You Are Not My Mother fingerprintHigh energy, strong craft, light on feelings.
Terrifying and tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Melancholic
Much of it is about family.
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Mystery, the mind, and everyday modern life
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout characters
Functional look and sound
Terrifying and tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
You Are Not My Mother is terrifying and tense. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Melancholic
Much of it is about family.
Emotionally, it's melancholic. Much of it is about family.
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some dark humor.
Mystery, the mind, and everyday modern life
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around mystery, the mind, and everyday modern life. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in. It leaves some questions open.
Standout characters
The characters stand out.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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You Are Not My Mother is included with a subscription to Philo in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy, Hoopla, and YouTube Free. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 68/100 (IMDb 5.8, Rotten Tomatoes 88%, and Metacritic 74). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
Content advisories: disturbing imagery.
1 h 33 min
You Are Not My Mother runs 1 h 33 min.
Not quite. Critics rate You Are Not My Mother higher (81) than audiences (55). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in English. Produced in Ireland.
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