Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- macabre
- absurd
- aggressive
- cult movie night
- halloween viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film an energetic, outrageous horror-comedy with memorable Nicolas Cage lunacy, though its thin satire, slapdash plotting, and unresolved finish divided opinion.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The parents' inexplicable violence turns ordinary family tension into a metaphor for children feeling damaged by their elders.
The film combines ketchup-splatter effects, manic performances, and torrid exploitation-cinema energy, especially through Nicolas Cage's Brent Ryan.
Carly and Josh must survive attacks from their parents inside and around their peaceful suburban community.
The parent-targeting pandemic remains unfathomable and inexplicable rather than being resolved through a clear cause.
Films like Mom and Dad, and why
The Visit
Shared suburban horror, grotesque family conflict, and darkly comic social satire.
Parents
Shared parental menace, transgressive horror-comedy, and exaggerated domestic violence.
The Crazies
Shared mass-hysteria premise, social allegory, and bleakly comic exploitation tone.
Society
Shared absurdist family horror, visceral violence, and deliberately outrageous performances.
Movie Details
- Director
- Brian Taylor
- Release Date
- 2018-01-19
- Runtime
- 86 min
- Rating
- 5.4 / 10 (1107)
Cast
- Nicolas Cage
- Selma Blair
- Anne Winters
- Zackary Arthur
- Robert T. Cunningham
- Olivia Crocicchia
- Lance Henriksen
- Marilyn Dodds Frank
- Samantha Lemole
- Joseph D. Reitman
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Mom and Dad about?
- When a mysterious pandemic turns suburban parents into child-hunting predators, two siblings face family resentment transformed into grotesque survival horror.
- What is Mom and Dad like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Mom and Dad as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Mom and Dad violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Mom and Dad as graphic.
- What did critics think of Mom and Dad?
- Critics broadly found the film an energetic, outrageous horror-comedy with memorable Nicolas Cage lunacy, though its thin satire, slapdash plotting, and unresolved finish divided opinion.
- Which films are like Mom and Dad?
- Films with a similar feel include The Visit, Parents, The Crazies, and Society.
- How long is Mom and Dad?
- Mom and Dad runs 86 minutes.
- Where can I watch Mom and Dad?
- In United States, Mom and Dad streams on MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel.
