“Celebrate the one day that connects us all”
Overview
Sandy is a stressed-out, single mom who learns that her ex-husband is marrying a younger woman. Her friend Jesse's parents don't know that she has a family or that her sister, Gabi is married to a woman. Jesse's friend, Kristin, is juggling motherhood of a toddler, a patient boyfriend who keeps proposing, and searching for her biological mother. Bradley is a widower who's trying to raise two daughters on his own, while Miranda is too busy with her career to worry about children. When their respective problems intersect and start coming to a head, the Mother's Day holiday takes on a special meaning for all.
Directed by Garry Marshall
Written by Lily Hollander, Anya Kochoff, Tom Hines
Produced by Howard Burd, Brandt Andersen, Wayne Allan Rice
Box OfficeBudget: $25.0MRevenue: $48.8M
Themes & Keywords
holidayfemale friendshipremarriageinterracial marriagesingle motherdivorceewidowersingle fatherbiological motherparentsex-husband ex-wife relationshipboyfriend girlfriend relationshipmother's daymotherhooddifficult parentskidsdeath of wifeouttakesatlanta, georgiaintersecting livesmother daughter relationshipsister sister relationshiploss of motherrelationshipsbirth motherlesbian couplesurprise visit
About Mother's Day
Mother's Day is a comedy, drama, romance film released in 2016 exploring themes of holiday, female friendship, remarriage, interracial marriage, single mother, divorcee. Directed by Garry Marshall, it stars Jennifer Aniston, Julia Roberts, Kate Hudson. Sandy is a stressed-out, single mom who learns that her ex-husband is marrying a younger woman. Her friend Jesse's parents don't know that she has a family or that her sister, Gabi is married to a woman. Jesse's friend, Kristin, is juggling motherhood of a toddler, a patient boyfriend who keeps proposing, and searching for her biological mother. Bradley is a widower who's trying to raise two daughters on his own, while Miranda is too busy with her career to worry about children. When their respective problems intersect and start coming to a head, the Mother's Day holiday takes on a special meaning for all.