The Good Mother

The Good Mother

1988 · 104 min · EN · R · 5.5 (24 votes)
Dir. Leonard Nimoy · Starring Diane Keaton, Liam Neeson, Jason Robards, Ralph Bellamy, Teresa Wright, James Naughton · Music Elmer Bernstein

Can a court determine how we should live, how we should love, how we should raise our children? Now Anna must prove that she is the Good Mother.

DramaRomance

After finding a sexually liberated boyfriend, a divorced woman gets sued over daughter's custody, by her ex, who claims that her lover has a bad influence on the kid.

VIBE

A tender, quiet exploration of a woman navigating newfound freedom and the complexities of motherhood. It feels like a hushed confession, intimate and raw, as she grapples with love, loss, and self-discovery.

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