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Mother's Day

  • 2016
  • PG-13
  • 1h 58m
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
41K
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POPULARITY
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Jennifer Aniston, Julia Roberts, Kate Hudson, and Jason Sudeikis in Mother's Day (2016)
"Mother's Day" is the latest star studded ensemble comedy from director Garry Marshall ("Pretty Woman," "Valentine's Day").  Bringing together Jennifer Aniston, Kate Hudson and Julia Roberts along with Jason Sudeikis, it's a celebration of mothers everywhere.  This big-hearted comedy invites us all to enjoy the laughter, tears and love as three generations come together in the week leading up to Mother's Day.
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Three generations come together in the week leading up to Mother's Day.Three generations come together in the week leading up to Mother's Day.Three generations come together in the week leading up to Mother's Day.

  • Director
    • Garry Marshall
  • Writers
    • Anya Kochoff
    • Matthew Walker
    • Tom Hines
  • Stars
    • Jennifer Aniston
    • Kate Hudson
    • Julia Roberts
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    5.7/10
    41K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,182
    2,548
    • Director
      • Garry Marshall
    • Writers
      • Anya Kochoff
      • Matthew Walker
      • Tom Hines
    • Stars
      • Jennifer Aniston
      • Kate Hudson
      • Julia Roberts
    • 163User reviews
    • 129Critic reviews
    • 18Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 6 nominations total

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    Jennifer Aniston
    Jennifer Aniston
    • Sandy
    Kate Hudson
    Kate Hudson
    • Jesse
    Julia Roberts
    Julia Roberts
    • Miranda Collins
    Jason Sudeikis
    Jason Sudeikis
    • Bradley
    Timothy Olyphant
    Timothy Olyphant
    • Henry
    Shay Mitchell
    Shay Mitchell
    • Tina
    Caleb Brown
    Caleb Brown
    • Mikey
    Brandon Spink
    Brandon Spink
    • Peter
    • (as Brandon Shane Spink)
    Sam Marshall
    • Peter's Friend Sam
    Siena LaGambina
    • Paige
    Joseph Leo Bwarie
    • Principal Bobby Lee
    Matthew Walker
    Matthew Walker
    • Randy the Clown
    Suzanne Haring
    • Bella the Balloon Lady
    Marty Nadler
    • Petting Zoo Man
    Rob Nagle
    Rob Nagle
    • Hotel Bellman
    Lily Marshall-Fricker
    • Party Kid
    Ethan Marshall
    • Party Kid
    Emma Marshall
    • Party Kid
    • Director
      • Garry Marshall
    • Writers
      • Anya Kochoff
      • Matthew Walker
      • Tom Hines
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    Gordon-11

    It had so much potential

    This film tells the stories of several mothers who spend Mother's Day in different ways.

    "Mother's Day" can easily draw families to the cinema, because of its topic and the number of big stars. I watched it for Julia Roberts and Jennifer Aniston, but I was rather disappointed by it. These ensemble comedies have so many subplots and so many characters, that none of them are fully developed. As a result, I don't really know the characters well enough to care for any of them.

    the Kate Hudson subplot is funny and entertaining enough, providing the comic relief. The Julia Roberts subplot is very disappointing, because it could have been so much better. She could have made a touching announcement on TV, which would have a far greater impact on the viewers. Instead, something else happened on TV which I don't care for at all.

    "Mother's Day" had so much potential, but wasted the concept and the talent involved.
    5Hellmant

    It's not a horrible movie, it's just nothing that memorable.

    'MOTHER'S DAY': Two and a Half Stars (Out of Five)

    The last film of director Gary Marshall's career (before he passed away in July 2016), is another cheesy 'holiday themed' ensemble romcom (much like his previous two movies 'VALENTINE'S DAY' and 'NEWYEAR'S EVE'). This film revolves around the lives of multiple different mothers (and a single father), with intersecting stories, all set on the week before Mother's Day. It stars Jennifer Aniston, Kate Hudson, Julia Roberts, Jason Sudeikis, Britt Robertson, Timothy Olyphant, Margo Martindale, Sarah Chalke, Shay Mitchell, Aasif Mandvi, Robert Pine, Hector Elizondo and many others. The film received almost unanimously bad reviews from critics, and it disappointed at the Box Office. I found it to be exactly what I expected it to be.

    The movie is set in Atlanta, during the week before Mother's Day. It centers around the lives of Sandy (Aniston), Jesse (Hudson), Miranda (Roberts), Kristin (Robertson) and Bradley (Sudeikis). All of them have to deal with different (sometimes intersecting) family issues, and a few romantic ones as well, as they all prepare for Mother's Day too (in the process). Things become more and more hectic (of course) as the holiday grows closer.

    Marshall has directed a few good movies in his long career, like 'PRETTY WOMAN' (also featuring Julia Roberts), but his last three were definitely nothing to be too proud of. The actors in this film have also done much better work (especially Sudeikis). It's not a horrible movie, it's just nothing that memorable. Some mothers (and daughters) might enjoy it though, at least a little more than me (probably).

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    gradyharp

    In Memoriam: Garry Marshall

    Garry Marshall died this year after a very long career of feel goo films he wrote, directed, acted in, produced – and sometimes all simultaneously, both on television (The Odd Couple, Mork and Mindy, Happy Days, Laverne & Shirley) and in movies (Beaches, Pretty Woman, Runaway Bride, The Other Sister, The Princess Diaries, Valentine's Day, New year's Eve, etc). He often worked with the same actors – a trusted bond of friendship. While MOTHER'S DAY my not be one of his best films, it completes his trilogy of holiday films and brings the usual warmth and keen observation of interpersonal relationships to play from a richly popular cast of fine actors.

    Three generations come together in the week leading up to Mother's Day. Sandy (Jennifer Anniston), a divorcée who has two sons who tries to co-parent with her ex (Timothy Olyphant). But when her ex remarries a girl half her age (Shay Mitchell), she freaks out because she's spending time with her sons and doing things with them that she usually does. Her friend, Jesse (Kate Hudson) is surprised by her parents (Margo Martindale and Robert Pine) who show up unannounced and they discover who Jesse's Indian husband (Aasif Mandvi) is and he learns that she didn't tell them about him which prompts him to leave, And they also learn whom their other daughter Gabi (Sarah Chalke) Is married to Max (Cameron Esposito) in a lesbian marriage. Kristin (Britt Robertson) is a girl who has a boyfriend Zach (Jack Whitehall) and a child but her boyfriend wants them to go to the next level, marriage but she has unresolved issues which keeps her from taking the plunge and her boyfriend is uncertain how long he can wait. Things change a bit when Kristin discovers who her birth mother is…. Bradley (Jason Sudeikis) is a widower with two daughters, one of whom is a teenager and Bradley finds it hard to accept her new interests like boys and he still misses his wife. It all comes together at Mother's Day – time heals all things.

    Also in the cast are Julia Roberts, Hector Elizondo, Anoush NeVart, Jennifer Garner, Jon Lovitz – and many others in small but significant cameos.

    Watch for the pleasure of seeing fine actors get a little silly and for the pleasure Garry Marshall brought to the entertainment industry.
    5jay-techie2007

    A very promising story which was ruined by utterly poor execution

    Mother's Day had a very promising story which was ruined by utterly poor execution and a complete waste of acting talent which was loaded due to the casting of the movie.

    Story (7/10): Well, nothing was so much wrong with the story. Four different lives, four different challenges and at some point of time, they cross the paths - and all of it is centered around the hullabaloo of Mother's Day. They all have their own theories and ideas for the big day but they end up doing almost nothing that they originally thought of - and that's where teeny tiny bit of the fun lies in the movie. A well conceptualized story though.

    Acting (5/10): Acting is where this entire movie falls apart in spite of big names like Julia Roberts and Jennifer Anniston. Anniston still seems to be in that "Friends" zone with her dialog delivery. The expressions are off and doesn't seem to be in the character really, except for last few minutes in the climax. Julia Roberts holds pretty much a flat face throughout the movie. Jason Sudeiki was probably the only saving grace. The rest of the cast makes a decent attempt but aren't able to lift up the movie.

    Direction (4/10): The direction of the movie is awful. Close to half of the movie misses the flow and the scenes look like stitched together as the director struggles to smoothly transition from one story to another. The screenplay is pathetic and isn't able to hold the audience more than few seconds. It is only at the end that things come together when the four characters converge. However, the overall execution of the movie "executes" the story. It just looks like the director suddenly realized that Mother's Day is arriving and he has to release a movie before that.

    Overall (5/10): Poorly executed. Should give it a pass.
    4dilpreet-558-519088

    to call it average would be over-selling

    don't get me wrong, i GET the movie is supposed to be a light, popcorn movie..your average clichéd chickflick...and i love them....somedays you just want a silly corny cheesy movie to put a smile on your face...

    the problems is that it fails at even that...it is not a romantic comedy...it does not explore the parents-kid relationship beyond the whole "oh im a man i cant say tampon" cliché...it is not about friendship....i mean what was the point of even making this movie...

    i love interconnected romcom movies...but this is just ..pointless...i have no other words to describe it..

    and the only thing that was more horrible than julia roberts wig was the direction.

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    • Trivia
      Julia Roberts' three children, Hazel, Phinneas, and Henry Moder, appear in the film.
    • Goofs
      The family is in the RV, which is parked in the driveway. The sisters are seated on the couch, which is clearly in a slideout of the RV. The father drives off while they are still seated. That would not be possible with the slideout extended.
    • Quotes

      Zack: My girlfriend is American, but she is desperate for our child to have a British accent. That's all she wants. She won't talk to our child, seriously. I have to read to Katie every night. All the other kids are watching Sesame Street. Our baby is sat down in front of Downton Abbey. You notice I say "girlfriend," five years, we're still not married, and, boy, have I asked. It was a struggle enough to get her to update her Facebook profile from "single." I was like, "Five years, we have a child together. "Couldn't you at least make it, 'it's complicated'?" And it makes it awkward, though, like, how do you introduce each other? When I introduce Kristin, I introduce her as the light of my life, the song of my soul, the mother of my child. And she introduces me as her roommate.

    • Crazy credits
      Hector Elizondo, who has appeared in every single Garry Marshall film, is credited: And As Always, Hector Elizondo
    • Connections
      Featured in Conan: Timothy Olyphant/Jerrod Carmichael/Sturgill Simpson (2016)
    • Soundtracks
      Mom
      Written by Meghan Trainor, Justin Trainor, Johan Carlsson, and Ross Golan

      Performed by Meghan Trainor

      Courtesy of Epic Records

      By Arrangement with Sony Music Licensing

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    • Release date
      • April 29, 2016 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Día de las madres
    • Filming locations
      • Atlanta, Georgia, USA
    • Production companies
      • Open Road Films (II)
      • Rice Films
      • Gulfstream Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $25,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $32,492,859
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $8,369,184
      • May 1, 2016
    • Gross worldwide
      • $48,782,670
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    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 58 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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