Jessica Chastain’s Other Mommy Officially Ties Score With The Best Horror Movie of the 2010s

Before audiences around the world make up their mind, Jessica Chastain’s Other Mommy has officially tied the score with the best horror movie of the 2010s, Hereditary. As if the ratings of the horror flick weren’t bad enough, the Chastain movie has received a CinemaScore of D+.

However, before being too quick to judge, we would like to inform that Ari Aster’s Hereditary, one of the best horror movies of the 2010s, also received a D+ CinemaScore when it was originally released on June 8, 2018. Naturally, CinemaScore is not the most reliable indicator of a movie’s success.

What D+ CinemaScore Means For Other Mommy

Jessica Chastain in a still from Other Mommy | Credits: Blumhouse-Atomic Monster

Based on the 2024 novel Incidents Around the House by Josh Malerman, the film stars Chastain as a mother who does everything to protect her daughter from a supernatural entity that resembles her (hence the title).

Although the plot doesn’t seem as deep as Ari Aster’s Hereditary, the film’s premise doesn’t sound too bad, as the reviews say. Similar to the 2018 horror flick, Other Mommy received a D+ grade on CinemaScore, but we all know how successful Hereditary turned out to be.

On a movie’s opening Friday night, CinemaScore sends pollsters to select theaters across major North American cities. With the help of ballot cards, these pollsters answer a small set of questions and rank the film from a grade of A to F.

Despite Hereditary receiving a D+ on the movie-grading website, it was a pretty terrifying film to watch. Chastain’s horror flick could have the same future if audiences watch it with an open mind, instead of being influenced early.

Should You Watch Other Mommy In Theaters?

A still from Other Mommy | Credits: Blumhouse-Atomic Monster

Although the film holds a low Rotten Tomatoes score (of roughly 19%), the film has several plus points that make it an ideal fit for people enjoying horror movies on the big screen.

The 93-minute runtime relies heavily on loud, repetitive jump scares and CGI rather than deep suspense, a cohesive plot, or meaningful story development. Although these can be interpreted as drawbacks, fans wanting to enjoy mindless scares will not be displeased when watching Other Mommy in theaters.

Chastain’s performance in a dual role has been hailed as simply iconic, and many viewers found it entertaining. Naturally, the question that remains is whether you want a detailed, mythological, and slow horror that fills you with dread, or just a quick rundown of the horrors of parenting.

Other Mommy is currently screening in theaters worldwide, while Hereditary is available to stream on Prime Video.