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Mother Review

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Critics scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 4.0
    79

    out of 100

    Metascore®
    Generally favorable reviews
    based on a weighted average of all
    critic review scores.

  • 100

    out of 100

    Entertainment Weekly Lisa Schwarzbaum

    Another must-see marvel of horror, comedy, and impeccable filmmaking by the Korean director Bong Joon-ho.

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  • 100

    out of 100

    Wall Street Journal Joe Morgenstern

    An absolutely phenomenal film by the Korean director Bong Joon-ho.

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  • 70

    out of 100

    Variety Derek Elley

    Key casting is aces, led by a deglammed Kim, forcefully low-key as the mother who seems capable of anything to protect her son.

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  • 80

    out of 100

    Los Angeles Times

    Mother is a thriller as well as . . . something else.

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  • 88

    out of 100

    Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert

    The film is labyrinthine and deceptive, and not in a way we anticipate. It becomes a pleasure for the mind.

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  • 90

    out of 100

    The New York Times Manohla Dargis

    The hard-pounding heart of Mother, Ms. Kim is a wonderment. Perched on the knife edge between tragedy and comedy, her delivery gives the narrative -- which tends to drift, sometimes beguilingly, sometimes less so -- much of its momentum.

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  • 90

    out of 100

    The Hollywood Reporter

    A superb murder mystery, with twists coming thick and fast yet always at the right moments.

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