pulling the feels…
pulling the feels…
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from 51 comments
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nobody yet
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FUN
13
how good a time it was
MEANINGFUL
44
how much it moved you
Two separate readings, not parts of the score — the score says how much of it held you, these say what kind of watch it was.
Nobody has rated this on FlickFeel yet. This is public discussion of this title, read into a curve. It is not a rating and it never becomes one.
Read from 51 comments (49 from Metacritic, 2 from TMDB reviews) — 21 of them described how it moves.
➖ steady — Holds one level all the way. Pulled both ways throughout — never simply one thing. Very little of it ever resolves.
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“the ending **** so much like they were going to milk the movie for a sequel and yet never delivered it was a very poor ending which left me more confused as to what happens”
havaa01 · Metacritic ↗
“I Am Mother begins with a compelling premise”
decatur555 · Metacritic ↗
“The script carefully controls the flow of information, creating a constant atmosphere of suspicion. There is a sense of threat that doesn’t rely on spectacle.”
decatur555 · Metacritic ↗
“I am not a fan of the ending”
InvalidUser · Metacritic ↗
“in the first 8 minutes of the film, various statistics are printed on the screen to provide viewers with background information which assists in understanding the plot”
truerock · Metacritic ↗
“the final 15 mins or so it tried so hard to set up for a sequel so it didn't really finish with an uppercut”
carlossolrac · Metacritic ↗
Read 28 Aug 2026 · confidence 100% · scored on the same 0-100 scale as a community score · how this works
Published reviews, not felt experience — a different question from the one above, and never mixed into the FlickFeel score.
“This film engages and challenges the audience throughout, raising questions about the relationship between humanity and the technology we rely on. It’s an exciting film to watch, but an even better one to think about after — preferably in the company of a real, physically present person.”
Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times · 80
“Netflix's I Am Mother is an engaging sci-fi thriller-meets-coming of age drama, with three strong lead performances.”
Kristy Puchko, IGN · 79
“Frustrating but engrossing, and impossible to critique in-depth without spoilers because it's driven by regular plot twists, I Am Mother adds another memorable creation to an already packed gallery of intelligent science fiction robots that are as complex as most humans.”
Matt Zoller Seitz, RogerEbert.com · 75
“I Am Mother offers just enough of a twist on an old futuristic tale to be enjoyable, and its small cast buoys the film above most small-budget sci-fi.”
Josh Jackson, Paste Magazine · 75
“As twists start to pile on, I Am Mother shifts from eerie to tedious, but there’s too much on display to outright dismiss.”
Matthew Passantino, Film Threat · 70
Scores from Metacritic and Rotten Tomatoes, read 28 Aug 2026. Quotes belong to their publications and link to the full reviews.
it reviews better than it plays — critics 77, the watch 61
Grouped by where it was written, because a considered review and a reaction typed an hour after the credits are different things. Every quote links to its source.
“the ending **** so much like they were going to milk the movie for a sequel and yet never delivered it was a very poor ending which left me more confused as to what happens”
havaa01about 75–100% inread it ↗
“I Am Mother begins with a compelling premise”
decatur555about 0–15% inread it ↗
“The script carefully controls the flow of information, creating a constant atmosphere of suspicion. There is a sense of threat that doesn’t rely on spectacle.”
decatur555about 0–100% inread it ↗
“I am not a fan of the ending”
InvalidUserabout 75–100% inread it ↗
“As technology edges closer to our bodies, and the notion of genetic engineering and artificially intelligent drones begin to feel less outlandish, these age-old questions on the ethics and impact of science take on a more urgent dimension. ‘I Am Mother’ explores them with intelligence and style. Not only is it by far the best science fiction film to emerge from among the multitude of Netflix Originals, but cult gem status surely beckons. - Jake Watt Read Jake's full article... https://www.m”
SWITCH.read it ↗
“Bottle-episode sci-fi films have treated me pretty well in the past. _I Am Mother_ is not the greatest example of such a thing, but it is a fair one. Props in particular when it comes to the titular Mother, who absolutely feels realistic in this. _Final rating:★★½ - Had a lot that appealed to me, didn’t quite work as a whole._”
Gimlyread it ↗
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