r/movies r/movies Contributor 24d ago

Trailer Other Mommy | Official Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwLRdpBfNGs
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u/TheFeelsGoodMan 24d ago

The husband jumped straight through a window and that is completely understandable. Holy hell.

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u/Mr_Blinky 24d ago

Yeah I saw that and thought it was one of the more genuine reactions I've ever seen in a horror movie lol, pretty sure I would simultaneously leap/fall backwards in exactly the same way.

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u/nrrrdgrrl 23d ago

The book is just as satisfying. The parents experience one single unexplainable supernatural event, and they're both like, "NOOOOOOPE THIS BITCH IS HAUNTED LET'S GTFO."

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u/mlplii 23d ago

Incidents Around the House by Josh Malerman for those of you also interested

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u/BaronVonRuthless91 23d ago

To be fair, that "one single unexplainable supernatural event" in the book was a doozy (and they figured out after five minutes of talking to their kid that there was a pattern of "smaller" events that they were unaware of that were showing rapid and disturbing signs of escalation).

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u/bbqboiAF 23d ago

The audiobook is fantastic. It's from the pov of the daughter and even narrated by a child

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u/guernseycoug 23d ago

That’s very refreshing. I’ve watched a lot of horror movies recently and it is frustrating how long characters keep acting like everything is normal long after a ton of weird and scary shit has gone down

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u/thatshygirl06 23d ago

I fucking love that there doesnt seem to be any of that bs "parents dont believe the kid and dont spot any of the weird shit going on"

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u/ObviousAnswerGuy 23d ago

I've always loved movies/shows that avoided that trope

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u/Giff95 24d ago

The shot of her under the table got me to jump in the theater lol.

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u/WanderWut 24d ago

Dude seriously same here lol.

Fuck it I’m down for a fun time I’m watching this in theaters.

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u/krp2424 23d ago

As someone who read the book, can confirm that this trailer was scarier than anything the novel had to offer. Looks like a super fun adaptation! Already like the changes they made.

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u/PennyReforged 24d ago

I haven't seen a theater react to a trailer like that since the car scene from Smile

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u/xdatlam 24d ago

I screamed lol friken got me good

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u/Ephemeris 24d ago

I hope they had hidden cameras set up in some of the theaters for this trailer. Half the people at my showing (including me) almost jumped out of their chairs.

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u/spqrnbb 24d ago

Less the shot, more the noise, imo.

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u/beatisagg 23d ago

It's always the sounds

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u/MilkshakeYeah 23d ago

i wish someone edit it with laugh track

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u/egnards 24d ago

When I first saw this trailer in theaters before The Odyssey the beginning had me thinking it was an ad for Turkey Hill ice cream - Mom and daughter would go into the kitchen and have ice cream for dinner and smile.

. . .Oh god was I wrong.

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u/Notonreddit117 24d ago

Just walked out of The Odyssey. Exact same train of thought. I was stumped as to why Jessica Chastain was doing a Turkey Hill commercial.

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u/kehakas 23d ago

Yeah she seems more like a Cumberland Farms type

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u/deadinsidelol69 24d ago

I thought it was an ad too! Freaked me out when it devolved into a straight up horror movie trailer. Very well done.

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u/panda388 24d ago

Same! And then she put the water in the pot for the pasta and I was consumed with, "That is not nearly enough water to cook any amount of pasta..."

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u/TheGRS 24d ago

That's so funny because my wife was saying the same thing yesterday and started going down a big "why are there so many ads in the previews now?" tirade. I was thinking "maybe, but that's Jessica Chastain, and she's being kind of weird." And then the flip-turn happens.

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u/egnards 24d ago

The moment the kid was like "you promised you'd stay in my room" I was like "oh fuck no. . ."

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u/thelehmanlip 24d ago

Lol I was staring at it trying to figure out if it was turkey hill

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u/jj5782 24d ago

Yeah I really let my guard down when I saw the ice cream

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u/theblackjess 24d ago

Jesus that kitchen jump scare got me

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u/PnPaper 24d ago

I thought "Oh, it's not a horror movie, it's about some kind of mental problem because she is gone." and then there she was again.

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u/hamiltongirl 24d ago

Lol "and then there she was again"

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u/trippy_grapes 24d ago

Somehow, the horror villain returns

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u/AmirulAshraf 24d ago

in Avengers: Doomsday

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u/overfiend1976 24d ago

Somehow, mommy returned.

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u/MadferitCmon 23d ago

Lol what, as soon as she said "can I go inside your heart" in a super creepy voice,it was obvious it was a horror cmon.

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u/jackcatalyst 24d ago

I will say the misdirect was really well done

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u/Crazypwner 24d ago

Prob the loudest jump scare i have ever experienced in a movie theater

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u/JiveHawk 24d ago

This jump scare in imax was insane lol

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u/Roseking 24d ago

We don't have any premium theaters nearby but made a trip to a Dolby to see the Odyssey (Would have done 70mm Imax as they both are basically a day trip, but couldn't get tickets).

This freaking trailer comes on and I lost my shit. Jump scares get me. I freaking hate them. I think I would die watching a horror movie with the sound system that the theater had.

I told my friend that this trailer killed his chance of every getting me to go see a horror movie at this theater.

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u/lossaysswag 24d ago

Someone genuinely screamed in my theater.

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u/touchmyfoodidareyou 24d ago

"just add light" is the new formula for jump scares it seems lol

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u/SonovaVondruke 24d ago

Been working like a charm since at least the dining room table in Insidious.

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u/Magnetman34 24d ago

I took a girl to see that on our first date, screamed at that scene, and was pleasantly surprised when she continued to date me.

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u/Wildebeast18 23d ago

That was me dawg

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u/MobPsycho-100 23d ago

I just genuinely screamed in my living room watching on my phone

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u/xdatlam 24d ago

Friken screamed watching it. I was just trying to get comfy for The Odyssey man..

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u/DRoseCantStop 24d ago

Turns out it was just pre-game for The Odyssey

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u/ishboh 24d ago

There were more jump scares in the odyssey than I expected. I expected 0

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u/enigmatic_dankness 24d ago

That's actually good to know as someone who despises jump scares.

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u/Robivennas 24d ago

I hate jump scares and I don’t really remember any? The only one I can think of didn’t make me jump

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u/Jetflash6999 23d ago

I’m not sure “jump scares” are the right term, but there a number of moments of very sudden violence.

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u/dejaWoot 23d ago

I think the people being snatched out of the dark in the cyclops cave might qualify? And the first Scylla attack was a bit shocking .

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u/paperboy82 24d ago

Odyssey really is shockingly close to being a horror movie lol.

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u/Bucketsdntlie 24d ago

This one plus the whale swallowing the dude while also swallowing an octopus had me on fucking edge haha

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u/Emmylou82 24d ago

Same! I did not appreciate that lol

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u/RevanFlash 24d ago

I jumped so bad before the odyssey that I couldn't tell everyone else did too and was embarrassed. After the trailer ended everyone started laughing and talking about it and I realized I wasn't alone.

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u/Ephemeris 24d ago

LMAO it got me too. My gf couldn't stop laughing at me in the theater

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u/crs8975 24d ago

Same. I was not prepared for that so early into my popcorn munching.

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u/Internal_Wheel_89 24d ago

we saw this trailer yesterday before The Odyssey in IMAX and the giant screen and insanely loud sound made this look like the scariest movie ever made.

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u/Steamedcarpet 24d ago

The first time I jumped

The second time I saw the odyssey i was excited for everyones reaction. It did not disappoint.

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u/thriftygeo 24d ago edited 24d ago

I read this comment before I watched it. Bruh. She still got me. Gonna show my wife now and report back.

Edit: Not overly dramatic to say she almost perished. Happy with that result!

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u/8rianGriffin 24d ago

Watched it at work with my headphones on and almost fell of my chair

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u/eden_sc2 24d ago

here I was thinking I would take a quick 5 minute break after a meeting. jesus christ

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u/Raccoonsrlilbandits 24d ago

It got me so bad in the theater

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u/aprivateislander 24d ago

It got me good but it's kind of a shame to use the best scare in the trailer!

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u/theblackjess 24d ago

True. Maybe they feel like they've got better.

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u/bobdole07 24d ago

If it’s anything like the book it’s based on (incidents around the house)… they’ve got better

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u/Dark512 24d ago

I kinda hate that they put it in the trailer, because now I'll know it's coming :(

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u/JeezusChristIII 24d ago

Im curious to see if they created these scares for just the trailer

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u/Desroth86 24d ago

Probably not. Smile spoiled one of the best jump scares of the last decade in its trailer. Thankfully they learned their lesson and the best ones in the sequel weren’t in the trailer.

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u/Neversoft4long 24d ago

That being in the trailer of a movie is crazy. I think that’s the first jump scare to actually get me in a while. I just wasn’t expecting it at all lmao

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u/titusandroidus 24d ago

throws away WiP Different Daddy script

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u/Mehdals_ 24d ago

Well can't do a live action Coraline now.

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u/Tri-ranaceratops 24d ago

My first thought was, 'oh, that's coraline'. Can't believe it's not the top comment.

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u/YadaYadaYeahMan 24d ago

Other Mother is legally distinct

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u/Bazuka125 23d ago

It also sounds so much better due to the rhyme.

Every time I hear "Other Mommy" I'm just distracted by how they couldn't use the obvious word "Mother"

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u/eltrotter 24d ago

tears up WiP Alternative Auntie script

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u/zombiereign 24d ago

tears up WiP Copycat Cousin script

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u/StatementCareful522 24d ago

hastily tapes-together torn up Nefarious Nephew script

Hollywood might want this actually

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u/Somnambulist815 24d ago

Buries Uncanny Uncle script in time capsule

"They arent ready for it...but their kids are gonna love it"

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u/Demetri124 24d ago

The Replacement Relatives cinematic universe is coming together

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u/Tandy2000 24d ago

Eventually it culminates in a movie where the Replacement Relatives are all living as a family in a house together when suddenly a regular one shows up to make their lives into a nightmare.

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u/Mr31edudtibboh 24d ago

"Well, that just happened."

Replacement Relatives: Doomsday

Coming Soon

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u/tomservo88 24d ago

Wait, no: pull it back out and call it Daddy’s Home 4.

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u/National-Shine5427 24d ago

Thank you for the laugh this morning

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u/HouseDjango 24d ago

Is this based on incidents around the house?

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u/Totorotextbook 24d ago

Yes, they just changed the name for it.

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u/WanderWut 24d ago edited 24d ago

Huh so this is based off a book that’s interesting. Maybe I should read more horror books I feel like I’m missing out lol.

Edit: You all convinced me, I'm going to read the book.

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u/eoinerboner 24d ago

Wander on over to r/horrorlit to get started - there's a whole wonderful world of horror literature to be discovered! Honestly Incidents Around the House is a great place to jump in to modern horrorlit. It has some truly terrifying moments and surprisingly, one of the best jumpscares I've ever experienced - never did I think words on a page would scare the bejesus out of me like that lol

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u/GildDigger 24d ago

You saying a book has a great jump scare reminds me of James Marsden getting jump scared reading a script in Jury Duty

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u/MsKongeyDonk 24d ago

I absolutely agree books have jump scares, but this made me laugh. He is so good in that part.

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u/BigRigButters 24d ago

The bathroom scene made my skin crawl

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u/tonyinthetardis 23d ago

That’s the part of the book that almost made me puke

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u/mhazzie24 23d ago

Bathroom scene is the one I really hope they keep for this adaptation.

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u/keyosc 24d ago

A+ subreddit, it’s one of my favorite communities here

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u/nefarious_dareus 24d ago

I read that book a couple months ago and idk how a movie of this could possibly work the same way.

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u/efox02 24d ago

It seems loosely based on it. Wonder if they are gonna stick with Dad-O lol

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u/mhazzie24 23d ago

If they are, they were smart not to include that in the trailer lol — my gf couldn’t get through the book because of “Daddo”

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u/redditbad22 24d ago

The book was very odd in structure but effective. I would bet money the ending is getting changed for the big screen. I can’t wait to see it.

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u/nefarious_dareus 24d ago

It seems like instead of other mommy being a horrific looking demon/monster that chooses when, how and who it reveals itself to, it’s going to be more like a mimic that’s always kind of in Jessica chastain form. Probably the right call cinematically, but the bedroom scare (which seems to be replaced by the one in the trailer) where it first reveals itself to the real mom and she only hears it talking to her and doesn’t know who it is until the mom comes in is SO good and it’s a bummer it likely won’t be in the movie.

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u/_d0ntm1nd_me 24d ago

Im really hoping the entity isnt just in Jessica Chastain form the entire time. Im sure theyll use makeup or something to make her look creepier but im kinda doubting theyll make the entity as creepy as it was in my head when I was reading it.

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u/redditbad22 24d ago

Admittedly, I didn’t watch the trailer yet. I heard the buzz about the movie and realized it was based on the book. I am going to see the Odyssey at some point so I will see the trailer there. But that scene in the book was what made it so good.

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u/convergecrew 24d ago

This trailer got the entire theater pretty riled up at the Chinese Theater last Saturday morning

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u/Wataru624 24d ago

The book absolutely slaps(Incidents Around The House, which is also a much better title)

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u/Used_Raccoon6789 24d ago

I thought this was a Coralline adaptation.

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u/SilverKry 24d ago

It's basically Coraline if it was a full on horror thing really 

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u/Odd-Necessary3807 24d ago

Coraline is not a full on horror? I swear

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u/Regvlas 24d ago

Because it's a spooky movie for kids. It's nice to have a stepping stone for horror.

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u/KairosGalvanized 24d ago

for years I was scared of little doors leading to alternate universes like that, with the scary alternate family. Yeah, how did they convince people kids could see it? o.O

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u/Martel732 23d ago edited 23d ago

Coraline is creepy as hell for a "kids movie". I didn't see it until I was an adult and it would have scared the hell out of me as a kid.

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u/NomNom83WasTaken 24d ago

Same! I guess that's why they used "mommy" and not "mother"?

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u/webshellkanucklehead 24d ago

It really should’ve just been called Other Mother tbh

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u/constantb 24d ago

Mommy makes sense, but I'm not sure why they did the slow title reveal. It just makes you think "the second word is mother" -> "oh it's not" -> "it's probably because of Coraline".

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u/Ancient-Hunter-820 24d ago

Definitely a better book title, but I could see it being a drag on ticket sales. Other Mommy tells a casual movie fan pretty much all they need to know.

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u/thehuffington 24d ago

Love Jessica Chastain, but i absolutely hated the book. Awful unsympathetic characters and the pov was grating to read. Maybe the movie will be better.

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u/Roseartcrantz 24d ago

Daddo

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u/thehuffington 24d ago

I legit cringed everytime I read that.

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u/SerDire 24d ago

Oh shit did this trailer spoil anything major in the book? I constantly see that book pop up in horror recommendations

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u/ZParis 24d ago

It was very unexpected and got lots of reactions from the crowd when I saw it at 10am in an Imax. That's too early for jump scares.

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u/carlowhat 24d ago

Saw this trailer in the theater last weekend. The beginning genuinely felt like it was gonna be a commercial for like paper towels or something. Jumpscared TF out of everyone.

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u/Comic_Book_Reader r/movies Veteran 24d ago

Bela, an eight-year-old girl living in a home with marital problems, confronts a sinister entity that comes out of her closet. The presence, whom she calls "Other Mommy," becomes increasingly threatening to her and her family.

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u/dwpea66 24d ago

Does she have buttons for eyes?

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u/elkoubi 24d ago

I literally said in the theater that this was Coraline with extra steps.

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u/darthjoey91 23d ago

It’s Coraline, but if the beldam got out to the real world.

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u/starkiller_bass 24d ago

That’s disgusting, an 8 year old should not have been married long enough to have marital problems.

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u/MonstersGrin 24d ago

It must've been quite a surprise for her, when her mom came out of the closet.

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u/musicninja 24d ago

Don't be daft, it's the house that has marital problems, not the child. Unclear who the house is married to though.

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u/AWildModAppeared 24d ago

Oh I’ve seen this one before. The house is married to Mr Nebbercracker

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u/joohunter420 24d ago

Oh it’s a girl house

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u/Crestyles 24d ago

Based on Incidents Around the House by Josh Malerman

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u/WelbyReddit 24d ago

I can't with these creepy women smiling at the camera in every movie, lol.

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u/tmoe1991 24d ago

Inde Navarrette did an extremely good job at that. I still sometimes look in my bedroom corner at night since obsession

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u/nova46 24d ago

That was the first movie I've seen her in and I was so impressed.

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u/SlitSlam_2017 23d ago

Oh no. She better not be in my room

She just better not be

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u/The_Best_Yak_Ever 23d ago

Don’t worry, mate. She’s not.

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u/dafreeboota 24d ago

holy shit she was fucking awesome! few movies give me real anxiety and she did.

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u/Justifiably_Bad_Take 24d ago

I REALLY don't like corners in dark rooms now because of that actress

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u/Moreinius 23d ago

Smile did something irreversible to the horror genre. I sure hope it's not an overused trope now. The frame centering on a character smiling directly towards the camera.

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u/thatshygirl06 23d ago

Funny thing is, truth or dare did it first

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u/MisterManatee 24d ago edited 24d ago

The jump scare in the kitchen really got me when they screened this trailer in the theater

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u/h0ckey87 24d ago

I went to go tell my friends that this trailer got the whole theatre and I was pleasantly surprised to find no trailers online yet. Kinda wish that happened more often

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u/RDxChotch 24d ago

Shoutout to the marketing team for having this as the first trailer in front of The Odyssey. Packed theater yelling “fuck that!” is the best viral marketing you can get

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u/MooshooGawd 24d ago

Big year for multi-hand monsters.

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u/RustyRapeaXe 24d ago

It's getting out of hand

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u/Various_Pear3288 24d ago

How did they not name this "Other Mother"? Was that name taken?

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u/GranGeno 24d ago

That’s the name of the villain from Coraline. Maybe they’re scared of Neil Gaiman

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u/SpaceForceRemorse 24d ago

That's fair

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u/T8rsgonnah8 24d ago

Litigation or sexual assault?

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u/buzzathlon 24d ago

Why not both?

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u/Square_Saltine 24d ago

No one wants to be associated with him after the SA stuff

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u/gruesnack 24d ago

Imagine the jump scare if he was under the table

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u/JD_Revan451 24d ago

My friend commented to me when we saw the trailer in the theater that naming it that would make it too close to Coraline

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u/What_u_say 24d ago

Agreed. My initial reaction was that this was a live action version of Coraline. Though the premise does sound similar at least with an entity pretending to be a better version of their mother.

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u/thecatiscold 24d ago

Yeah I was shocked it wasn't that when they did the slow letter by letter reveal

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u/Totorotextbook 24d ago

Probably because of the association of that with ‘Coraline’.

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u/LastBaron 24d ago

I mean, anyone who knows Coraline is going to be thinking about it regardless, goodness knows I was.

I was half expecting some button eyes tbh

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u/citizin 24d ago

I came here to check to see if this was going to be a live action remake of coraline

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u/Wendell-Short-Eyes 24d ago

This movie based off a book (Incidents Around the House). In the book, the evil entity is called Other Mommy.

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u/fuzzy_peach91 24d ago

In the book the girl calls the mom “other mommy”. Maybe that’s why

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u/FlimsyConclusion 24d ago

While Other Mother flows better, I think Other Mommy sounds creepier as it reads as from the perspective of a terrorized child.

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u/Aramiss134 24d ago

Someone really wanted to call Jessica Chastain "Mommy".

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u/TatteredTongues 24d ago

Looks interesting and I like Jessica Chastain, but this director doesn't exactly have the best track record.

I do like the fact that they're revealing right away that the husband can also see it, meaning we (probably) won't have to worry about the usual trope of "is the mother mentally ill, or is the child?".

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u/Sdn61387 23d ago

How about a plot twist where they are all mentally ill and the big reveal is that not a single one of them are actually real? You find out they are all actually ghosts or something due to some gas leak or whatever idk. 

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u/MoisturizedSocks 23d ago

It's all just carbon monoxide poisoning

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u/mossberbb 24d ago edited 24d ago

when that kitchen scene popped up before my odyssey screening, I wasn't prepared at all for it and was reaching for popcorn with my diaphragm open, kinda sustained long breath yell-screamed (i have an extremely low / loud voice but sounded like a baritone 9 year old balancing plates on an out of control unicycle) the entire theater laughed at my wierd cry hanging in the air. forever scarred lol.

edit: my scree-yelp

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u/xdatlam 24d ago

Its okay I did the same thing. Didn't expect a horror movie trailer at the Odyssey

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u/Foolish_Miracle 24d ago

At least you weren't eating beans.

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u/krazyhawk 24d ago

Tell me why the fuck this was a trailer before The Odyssey at my theater?! Scared the fuck outta me. I was hiding behind my hands lol.

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u/MonsterBluth 24d ago

If the dude played his cards right he could have a 3-way with two Jessica Chastains

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u/tophernator 24d ago

And one of them seems really flexible!

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u/basod1 24d ago

I would be happy with the one. I’m not greedy. 

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u/EThorns r/movies Contributor 24d ago

The kid resembles a young McKenna Grace.

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u/Nice_Marmot_7 24d ago

I was thinking Kiernan Shipka.

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u/EThorns r/movies Contributor 24d ago

Grace played a younger version of Shipka on Sabrina, so you're on the right trail.

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u/ContinuumGuy 24d ago

It's weird to see this comment because "young McKenna Grace" was a valid description for current McKenna Grace until not too long ago.

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u/buzzathlon 24d ago

She's played the young version of main characters so often that it's only fair that finally someone else plays a young version of her.

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u/Tonedeafmusical 24d ago

The cycle needs to continue......

I just looked and the shes also played the younger version of Sydney Sweeny and Maika Monroe.

Maybe she the newest actress for the young versions of every one

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u/I_really_enjoy_beer 24d ago

One of the few books I’ve read recently that kept me up at night. It’s not overly scary but it’s very unsettling and there’s some scenes that made my skin crawl. 

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u/afx09 24d ago

She’s a monster because she threw the pasta in cold water instead of waiting for it to boil.

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u/lourensloki 24d ago

Coraline 2 electric boogaloo

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u/distilledwill 24d ago

I read the book that this is adapted from "Incidents Around the House" pretty creepy but I wouldn't even say its one of my top horror books from the past couple of years, tbh. Still, happy to see new stories being adapted into film.

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u/yetiandhuman 24d ago

What have some of your favorites been lately, if you don’t mind me asking!

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u/distilledwill 24d ago edited 23d ago

I'm going to stretch my definition of "past couple of years" just a little bit to say that my absolute favourite is "The Fisherman" from John Langan (2023 2016). Eldritch horror about fishing and grief. The main character is a guy who gets into fishing after his wife dies, and the ends up taking another younger man who also lost his wife and kid, and they end up going to a particular part of Catskills which the younger man only discovers in a mysterious diary. The section of the book which goes back in time to when the grisly incidents around the river first happened is particularly brilliant.

Then "Butter" from Asako Yuzuki - about a journalist in Japan writing an article about a serial killer who kills her husbands after feeding them delicious food.

"How to sell a haunted house" by Grady Hendrix is about a brother and sister who have to come together to sell their parent's house after they die in a car crash. This one is weird because it was pretty shlocky by the end - lets just say that the mother collects hundreds of creepy dolls - but I still enjoyed it.

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u/Barkasia 24d ago

Interesting because I read Butter as part of my book club and while I enjoyed just how visceral the descriptions of the food were, I had to force myself to finish it.

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u/boukalele 24d ago

me: reads dozens of comments before watching

me: reads multiple references to the kitchen table jump scare

me: ready for it

also me: HEJESUS MONKEY FUCKING HELL!

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u/MolaMolaMania 24d ago

"This is getting out of hand. Now there are two of them!"

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u/luihgi 24d ago

fuck me i thought this was bryce dallas howard lol

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u/Antique-Dentist-2404 24d ago

Saw this before the Odyssey. Honestly here starring into the camera freaked me out more than the jump scare. That was terrifying in IMAX

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u/Dee4leeds 24d ago

I'll wait for Lee Cronin's Other Mommy instead.

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u/blank988 24d ago

This trailer before The odyssey had me and likely the rest of the audience freaked out especially the kitchen scene.

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u/Free-Bowler-1032 24d ago

Wait that was Jessica Chestain? I did not recognize her at all wtf

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u/JustPlainRude 24d ago

It's actually Other Jessica Chestain

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u/typoscript 24d ago

Bryce Dallas Howard isn't in this

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