Movie

Back to Mom's

2016 · 97 min

A breezy, affectionate French comedy of domestic friction, all warm bickering and mild embarrassment that leaves you smiling.

Overview: At 40, Stephanie loses her job and is forced to move back in with her mother. She is welcomed with open arms to the joys of overheated apartment, Francis Cabrel playing on loop, Scrabble games and precious motherly advice on how to behave at the table and live her life.
How it feels: Light, warm, satirical and earnest. Brisk and easy to follow.
About: Family, identity, work, aging
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: lightstrength 3 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
identity
work
aging
parenthood
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild