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Short summary

When three overworked and under-appreciated moms are pushed beyond their limits, they ditch their conventional responsibilities for a jolt of long overdue freedom, fun and comedic self-indulgence.
Amy has a seemingly perfect life - a great marriage, over-achieving kids, a beautiful home and a career. However, she's overworked, over-committed and exhausted to the point that she's about to snap. Fed up, she joins forces with two other over-stressed moms on a quest to liberate themselves from conventional responsibilities - going on a wild, un-mom-like binge of long overdue freedom, fun and self-indulgence - putting them on a collision course with PTA Queen Bee Gwendolyn and her clique of devoted perfect moms.

Trailers "Bad Moms (2016)"

Mila Kunis was pregnant with her second child while filming.

Mila Kunis wears her real-life wedding ring in her role.

The Russian-speaking mom at the PTA meeting said she has three hundred AK-47s at home.

Scott Moore and Jon Lucas basically wrote this film as an homage to their wives.

To research the screenplay, Jon Lucas and Scott Moore hosted several dinner parties where they invited numerous mothers to attend and share their stories. A lot of wine was a necessary pre-requisite.

Kesha was spotted on set and filmed scenes with Mila Kunis, but her role ended up being cut from the final film for unknown reasons.

The movie was filmed in New Orleans although it is set in Chicago.

The project was originally setup at Paramount Pictures with Leslie Mann set to star and Judd Apatow attached to produce.

The six main actresses are all real-life mothers.

The school exterior shots were filmed at a historical school that is still operational in New Orleans.

This is the second movie Mila Kunis and Kristen Bell starred together. The first movie was В пролёте (2008).

This movie has spun-off a soon-to-be-released counterpart, Bad Dads.

Nancy Priddy is Christina Applegate's real-life mother.

When talking with the stars' real-life mothers during the closing credits, Christina Applegate mentions that her mother took her to see the Al Pacino movie Cruising (1980) when she was 9 years old. Cruising also featured Ed O'Neill who played Applegate's father, Al Bundy, on Женаты... с детьми (1986).

In this film, Amy Mitchell (Mila Kunis) is driving a 1970 Dodge Challenger.

The end credits feature interviews with the female stars. With their moms.

This is the second movie Kathryn Hahn and Christina Applegate starred together. The first movie was Телеведущий: Легенда о Роне Бургунди (2004).

Gwendolyn comments on the backpack Jesse is wearing and he comments that he is an Elsa. Co-star Kristen Bell voices Elsa's sister, Princess Anna, in the animated film Холодное сердце (2013).

Jay Hernandez stars alongside Jada Pinkett Smith in this film. He also stars alongside her husband Will Smith in Отряд самоубийц (2016). Both films were released one week from another.

Jay Hernandez and Jada Pinket have both starred as villains in the DCU, Jada Pinket as Fish Mooney on Fox's "Gotham" and Jay Hernandez as El Diablo in "Suicide Squad"(2016) .

Mila Kunis' first feature film since the birth of her daughter.

Kristen Bell's husband Dax Shepard and Mila Kunis' husband Ashton Kutcher appeared together on the MTV reality show Подстава (2003).

The name of the middle school, William McKinley, is the same name of the high school on the television series Лузеры (2009).

This film's release date (July 29, 2016) has been called "Bad Mother's Day".

The first film from STX Entertainment to gross over $100 million.

When preparing to go out on the town, Mila Kunis' bra is judged. A similar scene occurs in Большой Босс (2016), also starring Kristen Bell.

This is the second movie in 2016 that Kristen Bell and Annie Mumolo starred together. The other movie was Большой Босс (2016).

This is the second movie where Mila Kunis says the line "Live a little!" The first movie being in Чёрный лебедь (2010).

This is the second time the song "Tightrope" has been used in a montage by Mila Kunis. The first one being Секс по дружбе (2011).

This is the second movie in 2016 that featured Lilly Singh and Wanda Sykes. The first movie was Ледниковый период: Столкновение неизбежно (2016). Both movies were released one week from another.

Kristen Bell (Kiki) & Wanda Sykes (Dr. Karl) also worked together on three episodes of Обитель лжи (2012) as Jeannie Van Der Hooven & Rita respectively, as well as reprising their roles in Очень плохие мамочки 2 (2017)

Mila Kunis (Amy) & Clark Duke (Dale Kipler) also worked together on episode 11.19, Два с половиной человека: Lan mao shi zai wuding shang (2014), of Два с половиной человека (2003) as Vivian & Barry respectively.

First appearance of 2017 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid minivan in a movie (filmed in early 2016), but sales did not start until late 2016 well after the release of the film. First Pacifica Hybrids only appeared in showrooms and started to be delivered to customers in late April 2017.

Clark Duke (Amy's boss) is named Dale Kipler, and he plays another character named Dale Kettlewell in the Freeform(ABC Family) show Greek (from 2007 - 2011).

David Walton and Annie Mumolo appeared together on the situation comedy Мой мальчик (2014).

This is the first film that distributed Diamond Films in Spain and was released in 260 theaters / Widest release: 265 theaters. The film was projected in dubbed / subtitled versions.

Lilly Singh: as Cathy.

Gwendolyn mentions her DVR no longer recording "Castle." Castle was canceled the year Bad Moms was released.

Amy divorces Mike (David Walton) and keeping his classic car. On Мастера секса (2013), Bram Keller (David Walton) mentions that he's going through a divorce and his ex-wife ended up keeping his car.

Christina Applegate's character, Gwendolyn James, had two children both girls. The last family comedy she starred in was Каникулы (2015), in which she had two boys.

User reviews


  • comment
    • Author: Survivors
    Five minutes into Bad Moms, I already knew that I had made the wrong choice. I was hoping for a silly comedy staring some actresses I find to be hilarious (Kristen Bell, Kathryn Hahn.) This was not the case, as most of the jokes are raunchy, cringe-worthy mom jokes.

    The worst thing about this movie, which is obvious from the opening monologue, is that it is corny. The story is corny. The characters are corny. The jokes are corny. The only audience that might let them get away with this cheese-fest, is mothers, because they will be able to relate.

    This movie has its moments, but the majority of its laughs fall flat. Particularly bad were a couple of different montages, specifically, one of the girls drunk grocery shopping. Most disappointing is how unfunny Kathryn Hahn is, it seems that every word that comes out her mouth has to do with sex.

    This movie also fails to follow some of the basic rules of a screenplay. The characters speak for the writer, not for themselves. The main conflict doesn't even come up until half way through the movie.

    The brightest spot of this movie is Kristen Bell's character Kiki, who is a weird stay at home mom. She provides almost all of the enjoyment you will get out of this film. JJ Watt and Martha Stewart also have funny cameos.

    I would not recommend this movie unless you are a mother. If you are anything but, avoid this train wreck at all costs.

    Game of Thrones SPOILERS BELOW

    They also spoiled Jon Snow's death for the sake of a mediocre joke. Not Cool.
  • comment
    • Author: Shadowredeemer
    Bad Moms (2016): Dir: Jon Lucas, Scott Moore / Cast: Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell, Kathryn Hahn, Christina Applegate, Jada Pinkett Smith: Bad movie plainly with a gripe about the tiresome schedule of motherhood. Mila Kunis as Amy Mitchell is the one passable character in this garbage. She caught her husband engaging in Internet sex so she kicks him out and discovers her schedule getting tighter. She makes friends with Kiki, played by Kristen Bell who is meant to be quirky and funny but just comes off as plain annoying. Kathryn Hahn as Carla advocate the need for sex within nearly every word that emerges from her mouth and it grows old quick. Christina Applegate and Jada Pinkett Smith are a total waste as antagonist school board bullies intent on pushing their agenda to the point of even stashing marijuana in the locker of Amy's daughter. The premise is rushed and the structure is predictable and boring. This is bad in more ways than one with two directors committing to a choppy and uninspiring job with production values straight out of the worst of direct-to- video bargain bid deals. Sure, it has a worthwhile message of the stress of motherhood, especially those balancing a job as well but the results here are embarrassing. The film concludes with the actresses sitting with their mothers discussing their upbringings. That is better than anything that appears in the film. This is clearly a film aimed at mothers and for them I say, good luck. This film is lackluster with no sign of an existing screenwriter. Perhaps the mothers could have gathered and wrote something that wasn't this bad. Score: 2 ½ / 10
  • comment
    • Author: Zargelynd
    I would have given this movie a 3/10, but the lower rating is from sheer disappointment. This movie had such a great idea, but was executed so poorly.

    We see a hard-working mom of two with the stereotypical doof-ball husband, dealing with PTA moms who seemingly have nothing better to do than make her life harder.

    Aside from the TERRIBLE acting, horrible cringe inducing dialogue, it just wasn't funny. The countless crappy attempts at "humor" fell flat on their face over and over and, had I not been with a friend, I would have left after 15 minutes.

    But I had to endure a SAGA of ridiculous story lines, and so many loose end tie ups. By the end I was actually willing the movie to stop so I could leave.

    Just, so awful. Terrible performances, a terrible script, a disgrace to the film industry and moms everywhere. Save your money and your time.
  • comment
    • Author: Sudert
    Wanted a silly comedy for a night out with my best friend. We knew the movie would be bad, but this was so so so much worse. I find movies funny when they contain some authenticity. When I can say, "Wow, this is over-the-top, but there's a shred of truth here." Ummm, no. This had the same sentiment as an ABC Family movie, but mixed with the worst frat boy humor available. I doubt whether the writers have actually met mothers. Do they even know their own mothers? I laughed because I was EMBARRASSED. Like, wow, has the world come to this? Please make this movie again but with actual characters and an actual premise. Make it somewhat believable or at least make it funny.
  • comment
    • Author: Kabei
    I honestly don't know what to say about this horrendous, terribly unfunny movie except I wish I could get my money and time back for the waste that was this movie. Here is a suggestion - watch the movie before you release it. And, if it is supposed to be a comedy, make sure the movie makes you laugh. I know for a fact that none of you rich movie producers and stars watched this crappy film. And, if you did and told Mila Kunis that she was funny, I have to say, shame on you for lying to her. And Mila, if you watched this movie and still let them release it - you are a moron. The funniest part is when somebody says a funny word about their body parts and it just wasn't that amusing. I guess the other two people in the room didn't think it was very funny either because I never heard one person laugh for more than a moment. I think I laughed more while watching "Hannibal." Do not go to see this pile of crap. It was awful.
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    • Author: Dellevar
    This is the second time in my life that I have walked out of a film. The first time was an art-house movie where a lady was writhing around on a floor of broken mirrors reciting Japanese haikus whilst crying for 40 minutes. I'm not sure which of the two was worse.

    Let me preface this - I am a working mother around the same age as some of the characters in this film. None of this rings true to me, mostly because of the way the script was written (by a couple of men who have clearly no idea what being a working mum is). The cast is great, the idea is great. It should have almost been the Clueless of the next generation on (humour wise). The women end up looking humiliated for being meek or embarrassingly gross.

    We have no idea where their children are when they decide to go AWOL. 'Hey - want to go to the movies?' 'Sure! I'll just dump these 4 under 5s somewhere and we'll go to a bar'. Hmmm.

    My two friends and I lasted 20 minutes. There was a big crowd of younger girls, possibly not yet having had kids, that were laughing their heads off. So I think there is a market for this. But I think you will either love or hate it. They could have done so much better.
  • comment
    • Author: Terr
    This is another example of how a good comedy is far more difficult to make than a good drama or action flick.

    I was dragged along to this movie by a friend hoping that it would not be as bad as the trailers and TV spots suggested. It is. I really wanted this movie to surprise me, to make me laugh to make me care for the characters and have some investment in the story, but it failed to achieve any of that. What I saw was a two hour mess of a movie. An unfunny, poorly written, poorly edited, contrived cash-in on the beloved Hangover franchise. It has some of the poorest dialogue and worst performances I've seen in a while. I honestly can't think of any redeeming qualities that this film has.

    The ugly gag about uncircumcised men is particularly nasty and reveals a mean spirit considering that circumcision rates are declining in the USA and currently at only about 60%. So that's almost half the domestic population that has been insulted by the dirtbags responsible for this disaster. What pathology is behind this scene one can only guess at.
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    • Author: Oparae
    The film tried much too hard with the overuse of raunchy, vulgar unnecessary humor, which cheapened the movie, which caused this film to be nothing more than an overrated B Movie embarrassment.

    I am not a prude by a long-shot, it just didn't work. Just a badly written movie.

    I couldn't even utter a chuckle or a smile from these God awful flat jokes. All I could do, was roll my eyes with disbelief. Painful to watch.

    This movie "could" have been SO brilliantly funny, witty, and adorable. What were the writers thinking?? It's definitely..... NO 'Hang-Over' movie. How could anyone remotely compare the two. Ouch! What can I say..... It was just WRONG on every level.

    Lastly- The first movie I ever walked out on, and demanded a refund. Thank you AMC Theaters for the credit. I wouldn't have paid $5.00 at a cheap show for this mess.

    psst. Mila Kunis- I really like her. But this movie destroyed her comedy appeal.

    Please rethink your visit, before you see this movie.
  • comment
    • Author: Samugor
    Penned by the writers of "The Hangover" (Jon Lucas and Scott Moore), this was a film I went into with really, really low expectations. But it was better than I expected it to be.

    Mila Kunis (which we already know means "Fine" in Navajo) plays Amy, a normal working Mum (albeit clearly living in a hugely affluent neighbourhood) with a no-good husband and two kids. Amy is at the end of her tether, and as parents haven't we all been there? After one particularly dreadful day she uncharacteristically heads for a bar and forms a firm friendship with hen-pecked wife and Mum Kiki (an excellent Kristen Bell) and the potty-mouthed and kick-ass Carla (Kathryn Hahn). Making a pact to not follow convention they decide to be "Bad Moms" which brings them into direct conflict with Gwendoline ("Anchorman"'s Christina Applegate), the tyrannical head of the school Parent Teacher Association and her fawning sidekicks Stacy (Jada Pinkett Smith, "Matrix" sequels) and Vicky (Annie Mumulo, "Bridesmaids"). As attacks get personal, Amy is forced into standing against Gwendoline for the PTA chair and a battle royale ensues.

    From the film's publicity, I expected this to be a "3 go mad in Vegas" style of romp, but it didn't head in that direction. True that there is one very funny and well-cut scene of craziness in a supermarket ("Kids, we're going to have to find a new supermarket"), but the film has a more thoughtful tone reflecting as it does the stresses on working parents exacerbated by the need to conform to social mores.

    It would be dangerous at this point for me, as a man, to appear sexist and misogynist, so I will quote (and credit) my wife here in commenting that the film is like a "Next Generation" movie to 1987's Diane Keaton vehicle "Baby Boom". In that film Keaton's character has to juggle a corporate working life with unexpected child rearing: something still relatively unusual in those days (yes folks, things have changed a LOT for the better in 30 years). "Bad Moms" skims forward to today when being a working parent is almost a given, but the characters in the film view that maybe that swing has gone too far - that there is not enough time for them to treasure and nurture their kids. Here the film does slip into sexist territory in featuring all the struggling "Moms" as predominantly female: the one single Dad (hunk and love interest Jay Hernandez) never seems stressed or out of his depth.

    So, there is a good concept in here, but to be honest it is not particularly well executed. Given that it is supposed to be a comedy, the limited laughs supplied are well distributed throughout the film. It's more of a smile-along than a laugh-along.

    The film is also pretty inconsistent in tone, flipping as it does from the leads being "Bad Moms" to being lovey-dovey "aren't my kids adorable"parents. For a UK audience I would suggest that there is way, WAY too much sickly hugging of kids going on. And - without spoilers - the denouement at the ending is far from satisfying.

    On the plus side, it is technically well delivered, and looks like bloody Shakespeare compared to the truly execrable "Dirty Grandpa". The editing is slick and the music choice and music editing is particularly good. Some of the performances - especially those of Bell and Hahn - are great. And a particular nod to young Oona Laurence as Amy's daughter who carries her part really nicely.

    In terms of the lead, Mila Kunis wouldn't seem to be a natural choice for a comedy part, although her performance is kookily watchable (that might just be the "fine" influence on me). A low point however is a post-sex scene where Kunis appears to have been watching ABC News rather than doing any sort of strenuous horizontal jogging (not that my wife noticed this as she was MUCH too distracted by who was acting on the other side of the bed). If anyone puts together a top 10 of unconvincing movie sex scenes, this is a strong contender.

    Comedies are very personal things. Might this one be right for you? I would suggest that if you are not a parent, you should probably skip it and wait for the TV showing - - many of the situations are those that only parents who've been through the more hellish moments of child rearing will relate to! It's also not for the very prudish. There is a lot of bad language, a bit of nudity and drug references, although it doesn't quite descend to the same gross-out level comedy of "The Hangover" or a Farrelly brothers film.

    A final shout-out to the goofy final credits, done in "When Harry Met Sally" style, where the actresses real mothers talk about whether they were good mum's or not. (Cue more hugging).

    (Please visit http://bob-the-movie-man.com to see the graphical version of this review, and to make comment. Thanks.).
  • comment
    • Author: Thorgahuginn
    Nothing, but spoilers ahead:

    If you've seen this movie and you're looking at reviews, then you're probably curious what my summary means.

    Let's make this movie into an all-male cast and summarize the story:

    A guy's wife falls for someone online for 10 months, so he meets up with his guy friends who talk about banging lots of chicks and they make it a mission to get him laid to feel better but who cares about the other person's feelings, right bro?!

    3 guys spend a few minutes talking about floppy vaginas and men should run fast if their vagina looks different.

    Father neglects their kids and even when they realize they're a problem, they drive recklessly endangering their lives and the lives of others.

    Even after the realization that he's failing as a father, rather than coming up with solutions, he accepts that giving up is the right thing to do.

    Then being a total d-bag magically makes everything work out so it's okay to be a d-bag.

    Moral of the story: Neglect your relationship, neglect your family, neglect your job, bang chicks bro, and everything will be alright.
  • comment
    • Author: Dikus
    Well, hi everybody. This is my first time on this side. I always read some reviews before watching the movie I picked. I'm a huge fan of horror and comedy. I'm totally a movie freak.

    What's the whole deal about this movie? I couldn't stop laughing. That humor salad was well served!

    These days its hard to have a good laugh on films, like Bad Moms. It is a comedy! Free the tense. If you didn't, at least a little smile on that supermarket scene you are cold!

    Katheryn hahn is the best!!!!????

    Overall, this is a very enjoyable flick. With very different touches of humor.
  • comment
    • Author: greed style
    I am an avid film goer, I like mindless comedies...... Rarely have I watched a "comedy" movie and not laughed through it's entirety.... Congratulations Bad Mom's you have made one of my rarer lists!

    It is a horrible example to set for anyone young actual mothers. It is unfunny to the point of being over the top trying too hard! The entire party scene has been done and beaten to death! The whole penis thing was unfunny and borderline sexist in it's own right.

    Some of the actresses have done very well in other parts, but here they all just sort of fall flat. It's a shameful movie and one I hope they are ashamed to have their names attached to.
  • comment
    • Author: xander
    I believe anyone involved with the production of this movie should be required to pay damages to those who wasted even 5 minutes having their minds polluted with this drivel. If you removed the near constant crude comments about sex and sexual organs as well as the profanity there would be maybe 15 minutes left of the show. The men are characterized as morons, the 'moms' as clueless, disorganized wimps except for the female co-star. She is a sexually aggressive piranha with no filter. If the part had been played by a man who groped and made sexually suggestive comments towards women you'd see women up in arms crying about sexism. They would be digging in their purses for their therapist's emergency phone numbers five minutes in. But it's okay for a female lead to portray this and men should be okay with it? Double standard there? The 'children' in the show are portrayed as disrespectful and patronizing towards their parents with no consequences. I've been searching for an appropriate description of this show and it is 'mind filth'. I do believe this is the worst movie I have ever seen. Ever.
  • comment
    • Author: Direbringer
    We had been treated on a real horror-esque fest this summer. From botched up remakes of movies to well bad moms. There are no redeeming qualities. At least the new Ghostbusters had me laughing a bit now and again but this movie is nearly as bad as Himalaya, a three + hour movie i was forced to watch in highschool of how indigenous people herd their yaks over the mountain paths. I never walked out on a movie, except on this one.

    But back to the movie. Really Really bad script, not funny, man hating, failure to communicate and no sense of humor sums this erghm "movie" up quite nicely. basically story goes like this; Women make active choices they later regret ( like finding wealthy men and marrying them, plus having kids while sitting at home or just fail to produce anything noteworthy because of the lack of education... because they got children quite early). Then the say enough is enough.. go girlpower.. and act like deranged immature college frat boys/girls. Then they roll stupid and immature with each other and smash it into one big pretzel of fail.

    So conclusion: actresses, though still easy on the eyes seem to be the ones with their careers winding down ( some aren't as good of an actress to begin with). the so called humor is so immature that it is facepalm retch worthy. The script is even worse and yes, one could argue that actresses can't shine if the script is terrible.

    To end there is a disturbing trend in Hollywood where in certain movies the "hate" for one or more groups, oftentimes men in general, can see oozing like a slimer that just flew through the theater screen. Directors some advice: keep your SJW/feminasty social construct politics and Utopian dreams out of a movie that could have been OK-ish if you had bothered writing a half decent script.
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    • Author: Winenama
    I don't normally write reviews but on this occasion I feel obliged to even it just prevents one person from wasting 1 hour 40 minutes of precious life.

    I was expecting an easy going comedy with a few laughs. Instead I was faced with no laughs and no comedy. The 'jokes' are crude and rely on crude sexual references throughout, with the odd bit of slapstick when the writers just couldn't be bothered any more. The circumcised penis scene was embarrassing to watch, it could be considered highly offensive and sexist and will alienate the vast majority of male viewers.

    The premise of hard working mothers making a few mistakes when bringing up their children and gain some redemption against judgmental parents who can do no wrong, isn't too bad. However, it is ruined by a dreadful script and a frank lack of effort. The idea that a wealthy, middle-class American mother rules the school from her role as the PTA president is ludicrous. A popularity context then ensues and after a spontaneous rave at house party full of mothers, that includes a random girl-on-girl kissing scene for no apparent reason, leads to the most obvious result in a PTA presidential election (if that's even a thing.

    Mila Kunis is poorly cast as a 32 year old working mom with a twelve year old daughter and a son. She does not fit the role and her situation is just difficult to believe and relate to (she lives in an enormous, immaculate house for example). Kristen Bell and Christina Applegate were disappointing and every other word out of Kathryn Hahn's mouth is an expletive.

    Do not watch this film!
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    • Author: Jazu
    Dear oh dear where to start with this monstrosity?

    These days it is oh so easy to get away with not bothering to write jokes, and hoping the swearing and sex references are enough to make the audience laugh. At some point this became acceptable with comedy films, and judging by this film's page even the critics have bought into it! These are worrying times...

    Bar one amusing reference to a certain recent sci-fi film, this film fails to land any laughs.

    On to storyline. Half way through the film they decided to try and shoehorn in a moral to the story. Unfortunately every time a point was made, it was duly undermined/contradicted around 10 minutes later.

    Awful stuff. The 2nd star is given on the strength of the fact that stuff happens constantly, so at least the film manages to be entertaining on some level. But for laughs? Please look elsewhere.
  • comment
    • Author: KiddenDan
    Spoilers!!! I laughed at Cethryn Hahn the most, she's great! lotsa great stars made appearances, chick flick it is and i was prepared to enjoy the premise of the movie. but everyone was so rich and lived in Huge houses and they had no money worries. I couldn't imagine going to a bar, getting bombed, then going to a grocery store to run around and destroy food without being hauled to jail. that was over the top. i was hoping to see more women of color, but Hollywod is so color-blind, more diversity please! at least there was Jada Pinkett-Smith. Loved Mila Kunis but she played a mom with a part-time job, 2 kids, in a Big-foot house, yeah...not believable! and then riding off into the sunset with friends on one of the friend's husband's private jet...please!! i shoulda saved my little hard earned $30.00 and waited for HBO
  • comment
    • Author: Vikus
    Mila Kunis plays a hard working mom with two kids. She juggles her work life which involves endless meetings and working extra hours even though she only works part time with her family life of getting the kids ready for school, doing their homework, picking them up for school and taking them to various activities as well as shopping and cooking.

    We are not sure where the dad fits in all this, he appears to be a slob with an interest in internet porn.

    No one takes her seriously and when she throws her husband out she falls out with the bullying head of the PTA played by Christina Applegate.

    Mila along with two other mothers, one who is timid, the other a slovenly herself join ranks and indulge in some bad behaviour of drinking, partying and attracting men.

    This puts them on a collision course with Applegate who treats the PTA as her very own fiefdom.

    The film is marketed as a gross out comedy centred on females, a bit like Bridesmaids. It just comes across as wretched and unfunny. The writing is atrocious. You have a head of PTA threatening to sack school staff and doing illegal things yet no one seems to notice even if it is common assault in front of witnesses.

    It just shows what a poorly contrived mess the whole film is.
  • comment
    • Author: Delalbine
    The story is just so weak but still stretched for the entire length of a movie.

    The first half hour was a little bearable, but everything after that was a huge downfall from the time she becomes this cool chick to the last 3 minutes where everything just falls into place as if the directors themselves just wanted to get this over.

    The 2 stars are for the couple of times which made me laugh. There was simply nothing else in the movie.

    I guess the target audience are 40+ year old moms who want to be 30+ year old moms again.
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    • Author: Virn
    Oh my, oh my, where to start. It was supposed to be a comedy still I did not smile ones during the film - and I love smiling so that shouldn't be an impossible mission. At one point I considered I may cry a little because it was so pathetic - the uncircumcised penis scene - but it wasn't even pathetic enough for that. The whole film was nothing - well, at least the first hour, I just couldn't watch the rest of it. It didn't make itself believable enough to be enjoyable as a comedy, because even with a comedy you have to care about the characters or at least believe they could exist in some universe. And if it tried to go the more satiric road than it was too believable for that. I don't know what it was, other than a really bad movie and a complete waste of time and money.
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    • Author: Ahieones
    Just tell me why Mila Kunis ALWAYS has perfect makeup in every movie. She woke up from being super wasted and partying and had not a smudge on her face. Please tell me why it is funny to torment people who work at a super market? Really? I work 40 hours a week getting bad wages so that drunk people can come in and make my job harder? Whoever made this movie is clueless. Why are we basically laughing at these people who suffer in the hourly market. What is funny about that? We are the people that put you in your nice houses. Mila K. should be blocked from making movies. Christina, I expected more from you. This is dumb college humor that is from college kids that flunked out.
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    • Author: Andromajurus
    The surprise hit "Bad Moms" is a comedy starring Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell and Kathryn Hahn and is directed by both Scott Moore and Jon Lucas. This movie centers itself around Amy (Mila Kunis) a mother of two who is a bit of a perfectionist. She aspires for her family to have the best that the world can offer. Unfortunately, after a series of bad events everything goes downhill fast. Luckily Amy befriends two other struggling mothers Kiki (Kristen Bell) and Carla (Kathryn Hahn) who work together to try and make some sense of their crazy lives, while having some fun at the same time.

    First and foremost, "Bad Moms" works extremely well. I can honestly say that this movie completely shattered my expectations. While the film isn't breaking any new ground or providing any sort of different approach to the extremely over saturated comedy genre, it is fun. That's right, the film from start to finish never fails to entertain. The films humor works on multiple levels. The jokes here never quite seem to stop coming and the entire film feels thoroughly littered with hilarious moments. This is an excellent break from many modern day comedies where all of the jokes come in both the first fifteen and last fifteen minutes. Raunchy humor was obviously a big selling point for this movie, yet thankfully the movie never feels too overbearing with its vulgarity. Never once did I notice a particular character was dropping "F-Bombs" just for the sake of it, but when they did the jokes were hilarious. Writing in this movie is the chemistry between these actresses also felt extremely tight and without it the film just would not have gelled correctly.

    All of the actors here are surprisingly funny. Even Kathryn Hahn's (who I have found quite annoying and overly rambunctious in past outings) character here proves to be hilarious and she never misses a beat. Mila Kunis and Kristen Bell also play very entertaining and likable characters. Another surprise was Christian Applegate, Jada Pinkette Smith and Annie Mumolo's performances as the villain moms. While at times they got a tad too outrageous for their own good, these three women were truly amusing and helped further the comedic aspects of the film. Also, a huge shout out to Martha Stewart's hilarious cameo in the film. The only negative that can really be geared toward the acting in this film is the child actors. While I'm sure these kids didn't exactly chose the writing they were given, they come off as spoiled little brats. Throughout the entire movie these kids constantly pestered the overall fun tone that this movie was riding on.

    Speaking of tone, this movies strength comes from the lighthearted nature of the plot. The movie is surprisingly heartwarming, yet never overbearing on its themes of family unity. The film knows it's a comedy and it sticks to being a comedy very well, something that can be attributed to the excellent direction and writing in the film. Yet another strong suit in "Bad Moms" has to be its well-rounded pacing. Very seldom in this film does it feel like the plot is glossing over important story points. Impressively it does this while at the same time remaining consistently funny. Moving on to the soundtrack and overall sound design of the film: The soundtrack while not exactly bad, is utterly forgettable. Audiences will struggle to remember a single track and relating scene in the film by the next day.

    Going into this movie I completely expected a bland over saturated film about female characters going wild. Instead what I received was a smart film that carries extremely strong female characters without having them seem needy and dependent, something that haunts the film industry today. Luckily this film does all of these things while remaining consistently hilarious and surprisingly sincere. Ultimately "Bad Moms" suffers a few minor hiccups along the way, but comes out a surprisingly hilarious and fun romp.
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    • Author: Jay
    I loved this movie and I think the "bad moms" complemented each other well. This movie isn't just entertaining for mums only but for all women over the age of 18 I think. I would definitely watch this movie again after a 1 year period. I don't usually like Mila Kunis because she always seems to have the same facial expression to me but in this movie I absolutely loved her as the lead.
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    • Author: Deorro
    The shaming of women is a global phenomenon that unfortunately is part of everyday life. Filmmakers, media and marketing industries prey on women's anxieties about their bodies, and motherhood is another favourite target. While the documentary Embrace (2016) calls out body shaming, the comedy Bad Moms (2016) calls out the impossible standards to which modern mothers are expected to conform. Laughter carries this message more effectively than polemic but make no mistake: while this film is funny it also has serious things to say.

    The plot line is all too familiar. Over-worked mom Amy (Mila Kunis) is always running between the needs of her spoilt two children, a lazy husband, a part-time job, homework, school rules, and endless extra-curricular activities. The kids are overscheduled, over-controlled and over-indulged, and like too many parents everywhere, the homework is for Amy. When she ditches the husband for having a cyber-sex affair her already chaotic world nears breaking point. That's when the pushy cabal of PTA perfect moms and yummy mummies insist on ever-more elaborate cake-bakes. When she publicly quits the PTA, the snobby dominatrix president Gwendolyn (Christina Applegate) launches a vendetta against Amy and her kids. She retaliates by campaigning for president and the internecine warfare between mom camps escalate in hilarious ways. Deserted by the school, her nearest friends become her emotional anchors and all give themselves permission to party and carry on. While the story is predictable and at times corny, the underlying issues are totally real. The slapstick comedy softens the pointed message about just how powerless mothers are against the onslaught of unrealistic expectations. The bigger irony is that so many movies perpetuate the myth of the perfect mom without even questioning the existence of the perfect dad.

    This film is obviously targeted directly at stressed-out moms but dads should watch too. If nothing else, it exposes the gender inequality that persists in parenting and the bigger injustice of 'perfect moms' shaming other moms for not meeting politically correct standards. When Amy gives her election speech and confesses all the ways she is a bad mom she starts a sisterhood chorus of bad moms all needing to offload their guilt about the things they have not done for their children. While it's always possible to find aspects of a film that could have been made better, this film deserves praise for going in to bat for the most honourable profession on the planet.
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    • Author: Clodebd
    I am glad i don't watch movies based on reviews. This is one of the best comedies I have watched in a while. I think people take movies to seriously and that is why it got bad reviews.

    The movie was well written. I loved the story and I'm sure many moms could relate to the story. The title description tells you it is a story about over worked and under appreciated moms. And that is exactly what it is about.

    These moms are only bad if you consider June Cleaver to be the minimum standard for being a good mom. The story does show us how mom's can easily be overworked and have almost impossible expectations of them. And how selfless they are sacrificing "me time" for a never ending list of duties. Finally reaching the point where they say " OK, enough, i need a break. Others are going to have to pick up the slack for a bit"

    This movie portrays this in a comedic way. Some of the best comedy i've seen out of Hollywood in a while. Me and my wife both thought this was a very funny movie and had some good laughs while enjoying the story. All the characters were interesting and likable even the ones you are not suppose to really like. The acting was solid. The story was easy to follow and understand both what was going on and how the characters felt. You could relate to the characters.

    My wife doesn't often tell her friends, " You have to watch this movie!" This is one movie she told her friends they must watch. Ill end up owning a DVD of this movie. Its worthy of watching multiple times.
  • Cast overview, first billed only:
    Mila Kunis Mila Kunis - Amy
    Kathryn Hahn Kathryn Hahn - Carla
    Kristen Bell Kristen Bell - Kiki
    Christina Applegate Christina Applegate - Gwendolyn
    Jada Pinkett Smith Jada Pinkett Smith - Stacy
    Annie Mumolo Annie Mumolo - Vicky
    Oona Laurence Oona Laurence - Jane
    Emjay Anthony Emjay Anthony - Dylan
    David Walton David Walton - Mike
    Clark Duke Clark Duke - Dale Kipler
    Jay Hernandez Jay Hernandez - Jessie Harkness
    Wendell Pierce Wendell Pierce - Principal Burr
    Leah McKendrick Leah McKendrick - Sharon
    Megan Ferguson Megan Ferguson - Tessa
    Lyle Brocato Lyle Brocato - Kent
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