See how the mother half lives.
Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.
| Cast |
Charlize Theron, Mackenzie Davis, Mark Duplass, Ron Livingston, Kitty Crystal |
| Director |
Jason Reitman |
| Screenplay | Diablo Cody |
| Music | Rob Simonsen |
| Cinematography | Eric Steelberg |
| Editing | Stefan Grube |
| Made in | 2018 |
| Produced by | Bron Studios, Right Way Productions, Denver and Delilah Productions, Creative Wealth Media Finance |
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| Genre | Comedy drama |
| Language | Strong, frequent, both accusatory and conversational, justified by context. |
| Nudity | Mild, frequent in both sexual and non-sexual context. |
| Sex | None (sic) |
| Violence | Low impact, infrequent, action-based. |
| Prejudice | None |
| Blasphemy | None |
| Drug abuse | None (sic) |
| Comments | |
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| R: Restricted | Rated R for language and some sexuality/nudity |
| Runtime | 96 |
| USA version is usually but not always the same as South African release. Versions released on streaming or DVD, Blu-ray or Video may also differ. | |
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| Frightening / Tense Scenes |
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Tense Family Scenes |
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| Suggested age limit 15 + |
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| Scale (Max) | 20 |  |
What the Critics say | ||
| Cape Argus / The Star Helen Herimbi  Endearing story about struggles of motherhood. | 10 |  |
| 24.com Jake Coyle | 10 | |
| Metacritic.com 51 critics | 15 |  |
| Rottentomatoes critics 154 critics | 16 | |
| Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer Tully delves into the modern parenthood experience with an admirably deft blend of humor and raw honesty, brought to life by an outstanding performance by Charlize Theron. | 18 | |
| Movie Review Query Engine MRQE critics   | 14 | |
| CommonSenseMedia Sandie Angulo Chen Female stars shine in dark comedy about motherhood. | 15 | |
What the People say | ||
| Metacritic.com users 23 users | 15 | |
| Rottentomatoes users 1132 users | 13 |  |
| IMDB 2035 Netizens | 15 | |
| The Movie DB Community | 13 | |
Average .. 70% | 14 | |