My Mom Jayne
Home Box Office (HBO) | Release Date: June 20, 2025 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
75
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews
Positive:
6
Mixed:
1
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
90
The Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenAug 8, 2025
[An] exquisite and gripping documentary. Read full review
90
Washington PostSonia RaoJul 2, 2025
What makes My Mom Jayne remarkable is how Hargitay manages to move forward from the big reveals. This isn’t just a fact-finding mission for her, but a long-overdue reckoning. Read full review
90
The New York TimesNatalia WinkelmanJun 27, 2025
It is the exquisitely relatable messiness of this exceptional family tale that lingers. Read full review
75
RogerEbert.comSheila O'MalleyJun 27, 2025
Hargitay’s approach is intuitive in a really courageous way, because she’s so open to the process, to her own pain and loss. Behind every frame, you feel her need to understand, to learn, to look. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesRobert LloydJun 27, 2025
Although the substance of the film is not manufactured, there is art in the presentation Read full review
70
TimeStephanie ZacharekJun 27, 2025
[Hargitay]'s unruly secrets reflect the uncomfortable truths that are so often hidden in our own histories. Read full review
60
Wall Street JournalJohn AndersonJul 1, 2025
It is a very personal documentary, a designation that can connote the good, the not-so-bad and the distinctly uncomfortable. My Mom Jayne has it all, including a puzzle that Ms. Hargitay pursues throughout. Read full review
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