Mother Mary

Name: Mother Mary
Genre: Drama, Music
Released: April 17, 2026
Rating: 58
Cast: Anne Hathaway, Hunter Schafer, Isaura Barbé-Brown, Michaela Coel

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A24 | Release Date: April 17, 2026 | R

Starring: Anne Hathaway, Hunter Schafer, Isaura Barbé-Brown, Michaela Coel

Summary: Long-buried wounds rise to the surface when iconic pop star Mother Mary (Anne Hathaway) reunites with her estranged best friend and former costume designer Sam Anselm (Michaela Coel) on the eve of her comeback performance.

Director: David Lowery

Genre(s): Drama, Music

Rating: R

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Karen Gordon

Apr 24, 2026

Is this about forgiveness as a pathway to love? Lowery doesn’t sew it up for us in a neat package or give us the answers, but I have no doubt that anyone who resonates with the film will come away with thoughts of their own. Read full review

Donald Clarke

Apr 22, 2026

The film is about the cost of success. It is about the emptiness of fame. It is about the companionship of women (in small groups and in vast stadiums). Those themes are expounded with an invention and wit that add bounce to a film draped in rich, oil-painterly gloom. Approach with the most open of minds. Read full review

The Times Kevin Maher

Apr 27, 2026

Sam and Mother Mary’s chemistry is the film’s big sell, and the impeccable Coel and imperious Hathaway prove the ultimate dynamic duo. Read full review

William Bibbiani

Apr 14, 2026

We’re watching extremely talented artists try to accomplish something grand and potentially embarrass themselves in the process, and it works because they’re committed to taking that risk. Read full review

Screen Rant Molly Freeman

Apr 14, 2026

While Lowery's film is ripe for interpretation, and will no doubt be better received by those who enjoy that style of filmmaking, those wanting actual answers will find frustratingly little satisfaction. Mother Mary is, at heart, more about vibes and style than anything else. Read full review

Dana Stevens

Apr 16, 2026

The painfully literal ending struck me as a somewhat risible disappointment, and though I admired the movie’s imagination and ambition, I can’t say I ever entered wholeheartedly into its story. Read full review

David Rooney

Apr 14, 2026

Some might be willing to find depth in his stylish, stylized but gossamer-thin depiction of a woman at the height of her performative powers struggling to bear the weight of her stage persona. I found it a bore — self-consciously cool but distancing and empty. Read full review

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