Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- witty
- irreverent
- nervous
- late night cinephile viewing
- cult film marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly praised De Palma's witty, technically inventive fusion of comedy, anger, and counterculture satire, while finding the finale less successful than the rest.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Jon Rubin films the residents across the street in a peeping-tom-inspired attempt to make art.
The film moves from underground pornography and peep art toward encounters with a radical Black Power group and urban terrorism.
Its playful filmmaker premise gradually collides with radical activism and an act of urban terrorism.
Greenwich Village apartments, street life, filmmaking, and public radical action become interconnected stages for Jon Rubin's experiments.
Films like Hi, Mom!, and why
Greetings
shares abrasive counterculture satire, provocative political humor, and formally playful filmmaking
The King of Comedy
shares confrontational urban filmmaking, black comedy, and a volatile outsider protagonist
Putney Swope
shares underground cinema energy, transgressive humor, and politically charged urban absurdity
After Hours
shares nervous comic escalation, social satire, and morally unstable city characters
Movie Details
- Director
- Brian De Palma
- Release Date
- 1970-04-27
- Runtime
- 87 min
- Rating
- 6.2 / 10 (216)
Cast
- Robert De Niro
- Jennifer Salt
- Allen Garfield
- Charles Durning
- Lara Parker
- Paul Bartel
- Gerrit Graham
- Nelson Peltz
- Abraham Goren
- Bruce Price
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video
- Buy
- Amazon Video
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Hi, Mom! about?
- A voyeuristic Vietnam veteran turns New York into his personal film set, stumbling from peep art into radical politics and urban terror.
- What is Hi, Mom! like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Hi, Mom! as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Hi, Mom! violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Hi, Mom! as moderate.
- What did critics think of Hi, Mom!?
- Critics broadly praised De Palma's witty, technically inventive fusion of comedy, anger, and counterculture satire, while finding the finale less successful than the rest.
- Which films are like Hi, Mom!?
- Films with a similar feel include Greetings, The King of Comedy, Putney Swope, and After Hours.
- How long is Hi, Mom!?
- Hi, Mom! runs 87 minutes.
- Where can I watch Hi, Mom!?
- In United States, Hi, Mom! streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
