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Mother
2009
· Movie
· 129 min
A
MEANRANK
82/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #353
- IMDb #744
- Rotten Tomatoes #310
- Metacritic #539
- Letterboxd #273
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #304
+7 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #687
- Metacritic Critics #749
- Metacritic Audience #427
- Douban #418
- Kinopoisk #1535
- AlloCiné #457
- Trakt #675
Every rating
74–96
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Kinopoisk on 74, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 96.
See the most agreed on films →A mother lives quietly with her son. One day, a girl is brutally killed, and the boy is charged with the murder. Now, it's his mother's mission to prove him innocent.
Details
- Director
- Bong Joon Ho
- Writers
- Bong Joon Ho, Park Eun-kyo
- Studio
- Barunson E&A, CJ Entertainment
- Released
- 28 May 2009
- Country
- South Korea
- Language
- Korean
- Runtime
- 129 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $5.0M
- Box office
- $17.1M
- Awards
- 45 wins, 38 nominations
This title elsewhere
Cast
Full cast (33) →
Awards & nominations
See all 83 →45 wins from 83 nominations across 43 ceremonies
| Independent Spirit Awards 2009 | Best International Film | Mother | Nominee |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists 2009 | Cultural Crossover Award | Mother | Nominee |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists 2009 | Best Non-English Language Film | Mother | Nominee |
| Asia Pacific Screen Awards 2009 | Best Screenplay | Bong Joon Ho, Park Eun-kyo | Nominee |
| Asia Pacific Screen Awards 2009 | Best Actress | Kim Hye-ja | Winner |
| Asian Film Awards 2009 | Best Actress | Kim Hye-ja | Winner |
| Asian Film Awards 2009 | Best Editing | Moon Sae-kyung | Nominee |
| Asian Film Awards 2009 | Best Screenplay | Bong Joon Ho, Park Eun-kyo | Winner |
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Independent Spirit Awards
1 nomination
| Best International Film | Mother | Nominee |
Buil Film Awards
4 nominations, 4 won
| Best Actress | Kim Hye-ja | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Hong Kyung-pyo | Winner |
| Best Film | Mother | Winner |
| Best Music | Lee Byung-woo | Winner |
Green Planet Movie Awards
4 nominations, 4 won
| Best Foreign Culture Film of the Year | Mother | Winner |
| Best International Director | Bong Joon Ho | Winner |
| Best International Drama (Asia) | Mother | Winner |
| Best International Film | Mother | Winner |
Blue Dragon Film Awards
8 nominations, 3 won
| Best Film | Mother | Winner |
| Best Lighting | Choi Cheol-su, Park Dong-sun | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor | Jin Goo | Winner |
| Best Actress | Kim Hye-ja | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Hong Kyung-pyo | Nominee |
| Best Director | Bong Joon Ho | Nominee |
| Best Music | Lee Byung-woo | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Bong Joon Ho, Park Eun-kyo | Nominee |
Asian Film Awards
6 nominations, 3 won
| Best Actress | Kim Hye-ja | Winner |
| Best Film | Mother | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | Bong Joon Ho, Park Eun-kyo | Winner |
| Best Director | Bong Joon Ho | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Moon Sae-kyung | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Won Bin | Nominee |
Busan Film Critics Awards
3 nominations, 3 won
| Best Actress | Kim Hye-ja | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Hong Kyung-pyo | Winner |
| Best Film | Mother | Winner |
Korean Association of Film Critics Awards
3 nominations, 3 won
| Best Actress | Kim Hye-ja | Winner |
| Best Film | Mother | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | Bong Joon Ho, Park Eun-kyo | Winner |
Chlotrudis Awards
4 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actress | Kim Hye-ja | Winner |
| Best Original Screenplay | Bong Joon Ho, Park Eun-kyo | Winner |
| Best Director | Bong Joon Ho | Nominee |
| Best Movie | Mother | Nominee |
KOFRA Film Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actress | Kim Hye-ja | Winner |
| Best Film | Mother | Winner |
Munich International Film festival
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best International Film (ARRI/OSRAM Award) | Mother | Winner |
| Best International Film (Arri-Zeiss-Award) | Mother | Winner |
Online Film Critics Society Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actress | Kim Hye-ja | Winner |
| Best Foreign Language Film | Mother | Winner |
Grand Bell Awards
6 nominations, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actor | Jin Goo | Winner |
| Best Actress | Kim Hye-ja | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Hong Kyung-pyo | Nominee |
| Best Director | Bong Joon Ho | Nominee |
| Best Film | Mother | Nominee |
| Best Music | Lee Byung-woo | Nominee |
Asia Pacific Screen Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actress | Kim Hye-ja | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | Bong Joon Ho, Park Eun-kyo | Nominee |
Dubai International Film Festival
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Screenplay | Bong Joon Ho, Park Eun-kyo | Winner |
| Best Film | Mother | Nominee |
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Language Film | Mother | Winner |
Central Ohio Film Critics Association
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Language Film | Mother | Winner |
Denver Film Critics Society
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Language Film | Mother | Winner |
Director's Cut Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actress | Kim Hye-ja | Winner |
Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actress in a Foreign Film | Kim Hye-ja | Winner |
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Language Film | Mother | Winner |
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actress | Kim Hye-ja | Winner |
Mar del Plata Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| SIGNIS Award | Mother | Winner |
Nikkan Sports Film Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Picture | Mother | Winner |
San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Language Film | Mother | Winner |
Santa Barbara International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best East Meets West Cinema Award | Mother | Winner |
Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Language Film | Mother | Winner |
Women Film Critics Circle
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Film by or About Women | Mother | Winner |
Women in Film Korea Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actress | Kim Hye-ja | Winner |
Baeksang Arts Awards
5 nominations
| Best Actor | Won Bin | Nominee |
| Best Actress | Kim Hye-ja | Nominee |
| Best Director | Bong Joon Ho | Nominee |
| Best Film | Mother | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Bong Joon Ho, Park Eun-kyo | Nominee |
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
2 nominations
| Best Non-English Language Film | Mother | Nominee |
| Cultural Crossover Award | Mother | Nominee |
Belgian Syndicate of Cinema Critics
1 nomination
| Grand Prix | Mother | Nominee |
Chicago Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Language Film | Mother | Nominee |
Chicago International Film Festival
1 nomination
| Gold Hugo | Bong Joon Ho | Nominee |
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Language Film | Mother | Nominee |
Gold Derby Awards
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Language Film | Mother | Nominee |
Houston Film Critics Society
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Language Film | Mother | Nominee |
International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA)
1 nomination
| Best Non-English Language Film | Mother | Nominee |
NAACP Image Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Foreign Motion Picture | Mother | Nominee |
San Diego Film Critics Society
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Language Film | Mother | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Language Film | Mother | Nominee |
Saturn Awards
1 nomination
| Best International Film | Mother | Nominee |
Vancouver Film Critics Circle
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Language Film | Mother | Nominee |
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Language Film | Mother | Nominee |