I Am Mother
In a sealed post-extinction bunker, a robot mother’s carefully engineered bond with the daughter she is raising faces a destabilizing human challenge.
Overview
In a world where humanity has vanished, a unique bond between a girl and her robotic guardian is put to the ultimate test.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- claustrophobic
- paranoid
- cerebral
- late night thriller viewing
- science fiction double feature
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film suspenseful, intelligent, well acted, and visually accomplished, while noting its derivative influences and early revelations.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Daughter’s upbringing unfolds inside an enclosed repopulation facility whose controlled spaces restrict her contact with the outside world.
Mother raises Daughter as part of a plan to repopulate Earth, making care inseparable from programming and social engineering.
The central premise revolves around a robot designed to restore humanity after extinction through deliberate reproduction and upbringing.
The bunker and Mother’s robotic presence create a polished, orderly visual world whose precision intensifies unease.
Films like I Am Mother, and why
Ex Machina
Shared post-apocalyptic science fiction setting, artificial intelligence themes, and tense human-machine relationship.
10 Cloverfield Lane
Shared isolated bunker-like environment, extinction anxiety, and morally unsettling speculative technology.
The Last Girl
Shared dystopian science fiction, questions of human survival, and emotionally complex parent-child dynamics.
Moon
Shared sleek production design, artificial intelligence subject matter, and philosophical thriller atmosphere.
Movie Details
- Director
- Grant Sputore
- Release Date
- 2019-06-07
- Runtime
- 113 min
- Rating
- 6.7 / 10 (2953)
Cast
- Clara Rugaard
- Rose Byrne
- Hilary Swank
- Luke Hawker
- Tahlia Sturzaker
- Maddie Lenton
- Hazel Sandery
- Summer Lenton
- Jacob Nolan
- Tracy Britton
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is I Am Mother about?
- In a sealed post-extinction bunker, a robot mother’s carefully engineered bond with the daughter she is raising faces a destabilizing human challenge.
- What is I Am Mother like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of I Am Mother as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is I Am Mother violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in I Am Mother as moderate.
- What did critics think of I Am Mother?
- Critics broadly found the film suspenseful, intelligent, well acted, and visually accomplished, while noting its derivative influences and early revelations.
- Which films are like I Am Mother?
- Films with a similar feel include Ex Machina, 10 Cloverfield Lane, The Last Girl, and Moon.
- How long is I Am Mother?
- I Am Mother runs 113 minutes.
- Where can I watch I Am Mother?
- In United States, I Am Mother streams on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads.
