The Mother

The Mother

(2023)

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Where does The Mother rank today?

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Streaming charts last updated: 9:22:21 p.m., 2024-04-23

The Mother is 4673 on the JustWatch Daily Streaming Charts today. The movie has moved up the charts by 2653 places since yesterday. In Canada, it is currently more popular than The Florida Project but less popular than Monsters 103 Mercies Dragon Damnation.

Synopsis

An assassin must come out of hiding in order to help the daughter she left years ago

After discovering that her estranged daughter is facing an imminent threat, a highly-skilled assassin emerges from hiding and teams up with her daughter to protect each other from harm. As they work together to stay alive, the mother reveals more details about why she had to abandon her child in the past. In a thrilling pursuit, the mother employs every tactic at her disposal to safeguard her child from the enemy.

What to know

Jennifer Lopez stars in assassin revenge thriller from director of live-action Mulan adaptation

The Mother is an action-thriller drama film directed by Niki Caro for Netflix. Caro has previously directed 2002’s critically acclaimed Whale Rider, North Country in 2005, The Zookeeper’s Wife starring Jessica Chastain in 2017 and recently helmed the live-action adaptation of Mulan in 2020. Misha Green crafted the story for The Mother and co-wrote the screenplay with Andrea Berloff and Peter Craig. 

Green worked as the showrunner and writer for HBO’s Lovecraft Country while Berloff and Craig also have impressive writing credits to their name – Berloff co-wrote the 2015 biopic Straight Outta Compton which earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay while Craig also earned a nom for Best Adapted Screenplay with 2022’s Top Gun: Maverick. Star Jennifer Lopez produced The Mother along with Green, Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas, Benny Medina, Roy Lee, Marc Evans and Miri Yoon.

Jennifer Lopez leads the cast as the titular Mother character. Lopez has had an illustrious career as both a musical talent and actress having appeared in numerous films spanning many genres from the early 1990s onward. She previously portrayed a mother on the run with her young daughter who learns to fight against her abusive husband in 2002’s Enough. Lucy Paez portrays her daughter in The Mother while Joseph Fiennes plays the film’s villain. Lopez starred in Maid in Manhattan with Fiennes’ brother, Ralph, the same year Enough was released. Omari Hardwick, Gael García Bernal, Paul Raci, Jesse Garcia and Yvonne Senat Jones round out the cast. 

Production News

  • January 31, 2021
    • Jennifer Lopez confirmed to be the lead actress and producer of an upcoming action film which will be directed by Niki Caro and produced by Netflix. (Source: Deadline)
  • September 21, 2021
    • It is announced The Mother’s cast will include Joseph Fiennes, Omari Hardwick, Gael Garcia Bernal, Paul Raci and Lucy Paez. (Source: Variety)
  • October 3, 2021
    • Filming for The Mother began in Vancouver. (Source: Deadline)
  • September 23, 2022
    • Jennifer Lopez stars as a proficient assassin who must exit out of hiding to protect her estranged daughter in the film’s first teaser trailer. (Source: Collider)
  • January 18, 2023
    • Netflix confirms the film’s release date is May 12, 2023. (Source: Collider)
  • April 10, 2023
    • The official trailer of the movie showcases an action-packed plot where Jennifer Lopez seeks revenge. (Source: Variety)
  • May 12, 2023
    • The Mother premiered on Netflix.

Streaming Charts

The JustWatch Daily Streaming Charts are calculated by user activity within the last 24 hours. This includes clicking on a streaming offer, adding a title to a watchlist, and marking a title as 'seen'. This includes data from ~1.3 million movie & TV show fans per day.

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4673.

+2653

Rating

IMDB 5.6 (47k)

Genres

Action & Adventure, Mystery & Thriller

Runtime

1h 55min

Age rating

R

Production country

United States

Director

Niki Caro

Cast

Jennifer Lopez
Mother
Lucy Paez
Zoe
Omari Hardwick
Cruise
Joseph Fiennes
Adrian
Gael García Bernal
Hector
Paul Raci
Jons
Jesse Garcia
Tarantula
Yvonne Senat Jones
Sonya
Edie Falco
SAIC Eleanor Williams
Michael Karl Richards
Zoe's Adopted Dad
Link Baker
Marcus Stone
Mayumi Yoshida
C-Section Nurse
Ryan Cowie
New Father
Todd Matthews
Fed at Zoe's House
Olivia Lucas
Medical Clinic Nurse
Mehdi Regragui
Arms Dealer
Jay Cardinal Villeneuve
Exal Room Doctor
Daniel Whittaker
FedEx Worker
Richard Miro
FBI Tip Line (voice)
Karl McMillan
Car Rental Manager
Noah Crawford
El Globo (uncredited)
Fahim Fazli
Afghan Hammam (uncredited)
Saif Mohsen
Mohamed (uncredited)
Gabriel Bonilla
Looper (voice / uncredited)
Leslie Lluvet
Looper (voice / uncredited)
Carlos Robles
Kentucky Sniper (uncredited)
Isaac Gonzalez Rossi
Looper (voice / uncredited)
Damon Zolfaghari
Zippo Vendor (uncredited)