Mother/Android
An expectant couple crosses an android-controlled wasteland in a desperate bid to keep their unborn child alive.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Brutal
- tense
- bleak
- intimate
- late night thriller
- dystopian movie marathon
What critics said
Critics found an emotionally resonant survival story in the central relationship but judged its vague world building and underdeveloped android uprising distracting.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Georgia is days away from giving birth while crossing territory controlled by an android uprising.
The journey focuses on Georgia and Sam’s relationship and mission to protect their coming child amid national collapse.
Georgia and Sam must cross No Man’s Land, described as a stronghold of the android uprising, to reach safety.
The country is caught in an unexpected war with artificial intelligence and killer androids.
Films like Mother/Android, and why
A Quiet Place
shares dystopian science fiction, fugitive survival, and intimate human stakes amid a hostile technological collapse
Children of Men
shares pregnancy and parenthood under threat, post-apocalyptic suspense, and a protective journey through dangerous territory
The Terminator
shares killer-machine science fiction, bleak survival tension, and a couple confronting an artificial intelligence uprising
Movie Details
- Director
- Mattson Tomlin
- Release Date
- 2021-12-17
- Runtime
- 111 min
- Rating
- 5.7 / 10 (865)
Cast
- Chloë Grace Moretz
- Algee Smith
- Raúl Castillo
- Kiara Pichardo
- Oscar Wahlberg
- Jared Reinfeldt
- Stephen Thorne
- Jon F. Merz
- Tamara Hickey
- Linnea Gardner
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Hulu
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Mother/Android about?
- An expectant couple crosses an android-controlled wasteland in a desperate bid to keep their unborn child alive.
- What is Mother/Android like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Mother/Android as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Mother/Android violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Mother/Android as brutal.
- What did critics think of Mother/Android?
- Critics found an emotionally resonant survival story in the central relationship but judged its vague world building and underdeveloped android uprising distracting.
- Which films are like Mother/Android?
- Films with a similar feel include A Quiet Place, Children of Men, and The Terminator.
- How long is Mother/Android?
- Mother/Android runs 111 minutes.
- Where can I watch Mother/Android?
- In United States, Mother/Android streams on Hulu.
