With so many new movies coming direct to streaming services these days, it can be easy to overlook some great ones. Despite a strong cast that included Hilary Swank and Rose Byrne, one more great sci-fi horror thriller called "I Am Mother" flew under many people's radar in 2019. However, if you've just seen "M3GAN" and are looking for a new terrifying story of an AI helper turned killer, you'll find plenty of comparisons in this Netflix original with a grim, post-apocalyptic twist.
In "I Am Mother" we meet a young girl known only as Daughter (Clara Rugaard), whose caregiver is the titular AI robot known as Mother (Rose Byrne). They live in an isolated underground bunker following an unseen global cataclysm of some kind, and Mother has used human embryos to breed new children to help repopulate the Earth. However, the arrival of a mysterious stranger (Hilary Swank) leads Daughter to ask questions about what really happened to the planet — questions that Mother doesn't want to answer. Further complicating matters is Mother's strange test, which leads Daughter to uncover dark secrets that cast doubt on Mother's true mission.
A story that will keep you on the edge of your seat, viewers should be on guard with "I Am Mother" because nothing is as it seems in this paranoid horror thriller. Though the film went largely unseen on its release, critics heaped it with praise and lauded its strong performances, stunning twists, and jaw-dropping effects.
