Mother (1996)
Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews
No one misunderstands you better.
A neurotic, twice-divorced sci-fi writer moves back in with his mother to solve his personal problems.
- Released: 1996-12-25
- Genres: Comedy, Drama
- Runtime: 1h 44m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 6.8/10 from 96 votes
Directed by Albert Brooks.
Top cast
- Albert Brooks as John Henderson
- Debbie Reynolds as Beatrice Henderson
- Rob Morrow as Jeff Henderson
- Lisa Kudrow as Linda
- John C. McGinley as Carl
- Rosalind Allen as Woman at Gas Station
- Isabel Glasser as Cheryl Henderson
- Anne Haney as Helen
- Peter White as Charles
- Paul Collins as Lawyer
Where to watch Mother
- United States: watch free on Hoopla; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
- India: rent on Amazon Video
- Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
- Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
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