A Mother's Instinct
When being a vigilante is the only solution...
Directed by Jason Bourque
Produced by Johnson Production Group
A dark, tension-driven thriller about a mother and daughter driven to vigilantism by grief and injustice, grounded in the real trauma of a missing child.
When a woman’s son goes missing and the prime suspect is released due to lack of evidence, she and her teenage daughter decide to play vigilante.
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Questions people ask
Is A Mother's Instinct sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.
Is A Mother's Instinct scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.
Is A Mother's Instinct easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is A Mother's Instinct violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.
Does A Mother's Instinct end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.
These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.
Cinnamon Score
How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Conventional, and it does not land.
How unlike any other film this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Like A Mother's Instinct
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as A Mother's Instinct
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like A Mother's Instinct, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like A Mother's Instinct, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like A Mother's Instinct, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
