The lives of three women have a commonality: adoption. Karen is a physical therapist who regrets that, as a teenager, she gave up her daughter for adoption. Elizabeth was an adopted child and is now a successful lawyer, but her personal life lacks warmth. Lucy and her husband have failed to conceive and now hope to adopt a baby to make their family complete.
Mother and Child has generally received positive reviews.
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Mother and Child was released in 2009 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 282 reviews, giving Mother and Child (2009) an average rating of 70%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 77%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 65%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with Mother and Child than critics were.
With a score of 70%, Mother and Child is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2009, which stands at 57%.
Other movies from 2009 with similar scores include films like Green Lantern: First Flight, Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder and The Last Station.
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