Poster of the film Mother's Instinct

Mother's Instinct

Thriller Drama English


Housewives Alice and Celine are best friends and neighbours who seem to have it all. However, when a tragic accident shatters the harmony of their lives, guilt, suspicion and paranoia begin to unravel their sisterly bond.

Cast:Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain, Anders Danielsen Lie, Josh Charles, Caroline Lagerfelt, Alexander Blaise
Director:Benoît Delhomme
Editor:Juliette Welfling

Guild Reviews

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Though it unravels in the last act, Mother's Instinct is a pulpy, fairly gripping watch.

Fox in morning light

Priyanka Roy | The Telegraph

Mon, January 20 2025

Mother’s Instinct could have been named ‘Mom gone bonkers’. Turning the concept/ idea/ theme of a mother’s selfless love for her child on its head, this 2024 thriller, now streaming on Prime Video, is a pulpy watch, with maternal instinct going into a zone dark enough to result in murder. A couple of them, in fact. Set in the 1960s and headlined by Hollywood A-listers Anne Hathaway and Jessica Chastain, the directorial debut of acclaimed French cinematographer Benoit Delhomme has a Hitchcockian feel of unease and foreshadowing, but never really lives up to its ultimately pulpy potential.

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