South Korea Synopsis
마더
“She'll stop at nothing.”
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.
Audience Engagement
1,301 audience reviews — more than 99% of South Korea films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 91th percentile among South Korea films.
Other Titles From Barunson E&A
Crime + Drama in South Korea
99 South Korea titles in our catalog blend the Crime and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Mother itself).
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Mother. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
The 2008–2010 South Korea Window
Among 128 South Korea films we catalog from this window, Mother places #11 — near the top of its class.
The 2000s South Korea Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in South Korea, 321 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Mother premiered alongside 36 others.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 9m runtime, production spent $39K per minute on screen and earned $133K per minute back.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 36 other South Korea films in 2009.
The 353rd South Korea title from South Korea we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1955).
Our South Korea catalog contains 1,397 titles in total (931 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Mother, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- rice · 5
- drunk · 3
- golf · 2
- drunkenness · 2
- acupuncture · 2
- needle · 1
- mental retardation · 1
- teenage girl · 22
- mother son relationship · 21
- misunderstanding · 15
- mother · 14
- small town · 13
- cell phone · 8
- disability · 8
- murder · 155
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #265 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (81st percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.8 points above the South Korea average of 6.9/10.
Among South Korea Crime productions specifically: #32 of 202 (top 16%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | South Korea |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Korean |
| Production Companies | Barunson E&A, CJ Entertainment, Michigan Venture Capital |
| Runtime | 2h 9m |
| Release Date | May 28, 2009 |
| IMDb | tt1216496 |
| Official Site | www.motherfilm.com |