Mother's Day

Play trailer

1:21

Mother's Day

PG-13

2016

1h 58m

Comedy

Drama

Romance

Play Trailer

Watchlist

Watchlist

Tomatometer

Popcornmeter

8%

Tomatometer

156 Reviews

43%

Popcornmeter

10,000+ Ratings

Sandy (Jennifer Aniston) is a stressed-out, single mom who learns that her ex-husband is marrying a younger woman. Her friend Jesse (Kate Hudson) is a fitness freak who doesn't tell her parents that she has a family. Bradley is a widower (Jason Sudeikis) who's trying to raise two daughters on his own, while Miranda (Julia Roberts) is too busy with her career to worry about having children. When their respective problems start coming to a head, the Mother's Day holiday takes on a special meaning.

Watch on Fandango

Stream Now

Critics Consensus

Arguably well-intended yet thoroughly misguided, Mother's Day is the cinematic equivalent of a last-minute gift that only underscores its embarrassing lack of effort.

Read Critics Reviews

Sandy Cohen

Associated Press

Dec 30, 2016

Even if stars Jennifer Aniston, Julia Roberts and Kate Hudson are mom's all-time favorites, don't subject her to this cloying, plotless dose of saccharine unless she's done you wrong.

Go to Full Review

Sara Michelle Fetters

MovieFreak.com

Aug 11, 2016

0/4

Mother's Day isn't just bad, it's an unforgivable blot on the cinematic landscape.

Go to Full Review

Roxana Hadadi

Chesapeake Family Magazine

Aug 2, 2016

0/5

Want some racism and sexism with your holiday celebration? The repellent Mother's Day has a surprising, distasteful, and shameful amount of both.

Go to Full Review

David Bax

Battleship Pretension

Jan 6, 2021

They all shine as befits their star status but there's little here worth casting their light on.

Go to Full Review

Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

Sep 17, 2020

0/4.0

The film itself is destined to be one of the year's absolute worst efforts and easily the worst of Marshall's long career.

Go to Full Review

Avaryl Halley

Movie Bitches

May 1, 2020

This movie is watchable on a Sunday with your mom.

Go to Full Review

Read all reviews

Star A

@strlghtndrsn 1 day ago

It's abysmal when a movie makes you want to write a review just to lower it's score online so less people will consider watching it and be disappointed by mediocrity. There's too many things wrong with this movie. It's corporate and awkward and it doesn't even integrate the stories like it promises in the description. These stories should be stand alone movies, but in this format, and executed as they are, they don't work because each plot is unexplored and bland. Watching this, you would be constantly distracted by the patchwork done to the afterthought jobs like costume and set design, and the constant need for added lines and long, awkward reactionary shots because the movie beyond that doesn't really show you anything. It does make you appreciate a good movie where every aspect has such a high attention to detail because those working on it cared deeply about the project. Instead of subconsciously enjoying those details, this movie voids them for the sake of a check.

See more

Camilla C

@RT35409598 Jun 16, 2026

How do you make a movie this bad with this cast? It was awkward, predictable and not funny. It was hard to finish.

See more

Ed R

@JustcallmeER Jun 5, 2026

The only saving grace of this failed romantic comedy is the portrayal of Jason Sudeski.

See more

Noah H.

@Noah85 May 25, 2026

A very cute, funny, and heartwarming movie, though there were a little too many characters for my liking. I would’ve preferred a smaller cast, but it was still a decent time overall. So far, this is my favorite Jennifer Aniston movie. John Debney’s score was great, and the Indian mother was HILARIOUS! 🤣🤣🤣

See more

Deni S.

@DeniseRae May 17, 2026

I thought it was cute and it made me laugh. The outstanding cast made it an enjoyable film! The plot was a bit thin but I was in the mood for something light hearted ans positive, it delivered.

See more

Tim F

@RT18028662 May 17, 2026

Horrible, terrible really very bad movie. Takes a decent cast and makes them say stupid, predictable crap.

See more

Read all reviews

Read More

Read Less

WRITE A REVIEW

EDIT REVIEW

POST RATING

Garry Marshall

Director

Jennifer Aniston

Sandy

Kate Hudson

Jesse

Julia Roberts

Miranda

Jason Sudeikis

Bradley

Britt Robertson

Kristin

And So It Goes

16%

40%

And So It Goes

Watchlist

Finding Your Feet

70%

57%

Finding Your Feet

Watchlist

TRAILER

for Finding Your Feet

The Longest Week

6%

22%

The Longest Week

Watchlist

A Little Bit of Heaven

4%

52%

A Little Bit of Heaven

Watchlist

What to Expect When You're Expecting

23%

47%

What to Expect When You're Expecting

Watchlist

TRAILER

for What to Expect When You're Expecting

Discover more movies and TV shows.

View More

How Family-Friendly are Suicide Squad, The Little Prince, and This Week’s Other Films?

On DVD This Week: Keanu, The Lobster, The Knick, and More

Box Office: Captain America Still #1 Surging Past $900M

Mother's Day: Trailer 2

1:21

Now Playing

Mother's Day: Trailer 1

2:23

Now Playing

View more videos

View more photos

Synopsis

Sandy (Jennifer Aniston) is a stressed-out, single mom who learns that her ex-husband is marrying a younger woman. Her friend Jesse (Kate Hudson) is a fitness freak who doesn't tell her parents that she has a family. Bradley is a widower (Jason Sudeikis) who's trying to raise two daughters on his own, while Miranda (Julia Roberts) is too busy with her career to worry about having children. When their respective problems start coming to a head, the Mother's Day holiday takes on a special meaning.

Director: Garry Marshall
Producer: Mike Karz, Wayne Allan Rice, Daniel Diamond, Brandt Andersen, Howard Burd, Mark DiSalle
Screenwriter: Anya Kochoff, Matthew Walker, Tom Hines
Distributor: Open Road
Production Co: Triad Film Works, Gulfstream Pictures, MayDay Movies, Aperture Media Partners, Beatnik Films
Rating: PG-13 (Some Suggestive Material|Language)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 29, 2016, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 2, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $32.5M
Runtime: 1h 58m
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

Join The Newsletter

Join The Newsletter

Cookie Settings