1996·Comedy·1h 44m
7.1
★
A neurotic, twice-divorced sci-fi writer moves back in with his mother to solve his personal problems.
Directed by Albert Brooks
writer's block
author
sibling rivalry
novelist
neurotic
aspiring writer
divorced man
return home
starting over
returning to roots
jealous brother
mother son relationship
dominant mother
brother brother relationship
soul searching
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Cast
Albert Brooks
John Henderson
Debbie Reynolds
Beatrice Henderson
Rob Morrow
Jeff Henderson
Lisa Kudrow
Linda
John C. McGinley
Carl
Isabel Glasser
Cheryl Henderson
James Gleason
Waiter
Vanessa Williams
Donna
Paul Collins
Lawyer
Richard Assad
TV Installer
Joey Naber
TV Installer
Spencer Klein
Josh Henderson
Crew
Albert Brooks
Director
Monica Johnson
Writer
Albert Brooks
Writer
Marc Shaiman
Original Music Composer
Lajos Koltai
Director of Photography
Herb Nanas
Producer
Scott Rudin
Producer
Deborah Aquila
Casting
Ana Maria Quintana
Script Supervisor
Todd Toon
Sound Effects Editor
John Roesch
Foley Artist
Scott A. Jennings
Foley Editor
Popular Reviews
36 reviews
leo
7.0★ · 04/18/26
i think more movies should have covers of songs that are very plot specific
i think more movies should have covers of songs that are very plot specific
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Jacob Paddison
7.0★ · 04/08/26
Albert Brooks at his warmest and most lowkey— Mother is an uncomfortably relatable domestic comedy about a twice-divorced middle-aged writer moving back in with his... Mother... to try and figure out why he is the way he is. Now I'm no twice-divorcee in my late 40s, but I do have a... Mother... and the way Brooks and Debbie Reynolds banter and specifically the things that Reynolds' character says and the way she acts in regards to her son, gahhh it just hits too damn close to home. I've never felt more seen in a film. I'm going to kill myself now.
Albert Brooks at his warmest and most lowkey— Mother is an uncomfortably relatable domestic comedy about a twice-divorced middle-aged writer moving back in with his... Mother... to try and figure out why he is the way he is. Now I'm no twice-divorcee in my late 40s, but I do have a... Mother... and the way Brooks and Debbie Reynolds banter and specifically the things that Reynolds' character says and the way she acts in regards to her son, gahhh it just hits too damn close to home. I've never felt more seen in a film. I'm going to kill myself now.
John Duran
7.0★ · 03/21/26
I had to rent it… why is it so annoying to find a place to watch a movie for free?? Anyway good movie reminds me a lot of my own mother
I had to rent it… why is it so annoying to find a place to watch a movie for free?? Anyway good movie reminds me a lot of my own mother
Treyward
9.0★ · 02/26/26
***Beatrice Henderson: I love you.
John Henderson: I know you think you do, Mother.***
Undeniably charming and hilarious with a knockout Debbie Reynolds performance.
John Henderson: I know you think you do, Mother.***
Undeniably charming and hilarious with a knockout Debbie Reynolds performance.
***Beatrice Henderson: I love you.
John Henderson: I know you think you do, Mother.***
Undeniably charming and hilarious with a knockout Debbie Reynolds performance.
John Henderson: I know you think you do, Mother.***
Undeniably charming and hilarious with a knockout Debbie Reynolds performance.
Mostly Aidan
10.0★ · 08/02/25
This was such a great film starring Albert Brooks as a science fiction novelist who moves back into his mother's house after his most recent divorce to figure out why his wife left him. It was hilarious and filled with great performances from Brooks, Debbie Reynolds, and Rob Morrow. This is definitely something I need to show my mom some time soon.
This was such a great film starring Albert Brooks as a science fiction novelist who moves back into his mother's house after his most recent divorce to figure out why his wife left him. It was hilarious and filled with great performances from Brooks, Debbie Reynolds, and Rob Morrow. This is definitely something I need to show my mom some time soon.