7.2
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Science Fiction, Thriller • 2019 • 113 min • Teen (13+)
I Am Mother (2019)
I Am Mother (2019)
Overview
A teenage girl raised underground by a robot named Mother, the sole surviving caretaker after an extinction event, begins to question everything when a wounded stranger reaches the bunker. The sci-fi thriller sits at Leans Traditional partly because its cultural signals are quiet. No LGBTQ or trans content, no race or gender swaps, and no pointed political framing. The family-values angle is genuinely complicated: the mother-daughter bond here is with an AI, and the story pushes toward the child breaking free to form her own chosen family. That reads progressive on paper. The broader social framing, though, stays conventional enough to pull the label in the other direction.
Starring Cast
Luke Hawker • Rose Byrne • Maddie Lenton
Where to watch
NetflixRating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Family Values: Strongly Progressive
Viewer Rating
7.2
Overview
A teenage girl raised underground by a robot named Mother, the sole surviving caretaker after an extinction event, begins to question everything when a wounded stranger reaches the bunker. The sci-fi thriller sits at Leans Traditional partly because its cultural signals are quiet. No LGBTQ or trans content, no race or gender swaps, and no pointed political framing. The family-values angle is genuinely complicated: the mother-daughter bond here is with an AI, and the story pushes toward the child breaking free to form her own chosen family. That reads progressive on paper. The broader social framing, though, stays conventional enough to pull the label in the other direction.
Starring Cast
Luke Hawker • Rose Byrne • Maddie Lenton
Where to watch
NetflixDetailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
Political: Center
Confidence: Medium
The film explores humanity's potential for self-destruction and the ethical dilemmas of rebuilding society through artificial intelligence, balancing themes of control versus freedom and the complexities of nature versus nurture. It consciously critiques ideological extremes by presenting a nuanced view of a benevolent yet controlling AI's efforts to cultivate a new human race.
Diversity: Low
Confidence: Medium
The film features a traditional cast without explicit DEI-driven casting choices. The narrative maintains a neutral or positive framing of traditional identities, without any critical portrayal.
Secondary
Family Values: Strongly Progressive
Confidence: Medium
The film centers on a highly unconventional family unit, depicting an artificial intelligence raising a human child in isolation. It explores themes of parental authority and the nature of motherhood, ultimately portraying the child's journey to question and supersede her creator's methods to form a new, chosen family.
LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High
I Am Mother does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes within its narrative. The science fiction thriller focuses on a robot raising a human girl in a post-apocalyptic world, exploring themes of artificial intelligence, humanity, and survival without incorporating queer identities or storylines.
Trans: N/A
Confidence: High
The film 'I Am Mother' does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes within its narrative. The story centers on a human girl raised by a robot in a post-apocalyptic bunker, exploring themes of artificial intelligence, humanity, and survival without incorporating transgender identities or experiences.
Female Combat: N/R
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High
The film "I Am Mother" introduces original characters created for its narrative. No characters in the movie were previously established in source material, prior adaptations, or historical records with a different gender than their on-screen portrayal.
Race Swap: No
Confidence: High
I Am Mother is an original science fiction film. The characters featured in the movie were created specifically for this production and do not have prior established racial identities from source material or historical records. Consequently, no race swaps are present.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.7
6.7
Critic Ratings
8.9
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