Rugaard has to be able to play the naiveté of a child while also underscoring the fact that this particular child has been uncommonly trained and is quite knowledgeable and resourceful. She handles it well...

| Original Score: B | May 10, 2024

an unsettling, perfectly engineered sci-fi thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat until the very end.

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Sep 17, 2023

It gets over as a dystopian allegory.

| Original Score: B | Aug 27, 2023

Scripted and directed as a dystopian allegory, it's frustrating how the tension fumbles and the conclusion is complicated and confusing.

| Original Score: 5/10 | Aug 14, 2023

I Am Mother is a smart, well-made sci-fi actioner with tons of twists.

| Feb 6, 2023

I can’t say I can recommend I Am Mother.

| Jan 22, 2023

Personally I thought it was an interesting mystery that showed its trust in the small cast.

| Original Score: 6/10 | Oct 28, 2020

A sci-fi film that gives equal importance to character-driven drama as its visual effects. Clara Rugaard is phenomenal in her breakthrough performance as a daughter forced to choose between two not-entirely-trustworthy maternal figures.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jul 23, 2020

What's impressive about I Am Mother is that it starts out with a rock-solid concept for a thought-provoking film and then keeps on adding to it. This is the rare science fiction film that gives the audience maybe a little too much to think about.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Mar 3, 2020

Australian filmmaker Grant Sputore's direction keeps viewers on their toes, and we never quite know who to trust.

| Feb 21, 2020

This is where I Am Mother distinguishes itself - bypassing doomsday to what happens in the aftermath, and how we come back.

| Original Score: B+ | Jan 8, 2020

Anchored by a fantastically assured Clara Rugaard, I Am Mother is a speculative springboard for rich discussions about prosthetic nurturing and the moral cost of engineering the greater good.

| Dec 11, 2019

I Am Mother has a simple narrative but one that is executed with skill and flair. The cinematography, lighting, sound work and acting all come together to deliver a satisfying movie.

| Original Score: 8.5/10 | Aug 17, 2019

A movie that's apparently all about motherhood and female connection (and maybe a little about abortion?) was completely written, directed, and executive-produced by men.

| Jul 29, 2019

I Am Mother exudes visual sophistication-specifically with its production design, which is intriguing and well suited.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Jun 27, 2019

It's not a wildly imaginative film, but like a lot of Netflix fare, it's a serviceable, well-acted, entertaining and at times intriguing film.

| Jun 27, 2019

The real problem, here and in many original Netflix films, is that emotional means are lacking, and the artificially created mother-daughter relationship has, paradoxically, the same effect of artifice. [Full review in Spanish]

| Jun 24, 2019

The joy of director Grant Sputore's debut lies less in the actual plot than in the breakout performance by Clara Rugaard, the affecting work of Hilary Swank, and the ideas the film plants in the mind of the viewer for further examination.

| Jun 21, 2019

It's an exciting film to watch, but an even better one to think about after - preferably in the company of a real, physically present person.

| Jun 20, 2019

It's rich material, handled brilliantly by first-time feature director Grant Sputore, a West Australian, working from an intelligently wrought screenplay from American Michael Lloyd-Green.

| Jun 20, 2019