Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot

Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot

Detective Joe Bomowski's mom is in town for a visit. She did the laundry, washed the windows and scrubbed the floors. Now, she's gonna clean up the streets.

Directed by Roger Spottiswoode

Produced by Universal Pictures, Northern Lights Entertainment

199287 min5.3 / 10

A lighthearted buddy-cop comedy centered on a meddling mother and her tough-cop son, trading on physical comedy and domestic embarrassment rather than genuine threat or depth.

A tough police sergeant's mother comes to visit him, and promptly starts trying to fix up his life, much to his embarrassment. For his birthday she buys him a machine gun out of the back of a van, and begins to further interfere with his job and love life, eventually helping him with a case he's on.

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  • Is Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot sad? No. Less sad than 97% of films.

  • Is Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Does Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.

  • Is Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 77% of films.

  • Is Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity29

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Surprise36

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Love5

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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