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Mommy

2014, Drama, 2h 19m

130 Reviews 5,000+ Ratings

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As challenging as it is rewarding, Mommy finds writer-director Xavier Dolan taking another impressive step forward. Read critic reviews

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Movie Info

A peculiar neighbor (Suzanne Clément) offers hope to a recent widow (Anne Dorval) who is struggling to raise a teenager (Antoine-Olivier Pilon) who is unpredictable and, sometimes, violent.

Rating:

R (Sexual References|Language Throughout|Some Violence)
Genre:

Drama
Original Language:

French (Canada)
Director:

Xavier Dolan
Producer:

Xavier Dolan, Nancy Grant
Writer:

Xavier Dolan, Xavier Dolan
Release Date (Theaters):

Jan 23, 2015 limited
Release Date (Streaming):

Mar 17, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA):

$3.4M
Runtime:

2h 19m
Distributor:

Roadside Attractions

Cast & Crew

Anne Dorval
Diane "Die" Després

Antoine-Olivier Pilon

Antoine-Olivier Pilon
Steve Després

Suzanne Clément

Suzanne Clément
Kyla

Alexandre Goyette

Alexandre Goyette
Patrick

Patrick Huard
Paul Béliveau

Michèle Lituac

Michèle Lituac
Directrice du centre

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Critic Reviews for Mommy

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Audience Reviews for Mommy

Dec 03, 2014

A decent but uneven effort that feels too long for the kind of story it wants to tell and not really well polished as a whole, and its unusual 1:1 aspect ratio may be clever, especially as a basis for the most beautiful scene of the film, but also starts to be tiring after some time.

Carlos M Super Reviewer
Sep 20, 2014

Canada's entry for Best Foreign Language Film at the 87th Academy Awards, "Mommy" is Xavier Dolan's best work to date. It's a powerfully moving film with smothering performances and Dolan's trademark style. It will punch you in the gut, seemingly for the fun of it, then show you the valid intention of that punch that will leave you in somber gratitude. Good luck at this year's Oscars, "Mommy." I have very high hopes for you.

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Sep 06, 2014

Xavier Dolan likes to do the epics so I am not sure if I saw the pure director's cut but this is nonetheless a good descent into the world of the working class in Montreal with a serious treatment of mental illness and how one single mother dealt with her child's ailment. Once again a masterpiece.

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