The Mother (2023 film)

The Mother
Release poster
Directed byNiki Caro
Screenplay by
Story byMisha Green[1]
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyBen Seresin
Edited byDavid Coulson
Music byGermaine Franco[2]
Production
companies
Distributed byNetflix
Release date
  • May 12, 2023 (2023-05-12)
Running time
118 minutes
CountryUnited States
Languages
  • English
  • Spanish

The Mother is a 2023 American action thriller film directed by Niki Caro with a screenplay by Misha Green, Andrea Berloff and Peter Craig, from a story by Green. The film stars Jennifer Lopez, Joseph Fiennes, Lucy Paez, Omari Hardwick, Paul Raci, and Gael García Bernal. It is about a former US army operative (Lopez) who partners with an FBI agent to rescue her teenage daughter after she is kidnapped by criminals.

The Mother was released by Netflix on May 12, 2023. As of 22 November 2024, The Mother is the sixth most watched Netflix movie of all time, with 234.07 million hours viewed.[3]

  1. ^ "The Mother". Writers Guild of America West. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
  2. ^ "Germaine Franco Scoring Niki Caro's 'The Mother'". Film Music Reporter. May 1, 2023.
  3. ^ Grittins, Susan (June 13, 2023). "BC-Filmed THE MOTHER With Jennifer Lopez Ascends To Netflix's #6 Movie Ever". Hollywood North Buzz. Retrieved June 7, 2024.