Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- melancholic
- intimate
- morally unsettling
- reflective evening
- arthouse film night
What critics said
Critics regarded the film as a decent but insufficiently thoughtful global family drama, with Michelle Williams’s performance standing out amid concerns about its messaging and treatment of motherhood.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Gloria raises Jackie in New York while her sons remain in the Philippines, making unequal childcare labor central to the drama.
The Vidales family, Gloria's household in the Philippines, and Leo's travels through Southeast Asia are intercut as parallel strands.
Leo's Singapore business trip and encounter with Cookie expose his emotional immaturity and marital disconnection.
Jackie is primarily raised by Gloria, while Ellen reconsiders her role as a mother after treating an injured child.
Films like Mammoth, and why
Babel
globalized family drama examining emotional distance, infidelity, and unequal domestic labor
The Hours
intimate social drama linking affluent Western lives with economically vulnerable caregivers and children
Little Children
melancholic relationship drama about work, parenting, and moral disconnection across class boundaries
Movie Details
- Director
- Lukas Moodysson
- Release Date
- 2009-01-19
- Runtime
- 125 min
- Rating
- 6.1 / 10 (124)
Cast
- Gael García Bernal
- Michelle Williams
- Marife Necesito
- Sophie Nyweide
- Tom McCarthy
- Natthamonkarn Srinikornchot
- Jan David G. Nicdao
- Martin Delos Santos
- Maria Esmeralda del Carmen
- Perry Dizon
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, Sundance Now
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Mammoth about?
- A wealthy New York family’s pursuit of success fractures across continents, exposing the hidden costs of outsourced care and emotional absence.
- What is Mammoth like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Mammoth as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Mammoth violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Mammoth as mild.
- What did critics think of Mammoth?
- Critics regarded the film as a decent but insufficiently thoughtful global family drama, with Michelle Williams’s performance standing out amid concerns about its messaging and treatment of motherhood.
- Which films are like Mammoth?
- Films with a similar feel include Babel, The Hours, and Little Children.
- How long is Mammoth?
- Mammoth runs 125 minutes.
- Where can I watch Mammoth?
- In United States, Mammoth streams on Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, Sundance Now.
