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Mother's Day (2016)

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 3.6
Mother's Day poster

Overview

Sandy is a stressed-out, single mom who learns that her ex-husband is marrying a younger woman. Her friend Jesse's parents don't know that she has a family or that her sister, Gabi is married to a woman. Jesse's friend, Kristin, is juggling motherhood of a toddler, a patient boyfriend who keeps proposing, and searching for her biological mother. Bradley is a widower who's trying to raise two daughters on his own, while Miranda is too busy with her career to worry about children. When their respective problems intersect and start coming to a head, the Mother's Day holiday takes on a special meaning for all.


Starring Cast


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Bias Dimensions

Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Positive

Overview

Sandy is a stressed-out, single mom who learns that her ex-husband is marrying a younger woman. Her friend Jesse's parents don't know that she has a family or that her sister, Gabi is married to a woman. Jesse's friend, Kristin, is juggling motherhood of a toddler, a patient boyfriend who keeps proposing, and searching for her biological mother. Bradley is a widower who's trying to raise two daughters on his own, while Miranda is too busy with her career to worry about children. When their respective problems intersect and start coming to a head, the Mother's Day holiday takes on a special meaning for all.


Starring Cast


Where to watch

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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Progressive

Primary

The film focuses on apolitical, universal themes of family and relationships, offering individual and interpersonal solutions without promoting a specific political ideology.

The movie includes visible diversity within its ensemble cast, featuring characters from various backgrounds. Its narrative explores themes of family and motherhood without explicitly critiquing traditional identities or centering strong DEI themes.

Secondary

The film features a lesbian character, Gabi, whose storyline centers on her same-sex marriage and her conservative parents' eventual acceptance. The narrative frames external prejudice as the challenge, ultimately resolving with affirmation and dignity for the LGBTQ+ family. The portrayal is supportive and validating.

The film 'Mother's Day' (2016) does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes within its narrative. Consequently, there is no portrayal to evaluate, resulting in an N/A rating for its depiction of transsexual individuals or related topics.

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

The film "Mother's Day" (2016) features an original ensemble cast and storyline. It is not an adaptation of existing source material, a reboot of legacy characters, or a biopic of historical figures. Therefore, no characters were established as a different gender in prior canon or history.

The film "Mother's Day" (2016) is an original ensemble comedy with characters created for the movie. There are no pre-existing canonical or historical characters whose race could have been altered.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

3.6

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
5.7
The Movie Database logo
6.0

Critic Ratings

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0.8
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1.8

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