Mother's Day

Mother's Day

If you go down to the woods today.

Directed by Charles Kaufman

Produced by Duty Productions, United Film Distribution Company (UFDC)

198091 min5.6 / 10

A transgressive exploitation horror-comedy that pairs graphic violence and sexual assault with darkly absurdist humor, creating a deliberately distressing and provocative viewing experience.

Three girls discover that two men are willing to do anything to impress Mother and what impresses Mother is watching her sons commit acts of rape and murder. Now these women are prisoners and lowered to pawns in the game of checkers between two dim wits and their Maniac Mommy and the question becomes, can any of them escape, alive?

Questions people ask

  • Is Mother's Day scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 99% of films.

  • Is Mother's Day violent? Yes, very. More violent than 98% of films.

  • Is Mother's Day easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.

  • Does Mother's Day end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

  • Is Mother's Day sad? Not especially. Less sad than 73% 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.

32/ 100

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Rarity38

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Surprise61

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Love10

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