Helicopter Mom

Helicopter Mom

Ruining his life... One nag at a time.

201581 min5.0 / 10

A comedic family story about a well-meaning but overbearing mother whose misguided attempt to be cool creates chaos and embarrassment for her teenage son.

Maggie Cooper thinks it would be really cool if her son Lloyd were gay. So cool, in fact, that she outs him to the entire school.

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