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The Good Mother

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From the three-time Academy Award®-nominated producer of The Wolf of Wall Street, The Good Mother follows journalist Marissa Bennings who, after the murder of her estranged son, forms an unlikely alliance with his pregnant girlfriend Paige to track down the killers. Together they confront a world of corruption and drugs in the seedy underbelly of a small city in upstate New York. As they get closer to the truth, they unearth an even darker secret. Starring two-time Academy Award®-winner Hilary Swank, Olivia Cooke and Jack Reynor.
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The Good Mother has dramatic potential, a talented cast, and deals with important subjects -- but none of that's enough to compensate for the movie's drearily underwhelming story.

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Rex Reed Observer 10/20/2023
2.5/4
Not a bad film, just a dull and inconsequential one. here today and gone tomorrow. Go to Full Review Tim Cogshell FilmWeek (LAist) 10/03/2023
It explains a lot to you, and it does in fact have this twist -- and it's going to do anything it needs to do to get there. Go to Full Review Katie Rife RogerEbert.com 09/01/2023
2/4
The Good Mother starts with a gunshot and ends with a whimper. Go to Full Review Paula Vázquez Prieto La Nación (Argentina) 03/28/2024
2/5
The film stumbles into a ditch of absurd twists, forgetting characters that seemed important, and manipulating motivations and coincidences, all to build an intrigue that turns out to be nothing more than a ruse. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Emiliano Basile EscribiendoCine 03/26/2024
6/10
If the conventional structure can be detected ahead of time by the seasoned viewer, the film still offers an intense and captivating look at the dark side of motherhood and the complexities of crime and justice. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Pete Vonder Haar Houston Press 01/25/2024
1/5
Remind me; which one is the "good" mother, exactly? Marissa is still wallowing in widowhood and is largely distant from her kids when Michael gets killed, while Paige is doing her best to pick up the pieces and get to the bottom of his murder. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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John 09/08/2023 Intense and multi layered characters. Hillary Swank was great as usual. See more Mr. Hollywood 09/08/2023 Predictable. Nothing new. It would have been ok had it not been so bland. So so bland. See more Sandy 09/07/2023 Story was slow and convoluted. Boring! Im a fan of Hilary Swank but this is not good. See more Kent 09/07/2023 Tough subject material, great acting! See more Patricia P 09/06/2023 Great start to no ending hated it. See more Jbimp 09/05/2023 Interesting story. Kept me thinking. Kind of depressing. See more Read all reviews
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Miles Joris-Peyrafitte

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Hilary Swank

Marissa Bennings

Olivia Cooke

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Jack Reynor

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Norm Lewis

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Dilone

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Synopsis From the three-time Academy Award®-nominated producer of The Wolf of Wall Street, The Good Mother follows journalist Marissa Bennings who, after the murder of her estranged son, forms an unlikely alliance with his pregnant girlfriend Paige to track down the killers. Together they confront a world of corruption and drugs in the seedy underbelly of a small city in upstate New York. As they get closer to the truth, they unearth an even darker secret. Starring two-time Academy Award®-winner Hilary Swank, Olivia Cooke and Jack Reynor.
Director
Miles Joris-Peyrafitte
Producer
Shaun Sanghani, Siena Oberman, Emma Tillinger Koskoff
Screenwriter
Miles Joris-Peyrafitte, Madison Harrison
Distributor
Vertical
Production Co
SSS Entertainment, Artemis Pictures
Rating
R (Language Throughout|Drug Material|Some Violent Content)
Genre
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 1, 2023, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 19, 2023
Box Office (Gross USA)
$367.0K
Runtime
1h 29m
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