Mother's Day poster & wallpaper
Get movie widget Recommend it Add to Favorites

Jaime King, Patrick Flueger, Rebecca De Mornay, Warren Kole, Deborah Ann Woll ... see more see more... , Matt O'Leary , Briana Evigan , Frank Grillo , Lisa Marcos , Lyriq Bent , Tony Nappo , Kandyse McClure , Jessie Rusu , Shawn Ashmore , A.J. Cook , Vicki Rice , Alexa Vega

From the maker of Saw II, III and IV, Mother's Day is a graphic remake of the Troma horror classic, Mother's Day. After a bank robbery gone wrong, three brothers go home to hideout...only to discover ... read more read more...that their Mother (Rebecca De Mornay) lost their house in a foreclosure. The new owners and their party guests become the depraved brothers' unwitting hostages. Their sadistic Mother soon arrives and brilliantly takes control of the situation, ratcheting up the terror. As the hostages struggle desperately to survive the harrowing torture, they realize that there is nothing a Mother won't do to protect her children. -- (C) Anchor Bay

Flixster Users

57% liked it

9,789 ratings

Critics

47% liked it

38 critics

R, 1 hr. 52 min.

Directed by: Darren Lynn Bousman

Release Date: May 4, 2012

Invite friends to see Get Showtimes

DVD Release Date: May 8, 2012

Get It:

Stats: 449 reviews

report incorrect info

Photos

Mother's Day Mother's Day Mother's Day Mother's Day Mother's Day Mother's Day Mother's Day Mother's Day Mother's Day
Upload a Photo | View All Mother's Day Photos

Your Rating


clear rating

Flixster Reviews (449)

  • xXGiNoBiLiPRXx
    May 4, 2012
    xXGiNoBiLiPRXx
    The Hand That Messed Up Many Cradles!

    Very good horror thriller! This movie's plot is a bit like Funny Games and the suspense models after The Strangers, but it does its thing originally. If you go in expecting a lot, that's what you will come out with. If you go in expecting no... read morething, you will also get a lot. The performances in this movie are top notch especially Rebecca De Mornay who plays the sadistic mother showing the audience a kind and sadistic side of her character and the great lengths that she'd go to protect her family.

    In Stonewall, the couple Beth and Daniel Sohapi are celebrating in their recently bought house with their friends Gina and Treshawn 'Trey' Jackson; Melissa McGuire and George Barnum; Annette Langston and Dave Lowe; and Daniel's partner Julie Ross. Beth and Daniel have lost their son in an accident, and Daniel has a secret affair with Julie. Meanwhile, the thieves and brothers Izaak 'Ike' Koffin, Addley Koffin and Jonathan 'Johnny' Koffin are fleeing to the house of their mother in Stonewall after a heist of the First Omaha Bank. Johnny is seriously wounded by a shot and the gang has been double-crossed by their partner Ethan Poe that robbed the stolen money. When the criminals arrive at home, they discover that their mother Natalie Koffin and their sister Lydia Koffin lost their house two months ago and now Beth and Daniel are the owners of the place. They violently dominate the nine adults and George, who is a doctor, is summoned to help Johnny. Ike calls his mother and sister to join them in the house. The deranged mother calms down the friends and tells them that they will leave the house early in the morning, after the tornado that is threatening the city. However, when she learns that Ike has been sending money for her for two months, she decides to know who has received the letters and kept the money, in the beginning of a night of horror and sadism for Beth, Daniel and their friends.
  • thefog1331
    May 28, 2011
    thefog1331
    Another RINO (Remake In Name Only) but what makes it a rarity is that in it's own right is a damn fine film. There's some carryovers from the original but this truly stands on its own merits. Lots of drama, lots of violence, some surprising twists and some great performances from... read more the cast, De Mornay being the stand out. A worthwhile reimagining that is a little too long but highly thrilling none the less.
  • fb100000469391382
    April 5, 2012
    fb100000469391382
    Really bad film, very blunt opening I know but when this film ended I thought wow, what a let down. Throughout the whole film the audience craved one ending, a happy one seen as the whole film is about civilians held hostage and tortured, some even murdered by a psychotic family ... read moreled by their mother with unspeakable style to parenting and morals. The audience wanted the antagonists to be brutally punished after the unspeakable torture they dish out but instead SPOILER ALERT nearly all the characters are killed, most injured mentally and physically and most of the antagonists live on including the main one which everyone wanted to be killed off- the mother. The psycho family then steal the baby of the main character who was secretly pregnant and was the cause of the murders of her friends subliminally SPOILERS OVER. It seems every saw director wants their film to end suddenly with some stupid twist mainly bad guys who nobody likes win, main protagonist loses in the worst way, eg Insidious, The Collector. Overall big potential, the way we wanted it to go down would be predictable but would make the film good and the twists were unforeseen but very unnecessary and added to that hint of for gods sake you couldn't resist could you? moments.
  • Junnerayemalinao2012
    April 6, 2012
    Junnerayemalinao2012
    Could have been a lot better if their characters aren't stupid. The great fresh slasher techniques are there. It's smart, it's sick, yet it's hard to feel empathy for the protagonists if you know they deserve it.
  • danieljparsons
    June 11, 2011
    danieljparsons
    Sporadically interesting but ultimately deadening, shrill, misogynistic, overlong and unnecessarily sadistic, Mother's Day has a couple of interesting things going for it - namely Rebecca De Mornay's eye-rolling performance and some early promise in the initial setup. In t... read morehe end though, the film is clearly the work of Darren Lynn Bousman, who helmed Saw II through IV, and here attempts to overlay a Saw blueprint clumsily onto what could otherwise have been an efficient thriller. The scene where one of the family members forces two young girls to decide which will live, and another where "Mother" forces two men to fight over which of their 'women' will have the honour of deflowering her virgin son, are just two examples that have the no-brain 'logic' of the late Saw films. Aside from De Mornay, the only other performances of any interest are Shawn Ashmore (one of the few cast members who are able to believably attempt to fight back), and Deborah Ann Woll who has a nice line in vulnerability. A wraparound twist seems designed to bed in the possibility of a sequel (what a shocker) but one hour in the film has already played most of its cards and there's simply nowhere else to go, hence increasingly silly splatter, bickering and unsympathetic characters (which applies to both the victims and the criminals), and nonsensical twists.
  • dketu
    June 18, 2011
    dketu
    Boring one dimensional little variation same beat throughout the movie. My mother and mother in law can do it better.
  • John2223
    May 3, 2011
    John2223
    "Mother's Day" is not exactly a remake. This re-imagination just kept the sadistic family with the same name and borrows some elements of the original, these similarities aside, the movie has a complete new plot and motivation for their insane behavior.

    I don't mean there is any... read morething wrong for having a different story because despite a few slow spots here and there (this is why I didn't give it 1/2 star more) this version stands up well enough on its own with its moments full of tension, violence, gore and torture to make this movie a pleasant view for horror fans.

    The acting was good by the whole cast but Rebecca De Mornay excels in her role as a sophisticated, cold hearted and psychotic mother.

    In MOTHER'S DAY, Mother is so proud for her boys again. They never forget their momma.
  • wienshadowan
    May 25, 2012
    wienshadowan
    I wouldn't genre this as horror was more of a thriller i spent the whole movie wondering how the opening of the movie fit to find out at the last. Worth watching
  • koriek361
    May 12, 2012
    koriek361
    I thought the ending was the most evil ever! Too bad I had to watch the other hour and 45 minutes. It is a different genre, not necessarily a torture film.
  • fb555928095
    May 12, 2012
    fb555928095
    Mother's Day is a home invasion film reminiscent of the classic examples of the genre from the 1970s and 80s (House on the Edge of the Park, any of the Last House rip-offs, etc.) as well as more recent examples like Funny Games, The Strangers, Them, and Inside. Admirably directe... read mored by Saw series veteran Darrenl Lynn Bousman, Mother's Day is a good-looking, well-acted, and brutal film that has nothing at all to do with the Troma film that it is ostensibly remaking. Unfortunately, the film goes on a bit too long--it would have succeeded more completely as a lean 90-minute exercise in tension building. Still Rebecca De Mornay is amazing as the psychotic mother, and the film manages to prove unsettling throughout, something that could never be said about the campy Troma original.

View All Mother's Day Reviews

Critic Reviews

Jeannette Catsoulis
May 3, 2012
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times

Stuffed with secrets and characters who can't wait to betray one another, the film offers no one to root for except Mother, whose perverted family values at least remain consistent. Full Review

Robert Abele
May 3, 2012
Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times

The ready crackle of [De Mornay's] studiously demonic performance brings welcome distraction from this otherwise crude litany of torture and wretched death. Full Review

Christy Lemire
May 2, 2012
Christy Lemire, Associated Press

Notable for a chilling lead performance from Rebecca De Mornay and not much else. Full Review

Nick Pinkerton
May 1, 2012
Nick Pinkerton, Village Voice

Mother's Day is distinguished, at least, by De Mornay's porcelain-smile lampoon of castigating matriarchy. Full Review

Charles Gant
June 11, 2011
Charles Gant, Variety

Undistinguished apart from Rebecca De Mornay's performance as an unhinged mama. Full Review

Dustin Putman
May 11, 2012
Dustin Putman, DustinPutman.com

Reactions will be split down the middle, depending on the viewer's endurance for tough material, but no one can say the filmmaker didn't achieve what he set out to. Full Review

Chuck Bowen
May 4, 2012
Chuck Bowen, Slant Magazine

A home-invasion film like Mother's Day is elongated coitus interruptus. Full Review

R. L. Shaffer
May 3, 2012
R. L. Shaffer, IGN DVD

A sloppy, ugly, illogical story mixed with graphic torture, attempted rape and grisly violence. Mother's Day is a film only a mother could love. Full Review

Joseph Proimakis
September 29, 2011
Joseph Proimakis, Movies for the Masses

full review at Movies for the Masses Full Review

Brian Orndorf
August 5, 2011
Brian Orndorf, BrianOrndorf.com

The production overstuffs the script, making one wish not for the hostages to gradually squirm their way to freedom, but for Mother to hurry up and just kill everyone. Full Review

Critic ratings and reviews powered by RottenTomatoes.com

Fresh (60% or more critics rated the movie positively)

Rotten (59% or fewer critics rated the movie positively)

Cast

More Like This

Click a thumb to vote on that suggestion, or add your own suggestions.

  • The Last House on the Left
    The Last House on the Left (0%)
  • Mother's Day
    Mother's Day (100%)
  • Friday the 13th
    Friday the 13th (50%)
  • Hostel: Part II
    Hostel: Part II (100%)

More Movies like Mother's Day

Facts

Submit a Fact | View All
    • Mother: You see, rules are what make order out of chaos.
    • Beth Sohapi: You left the door unlocked?
Submit a Fact | View All

Theater Showtimes

No showtimes found.

Theaters & Showtimes for Mother's Day

Mother's Day : Watch Free on TV

Mother's Day Trivia

  • "One day some of the kids from the neighbourhood carried my mothers groceries all the way home! U know why? It was out of respect!"  Answer »
  • Alred Hitchcock had to stand at the foot of his mother's bed, and tell her what happened to him each day.  Answer »
  • What movie is this out of- "one day the kids in the neighborhood carried my mothers groceries all the way home. You know why? It was out of respect."  Answer »
  • In "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation", Clark discovers that he's a bit too good at stashing presents when he finds a gift from what holiday?   Answer »
More Mother's Day Trivia

Movie Quizzes

No quizzes for Mother's Day. Want to create one?

Video Clips

Upload a Video |

All Mother's Day Videos

Meet Other Fans

Add Mother's Day to favorites

Recent News

Submit a Story |

View Mother's Day News

Recent Lists

Make a List |

View All Lists

Most Popular Skin

No skins yet. Interested in creating one?