Goodnight Mommy

Goodnight Mommy

The darkest family secrets stay under wraps.

Directed by Matt Sobel

Produced by Animal Kingdom, Playtime

202292 min6.3 / 10

A deeply unsettling psychological horror that weaponizes the violation of maternal trust and family intimacy to generate sustained dread and paranoia.

When twin brothers arrive home to find their mother’s demeanor altered and face covered in surgical bandages, they begin to suspect the woman beneath the gauze might not be their mother.

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  • Is Goodnight Mommy scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 99% of films.

  • Is Goodnight Mommy easy watching? No. Less comforting than 99% of films.

  • Does Goodnight Mommy end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 99% of films.

  • Is Goodnight Mommy violent? Yes, very. More violent than 95% of films.

  • Is Goodnight Mommy sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.

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Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity70

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise49

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love35

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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