Mars Needs Moms
A rebellious boy journeys to Mars to save his kidnapped mother from an authoritarian society that wants to mechanize parenthood.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- whimsical
- uplifting
- sincere
- family movie night
- children's viewing
What critics said
Critics found the family adventure visually ambitious and intermittently heartfelt, but widely faulted its chaotic story, irritating characters, and unnatural motion-capture faces.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Milo secretly boards the Martian spaceship and travels to Mars to rescue Mom.
Martian infants are separated by sex and raised through robotic systems under Supervisor's command.
The production uses performance capture and 3D animation for Mars, spaceships, and its humanoid cast.
Milo's understanding of Mom's love and discipline motivates his dangerous rescue mission.
Films like Mars Needs Moms, and why
planet 51
shared animated science fiction adventure, child protagonist, alien world, and family-centered rescue quest
lilo & stitch
shared family adventure, extraterrestrial setting, comic sidekick, and themes of parental love
treasure planet
shared child-oriented space adventure, colorful alien environments, and fast-moving rescue narrative
Movie Details
- Director
- Simon Wells
- Release Date
- 2011-03-09
- Runtime
- 88 min
- Rating
- 6.0 / 10 (820)
Cast
- Seth Green
- Seth Robert Dusky
- Joan Cusack
- Dan Fogler
- Breckin Meyer
- Elisabeth Harnois
- Tom Everett Scott
- Mindy Sterling
- Julene Renee
- Raymond Ochoa
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Disney Plus
- 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 Mars Needs Moms about?
- A rebellious boy journeys to Mars to save his kidnapped mother from an authoritarian society that wants to mechanize parenthood.
- What is Mars Needs Moms like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Mars Needs Moms as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Mars Needs Moms violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Mars Needs Moms as mild.
- What did critics think of Mars Needs Moms?
- Critics found the family adventure visually ambitious and intermittently heartfelt, but widely faulted its chaotic story, irritating characters, and unnatural motion-capture faces.
- Which films are like Mars Needs Moms?
- Films with a similar feel include planet 51, lilo & stitch, and treasure planet.
- How long is Mars Needs Moms?
- Mars Needs Moms runs 88 minutes.
- Where can I watch Mars Needs Moms?
- In United States, Mars Needs Moms streams on Disney Plus.
