Mother's Boys

Mother's Boys

This divorce is going to be a nightmare.

Directed by Yves Simoneau

Produced by Dimension Films, CBS Productions

199396 min5.4 / 10

A dark domestic thriller about a psychologically unstable ex-wife's destructive return, built on paranoia, manipulation, and escalating violence within a fractured family.

Sexy but unstable wife and mother Jude walked out on her family three years ago. Now, just as suddenly, she is back. But her husband, Robert, has fallen in love with Callie, an assistant principal at his sons' school. He asks Jude for a divorce. She responds by trying to turn her three boys against Callie, then by slashing herself and blaming her rival and finally by drawing her 12-year-old, Kes, into a murderous plot.

Questions people ask

  • Is Mother's Boys scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.

  • Does Mother's Boys end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.

  • Is Mother's Boys easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.

  • Is Mother's Boys violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

  • Is Mother's Boys sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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.

13/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity21

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise14

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love7

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Mother's Boys

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Mother's Boys

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Mother's Boys, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Mother's Boys, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Mother's Boys, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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