Mother's Boys

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Movie Info

Sexy but unstable wife and mother Jude (Jamie Lee Curtis) walked out on her family three years ago. Now, just as suddenly, she is back. But her husband, Robert (Peter Gallagher), has fallen in love with Callie (Joanne Whalley-Kilmer), an assistant principal at his sons' school. He asks Jude for a divorce. She responds by trying to turn her three boys against Callie, then by slashing herself and blaming her rival and finally by drawing her 12-year-old, Kes (Luke Edwards), into a murderous plot.
  • Rating:
    R
  • Genre:
    mystery and thriller
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    Yves Simoneau
  • Producer:
    Jack E. Freedman
  • Release Date (Streaming):
  • Box Office (Gross USA):
    $531.4K
  • Runtime:
  • Production Co:
    Miramax
  • Sound Mix:
    Surround, Stereo

Cast & Crew

Jamie Lee Curtis
Judith "Jude" Madigan
Peter Gallagher
Robert Madigan
Joanne Whalley
Colleen "Callie" Harland
Vanessa Redgrave
Lydia
Luke Edwards
Kes Madigan
Colin Ward
Michael Madigan
J. Paul Zimmerman
Ben Madigan
Yves Simoneau
Director
Jack E. Freedman
Producer
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Critic Reviews for Mother's Boys

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Audience Reviews for Mother's Boys

  • Dec 13, 2010
    Jamie Lee Curtis plays Jude (an unbalanced mom) who leaves her husband Robert (Peter Gallagher) and three children without an explanation. Three years later she returns thinking she can pick up where they left off but finds instead that Robert is petitioning her for a divorce and marrying Callie (Joanne Whalley). She finds an ally in her eldest son named Kes who is not happy at his parents getting divorced so she manipulates him into getting rid of Callie. If you want to know the full gory details you will have to watch the film yourself. Jamie Lee did a good job of playing the whacked out psycho mother using her children as leverage to get the father back and Vanessa Redgrave was also good in her few scenes as Jude's mother.
    Deb S Super Reviewer
  • Apr 07, 2009
    Not really good. There have been movies out there who do the same thing but a lot better. It was really slow to get going and then the end just came and went. Nothing original about this one. Even the usually good Curtis felt out of place here.
    Jason S Super Reviewer
  • Mar 27, 2007
    Hilariously pulpy Jamie Lee Curtis film with an idiotic ending. It's crudely entertaining, but not a good film by any means.
    Drew S Super Reviewer
  • Feb 23, 2006
    Strange but watchable movie. Jamie Lee plays a good villain in this.
    ♥ Chani L Super Reviewer
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