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The Good Mother

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1988 | 104 min | Drama, Romance

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With middling reviews (54% on Rotten Tomatoes) and a box office loss, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Aimed squarely at anyone who's survived a family wedding and anyone interested in what war does to people. Relationships are put under a microscope, for better or worse. If you loved Behind the Candelabra or Little Children, start here. It puts you in the middle of the fighting, and doesn't let you forget the cost.
The mood
Warm and romantic.
The pace
Quiet, then quietly devastating, at 1 hr 44 min.
What might put you off
  • Rated R: expect sex.
  • Not the one if you want explosions or easy laughs.

After finding a sexually liberated boyfriend, a divorced woman gets sued over daughter's custody, by her ex, who claims that her lover has a bad influence on the kid.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsBelow par

    54% on Rotten Tomatoes

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Box office & staying powerBelow par

    $5 million worldwide on a $14 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactBelow par

    About 35K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Leonard Nimoy

  • Diane KeatonAnna Dunlop
  • Liam NeesonLeo Cutter
  • Jason RobardsW. O. Muth
  • Ralph BellamyGrandfather Frank
  • Teresa WrightGrandmother Eleanor
  • James NaughtonBrian Dunlop
  • Asia VieiraMolly Dunlop
  • Joe MortonFrank Williams
  • Fred MelamedDr. Payne
  • Katey SagalUrsula