15 Awesome Movie Mums

Just in time for Mother's Day. Cinema's mummy superiors...

By Total FilmApr 1st 2011
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The Mother (2003)

The Mum: May, played by Anne Reid. She visits her kids in London and decides to stay on there, rather than returning back Oop North, after her husband pops his clogs.

The Awesome: Feeling lonely in an unfamiliar city, May embarks on a sexual affair with a hunky handyman half her age (a pre-Bond Daniel Craig). Striking a blow for neglected oldies everywhere!

To director Roger Michell's credit, this is a sensitively-handled drama, and never as tacky as a simple synopsis might suggest (due in no small part to Reid and Craig's knockout performances).

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    • pimpernel

      Mar 12th 2010, 12:22

      I know she isn't from a film, but I feel Atia from Rome should be in here. And Servilia. They had a truly epic battle over the course of the two series.

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    • pimpernel

      Mar 12th 2010, 12:22

      I know she isn't from a film, but I feel Atia from Rome should be in here. And Servilia. They had a truly epic battle over the course of the two series.

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    • Rasputin

      Mar 12th 2010, 13:49

      Ah c'mon, guys, where's the mother from Braindead? Seriously f*cked up

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    • Rasputin

      Mar 12th 2010, 13:51

      Ah, wait. *re-reads title* OK, probably not so much an awesome mother as slightly disturbing by the end.

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    • Rasputin

      Mar 12th 2010, 13:52

      Anyway, considering I was expecting you to namecheck Savage Grace AGAIN, good list.

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    • ChrisWootton

      Apr 1st 2011, 11:32

      Yeah I think the mum from Braindead would go into the same catergory as Carrie, Serial Mom and Hush.

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    • gonzoBen

      Apr 1st 2011, 12:02

      What about The Mummy from The Mummy?

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    • ChrisWootton

      Apr 1st 2011, 12:47

      Ha, very funny.

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    • Hadouken76

      Apr 1st 2011, 17:08

      What about Beatrix Kiddo or Adrriiiaaaaaannnn?

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    • LadyK

      Apr 2nd 2011, 21:38

      What about Shaun's mum from Shaun of the Dead? "They were a bit bitey"

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    • fitzcarraldo

      Feb 7th 2013, 11:46

      Donnie Darko's mum????

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