Mother (1996)
87 %
Reviews Counted: 31 Fresh: 27 Rotten:4 Average Rating: 6.7/10
Runtime: 1 hr 44 mins
Synopsis: After his second marriage hits the skids, novelist John Henderson tries to divine the source of his problems with women by moving home and getting to know his mother all over again. The only problem is, she doesn't really want him there. As John tries to figure out why, as he puts it, she hates him,... [More]
Genre: Comedies
Starring: Albert Brooks, Debbie Reynolds, Rob Morrow, Lisa Kudrow, Isabel Glasser
Director: Albert Brooks
Screenwriter: Albert Brooks, Monica Johnson
Composer: Marc Shaiman
Producer: Barry Berg, Adam Schroeder, Charles Rosen, Scott Rudin, Herb Nanas
Screenwriter: Albert Brooks, Monica Johnson
Composer: Marc Shaiman
Producer: Barry Berg, Adam Schroeder, Charles Rosen, Scott Rudin, Herb Nanas
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For people who believe that a grown-up son can never go home again, Brook's serio comedy, one of the few Hollywood pictures dealing with mother-son relationship in a poignant way, came as a surprise; Debbie Reynolds in a comeback turn is great.
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12/27/06
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06/24/06
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04/09/05
The clash of personalities that ensues produces some truly hilarious moments.
01/07/05
Brooks has always been a second-rate Woody Allen to me. This is a second-rate Brooks' film.
07/16/03
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05/20/03
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10/15/02
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