This movie would've worked so much better had the three women spent more time together, but still worth a watch for Angela Bassett, who manages to still rise above the lackluster material.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Sep 5, 2023

A good Netflix film... [has] some of that Sex and the City vibe.

| Sep 29, 2021

A better movie would have had the three mothers focusing less on trying to manipulate their sons' love lives and more on the mothers trying to genuinely reconnect with their sons by trying to understand what makes them happy in their current lives.

| Jul 12, 2020

Unfortunately, while the ladies are trying to portray a time they might have experienced in their lives, the characters in the story are severely underdeveloped and somewhat exhausting to watch.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Jul 6, 2020

For a film directed and written by a woman, its plot is shamefully backward.

| Feb 20, 2020

Otherhood is a sad showcase for once mighty actresses

| Oct 3, 2019

Otherhood relies on resentful child shaming to communicate a tiring portrait of meddling mothers as martyrs.

| Sep 19, 2019

There are smart, mature, women-centric originals on streaming services. But, there are been duds too. For every shining OITNB, Handmaid's Tale, and Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, there's the other end of the spectrum. In this case, it's called Otherhood.

| Original Score: 5/10 | Aug 27, 2019

What makes it feel slightly heftier is that each of these actresses are terrific.

| Aug 23, 2019

Sometimes the actresses can elevate the material but most of the time they all feel like caricatures not characters.

| Original Score: 2/10 | Aug 21, 2019

The idea is good, but it isn't developed enough to make it a fully fleshed out story with intriguing and multi-dimensional characters. Otherhood ends up being forgettable, boring and at times insulting.

| Aug 16, 2019

What saves the movie from totally going off the rails is the grounded vibes given off by its three leading women.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Aug 15, 2019

Short on laughter, the fun seems fake. Pouts and shouting are hard to take. Three lovely stars try acting their best. Yet humor fails the comedy test.

| Aug 12, 2019

Escapism and heartache with tedious, self-involved personalities, while attention to genuine humor is missing from the endeavor.

| Original Score: D+ | Aug 8, 2019

Littered with bad jokes, corny one-liners and predictable writing, Otherhood embraces its cliches in order to deliver on the heart.

| Aug 8, 2019

Otherhood doesn't explore any of this with any degree of social or political insight. Instead, it deploys all that inequity, emptiness, and rejection for cheap laughs; these middle-aged moms' debasement is the gag.

| Aug 7, 2019

The reality is that you simply don't care about any of these people - they're all kind of awful, really - and without empathetic engagement ... what's the point?

| Original Score: 1/5 | Aug 7, 2019

Good actors can't overcome forced comedy; language, drinking.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Aug 6, 2019

Not every relationship wraps up as well as others, but the film's journey is what gives 'Otherhood' its staying power. Fortunately, thanks to the well-sold drama, performances and truth revelations, it's a cozy Netflix watch.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 5, 2019

Just like parenthood, Otherhood is full of frustrations, but it offers few of the rewards.

| Original Score: 1.5/5 | Aug 5, 2019