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Set in the early '60s, best friends and neighbors Alice (Jessica Chastain) and Celine (Anne Hathaway) both live an idyllic traditional lifestyle with manicured lawns, successful husbands, and sons of the same age. Life's perfect harmony is suddenly shattered after a tragic accident. Guilt, suspicion and paranoia combine to unravel their sisterly bond a psychological battle of wills begins as the maternal instinct reveals its darker side.

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Mothers' Instinct is a glossily enjoyable showcase for Jessica Chastain and Anne Hathaway, although the stars are ill-served by a thin story and shaky tonal command.

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Mothers' Instinct (2024) | Rotten Tomatoes (1) Brian Tallerico RogerEbert.com “Mothers’ Instinct” gets by on its pulpy potential more than anything else. Rated: 2/4 Aug 16, 2024 Full Review Mothers' Instinct (2024) | Rotten Tomatoes (2) Ty Burr Washington Post The movie that is is disappointingly bloodless, cold rather than chilling, with a payoff that isn’t shocking so much as an admission that we’ve spent 90 minutes we’ll never get back. Rated: 2/4 Aug 15, 2024 Full Review Mothers' Instinct (2024) | Rotten Tomatoes (3) Richard Lawson Vanity Fair It is slickly made and thoroughly entertaining, flamboyant flourishes and all. But it seems that, with a few minor exceptions, no one really knows what to do with movies like it anymore. Jul 31, 2024 Full Review Mothers' Instinct (2024) | Rotten Tomatoes (4) Mini Anthikad-Chhibber The Hindu While Jessica Chastain and Anne Hathaway are luminescent, and the production design suitably eye-popping, all the hard work is let down by a skittering script that refuses to settle Oct 4, 2024 Full Review Mothers' Instinct (2024) | Rotten Tomatoes (5) Marshall Shaffer Decider The film consists of nothing but the obvious, maudlin sections that convey plot movement and has none of the nuanced scenes that would need to follow and redeem them. Aug 19, 2024 Full Review Mothers' Instinct (2024) | Rotten Tomatoes (6) Antonio G. Spíndola Cine Premiere An enjoyable thriller from start to finish; one that knows how to keep a few cards up its sleeve and enjoys its two powerful stars. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 3/5 Aug 19, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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Sergio A I guess it will be Anne and Jessica's "mistake" movie Rated 1.5/5 Stars • Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 10/09/24 Full Review Larry L This is a great movie well acted kept my interest through the whole movie. Why the critics rate it so low is a mystery. Two well-known female great actresses in one great movie After seeing some of the movies that the critics given high ratings too this one is is far better than what the critics give High marks. Case in point " Longlegs" movie making at its worst. Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/07/24 Full Review Rosana B Assistindo alternadamente à versão americana de 2024 e a Franco-belga de 2018, um remake muito similar, com algumas pequenas alterações, mais um drama poderoso e polêmico, que tenta nos confundir até seu derradeiro ato de destruição final… Percebo uma leve preferência pelo original em sua poética e lacrimal cena final, e em pequenos contextos que parecem mais plausíveis, enquanto o segundo tentar justificar os fatos (desnecessariamente)... Excelente Remake... Rated 4.5/5 Stars • Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 10/06/24 Full Review Dora S Gripping from beginning to end, brilliant acting telling the story of two mothers’ protective nature on the opposite end infused with the challenges of being a woman in the 60s. Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/05/24 Full Review Ariel W Spoiler alert! This film is reminiscent of 60s television shows which conveniently had characters act against their previous suspicions about the dangers of the person they are now going to be kind to, simply because the screenwriter needs to move the plot along within an hour, doing so by sometimes making women seem naive and psychologically damaged. As an homage to those productions this fills the bill, but as a modern creation it is uncomfortably insipid. The female actors are great, filling moments with big emotions and physical excellence - the fight scene is riveting - interiors and costumes are spot on but these fulfillments aren't enough to satisfy our contemporary need for the pithy reality of continuity in the story. The gaps in credibility strain - where were Celine and Theo while the house filled with noxious gas? If Alice believes Celine killed Simon's mother and covets Alice's son, why let her into the house again? Mother's Instinct fails, sadly. Rated 2/5 Stars • Rated 2 out of 5 stars 10/02/24 Full Review Jenaro V Pensé que iba a ser un drama mucho más denso, pero esta bien estructurado, no quiere ser tan melodramático y lleva bien el misterio, si me hizo un poco de ruido no saber bien la época en la que estaban como para no tener un teléfono en casa con el que llamar al 911. Me gustó el final. Rated 3.5/5 Stars • Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 09/30/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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Benoît Delhomme Director Jessica Chastain Alice Anne Hathaway Celine Josh Charles Actor Anders Danielsen Lie Actor Caroline Lagerfelt Actor
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Synopsis Set in the early '60s, best friends and neighbors Alice (Jessica Chastain) and Celine (Anne Hathaway) both live an idyllic traditional lifestyle with manicured lawns, successful husbands, and sons of the same age. Life's perfect harmony is suddenly shattered after a tragic accident. Guilt, suspicion and paranoia combine to unravel their sisterly bond a psychological battle of wills begins as the maternal instinct reveals its darker side.

Director
Benoît Delhomme

Producer
Kelly Carmichael, Jessica Chastain, Anne Hathaway, Paul Nelson, Jacques-Henri Bronckart

Screenwriter
Sarah Conradt-Kroehler

Distributor
NEON

Production Co
Anton, Mosaic, Freckle Films, Versus Production, Wheelhouse Productions

Genre
Mystery & Thriller

Original Language
English

Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 26, 2024, Limited

Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 13, 2024

Runtime
1h 34m
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