The Good Mother (2023 film)

The Good Mother is a 2023 American crime thriller film directed by Miles Joris-Peyrafitte and co-written with Madison Harrison. It stars Hilary Swank, Olivia Cooke, Jack Reynor and Hopper Penn.

The Good Mother
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMiles Joris-Peyrafitte
Written by
  • Miles Joris-Peyrafitte
  • Madison Harrison
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyCharlotte Hornsby
Edited by
  • Damian Rodriguez
  • Taylor Levy
Music by
Production
companies
  • SSS Entertainment
  • Artemis Pictures
  • First Love Films
Distributed byVertical Entertainment
Release date
  • September 1, 2023 (2023-09-01)
Running time
90 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$553,182[2]

The film was released by Vertical Entertainment on September 1, 2023.

Premise

After the murder of her estranged son, journalist Marissa Bennings forms an unusual alliance with his pregnant girlfriend to track down those responsible for his death. Together, they confront a realm of narcotics and dishonesty within the city of Albany, unearthing a deeper, more sinister revelation.[3]

Cast

Production

In July 2022, Variety reported that Miles Joris-Peyrafitte would direct the film, then titled Mother's Milk, which he co-wrote with Madison Harrison. Hilary Swank, Olivia Cooke and Jack Reynor were cast in leading roles. Shaun Sanghani of SSS Entertainment produced and financed the film, with Siena Oberman of Artemis Pictures and Emma Tillinger Koskoff of First Love Films also producing.[4] Joris-Peyrafitte told People that the idea of the film came from on-set discussions about the opioid epidemic while directing As You Are (2016).[5]

Principal photography took place from June to July 2022 in Albany, New York. Filming was done at Times Union, Empire State Plaza, the Capitol, the Amtrak station in Rensselaer, and on a constructed set inside the New Scotland Avenue (Troop B) Armory on the Sage College of Albany campus.[6]

Release

In June 2023, Vertical Entertainment acquired the distribution rights for North America, United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand. The film had a limited theatrical release in the United States on September 1, 2023.[3]

Box office

The Good Mother is estimated to make $367k on 419 screens over its first four days.[7] It grossed $503,378 in the United States and Canada, with $49,804 from Russia, for a worldwide total of $553,182.[2]

Critical response

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 20% of 50 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 4.8/10. The website's consensus reads: "The Good Mother has dramatic potential, a talented cast, and deals with important subjects — but none of that's enough to compensate for the movie's drearily underwhelming story."[8] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 45 out of 100, based on 12 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.[9]

References
  1. "The Good Mother (15)". BBFC. September 11, 2023. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
  2. "The Good Mother (2023)". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  3. Grobar, Matt (June 28, 2023). "Vertical Acquires Crime Thriller Mother's Milk Starring Hilary Swank, Olivia Cooke & Jack Reynor". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on June 29, 2023. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
  4. Chapman, Wilson (July 6, 2022). "Hilary Swank, Jack Reynor, Olivia Cooke to Lead Opioid Thriller Mother's Milk (Exclusive)". Variety. Archived from the original on June 29, 2023. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
  5. McArdle, Tommy (August 2, 2023). "Hilary Swank Is a Journalist Searching for Her Son's Murderer in The Good Mother Trailer (Exclusive)". People. Archived from the original on August 2, 2023. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
  6. Grondahl, Paul (July 6, 2022). "Grondahl: Hilary Swank stars as Times Union reporter in noir thriller, Mother's Milk". Times Union. Archived from the original on June 29, 2023. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
  7. Goldsmith, Jill (September 3, 2023). "Talk To Me Tops Hereditary As A24's Highest-Grossing Horror; Bottoms Nails Nationwide Expansion – Specialty Box Office". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on September 3, 2023. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
  8. "The Good Mother". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  9. "The Good Mother". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
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