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Mother Mary (2026)

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Mother Mary (2026)

Overview

Mother Mary is a 2026 musical psychological drama-thriller directed by David Lowery. Anne Hathaway stars as the iconic pop star Mother Mary, who reunites with her estranged best friend and former costume designer Sam Anselm (Michaela Coel), forcing buried wounds to resurface. Hunter Schafer plays Hilda, Sam's assistant. The film unfolds in dreamlike, introspective sequences.


Starring Cast


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive

Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Positive
Family Values: Mixed
Christianity: Positive

Viewer Rating
5.6

Overview

Mother Mary is a 2026 musical psychological drama-thriller directed by David Lowery. Anne Hathaway stars as the iconic pop star Mother Mary, who reunites with her estranged best friend and former costume designer Sam Anselm (Michaela Coel), forcing buried wounds to resurface. Hunter Schafer plays Hilda, Sam's assistant. The film unfolds in dreamlike, introspective sequences.


Starring Cast

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Progressive

Primary

The film examines imbalances in creative labor and identity formation within the entertainment industry through female-led narratives of betrayal and forgiveness. Its emphasis on vulnerability and acknowledgment in relationships underscores progressive values in social justice and gender dynamics.

Diverse casting incorporates Black, transgender, Indigenous, and other minority actors in lead and supporting roles. The narrative centers a sapphic partnership between women of different races, emphasizing feminine and queer dynamics without negative framing of traditional identities.

Secondary

Central sapphic relationship receives intimate, metaphysical treatment that validates emotional depth and agency in queer love. Subtle cues emphasize passion and isolation without ridicule, yielding a supportive net portrayal despite bittersweet tones.

Family structures and norms receive no portrayal in the narrative, which foregrounds the reconciliation of a creative partnership amid supernatural hauntings. This absence of familial content renders the depiction neutral.

Catholic iconography permeates the pop star's persona, with halos, references to the Magnificat, and an exorcism ritual symbolizing the expulsion of personal trauma for reconciliation. This framing elevates artistic creation and emotional healing to a spiritual realm, aligning the narrative with themes of redemption and depth.

No transsexual characters or themes are present in the film. The story explores a sapphic bond between Mother Mary and Sam Anselm amid supernatural tensions, but transgender identity remains unaddressed. Hunter Schafer's role as Hilda lacks any trans-related arc or depiction.

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Mother Mary presents original fictional characters, including a pop star and her costume designer, both portrayed by female actors matching the roles' genders, with no adaptations or historical figures involved.

Mother Mary presents original characters in an original narrative, with no established racial baselines from source material, historical figures, or prior adaptations, yielding no instances of race swap.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

5.6

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
6.1
The Movie Database logo
5.1

Critic Ratings

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N/A
Metacritic logo
5.6

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