Mom and Dad
Film201784 min

Mom and Dad

Taste attributes: comedyhorrorthrillerteenfastunsavourylightimaginarysimpleglossyenclosedcoming of agecomplex relationshipfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardy

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"Sometimes they just want to kill you"

Boxlist takeA fantastical horror comedy that is breakneck, morally murky and uncomplicated. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

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Quality rating

5.2 /10

TMDB · 704 votes

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  • Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
  • Linearity: Balanced, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
  • Pace: Fast, where this profile leans slow

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Synopsis

In a suburban community, moms and dads, one after the other, mysteriously feel the irresistible impulse to attack and kill their own offspring.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

coming of agecomplex relationshipfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardy

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Directed by

  • Brian Taylor

Cast

  • Nicolas Cage
  • Selma Blair
  • Anne Winters
  • Zackary Arthur
  • Robert T. Cunningham

Details

Genre
Comedy
Year
2017
Runtime
84 min
Status
Released
Studio
Armory Films
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