Glass House: The Good Mother

Glass House: The Good Mother

A mother's love is unconditional.

Directed by Steve Antin

Produced by Shouldn't Throw Stones, Destination Films

200694 min5.7 / 10

A dark psychological thriller about a deranged adoptive mother and the siblings trapped in her mansion, built on paranoia and the corruption of maternal love.

One year after losing their son David, Eve Goode and her husband Raymond Goode adopt the orphan Ethan Snow (and his teenager sister Abby Snow and bring them to their mansion nearby a lake. Abby faces difficulties of adaptation in her new home, and she confronts Eve, who proves to be deranged and unstable. When Ethan gets sick, Abby tries to contact their friend, detective Ben Koch, and she realizes that her brother and she are trapped in the house.

Questions people ask

  • Is Glass House: The Good Mother sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

  • Does Glass House: The Good Mother end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of films.

  • Is Glass House: The Good Mother easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is Glass House: The Good Mother scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.

  • Is Glass House: The Good Mother violent? Somewhat. More violent than 59% 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.

18/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity26

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise17

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love13

How much audiences actually like it

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