Motherhood

"There are no time-outs in..."

Aug 28 2009 PG-13 1h 30m
Comedy, Drama

In Manhattan, a mother of two preparing for her daughter's sixth birthday party has no idea of the challenges she's about to face in order to pull off the event.

Plot

Eliza Kendall Welch (Uma Thurman), mother of, Clara, and Lucas, lives with her spouse, Avery McKendrik (Anthony Edwards), in an Manhattan apartment. Today is May 25th, Clara's 6th birthday, and she has to make arrangements for a party, as well as attend to day-to-day chores, including Blogging, and entering an online contest 'Motherhood', and looking after her invalid elderly neighbor and a dog. Things will slowly get out of hand after her car gets towed due to a film shooting; the tire on her bike gets punctured; she alienates herself from her friend, Sheila (Minnie Driver); Clara's name is misspelled on the cake; while Avery refuses to answer his cell-phone. After being assisted by a delivery man, Nikesh (Arjun Gupta), who finds her attractive, she concludes she has had enough, and decides not to return home.

Written by

Katherine Dieckmann

Directed by

Katherine Dieckmann

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

John Wells Productions

Languages

English

Awards

1 win

Scores
# of Votes
4,816
Average Rating
4.6 out of 10
Metascore
34
Popularity
NA