6
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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
38
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17% Negative
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Aug 1, 2019
60
While the filmmakers have crafted compelling characters and conundrums, they unfortunately fail to give them better connective tissue and a satisfying third act.
Sep 3, 2019
50
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.”
Aug 2, 2019
50
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.
Aug 4, 2019
42
Nominal laughs plus three reliable actresses equals the very mediocre Otherhood.
Aug 1, 2019
40
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.
Aug 1, 2019
30
This misadventure of a project is a blip on the actresses’ résumés.
User score
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4.6
25% Positive
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Aug 3, 2019
4
Sometimes the characters have reasonable motivations and valid points - but most of the time all the characters are just unlikeable
Aug 2, 2019
0
Once I had rolled my eyes 10 times I shut it down. It makes Hallmark movies look like Academy Award nominees. Terrible acting, terrible plotlines, just terrible in every conceivable way.
