sMOTHERed

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sMOTHERed

2025

1h 38m

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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Surviving a crash with fractured memories, micro painter Alif returns home. When a stranger claims to be his mother, his search for truth uncovers a haunting Malin Kundang legacy.

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Xero Gravity

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Jul 15

2/5

A very somber, tragic mystery that has a decent twist at the end, but not enough to have me recommend it

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Jill Vranken

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May 31

Overall, sMothered has some captivating, terrifying elements to give its audience, but as a "modern" adaptation of a folk tale, it falls rather flat.

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Sarah Vincent

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May 31

Though the movie is repetitive and drags out a bit too long in some places, it lands as truly disturbing with an ouroboros-esque narrative structure reminiscent of Karyn Kusama’s "Destroyer" (2018)

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Matthew Jackson

Bloody Disgusting

May 29

2.5/5

Then it all just breaks down, piece by piece, leaving us with a classic case of potential energy squandered in a film’s back half. Still, that potential is pretty impressive, and I’ll be very interested to see what these filmmakers come up with next.

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Karina Adelgaard

Heaven of Horror

May 29

3/5

As far as horror folk tales go, sMOTHERed has both a really strong story and works amazingly as a horror movie. Be ready for a very intense ending that should terrify and break your heart. I can easily see this movie getting a remake in...

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Mark Dujsik

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May 28

3/4

The film keeps us in a constant state of uncertainty about its characters, because no one here is reliable for an assortment of reasons.

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Garry A

@heavyg May 30

This is an excellent psychological thriller. I was satisfied with the ending.

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love H.

@horrorfan123 May 30

Decent at best this movie has a great atmosphere but everything else is Meh

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B P

@Bradster69 May 28

This Shudder Original Delivers Atmospheric Chills But Not Much Else

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Rafki Hidayat

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Kevin Rahardjo

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Rio Dewanto

Alif

Faradina Mufti

Nadine

Vonny Anggraini

Aminah

Jordan Omar

Emir

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Synopsis

Surviving a crash with fractured memories, micro painter Alif returns home. When a stranger claims to be his mother, his search for truth uncovers a haunting Malin Kundang legacy.

Director: Rafki Hidayat, Kevin Rahardjo
Producer: Joko Anwar, Tia Hasibuan
Screenwriter: Joko Anwar
Distributor: Shudder
Production Co: Legacy Pictures, Come and See Pictures, Rapi Films
Genre: Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: Indonesian
Release Date (Streaming): May 29, 2026
Runtime: 1h 38m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)