GGB Recommends: ‘Nightbitch’ on Hulu

When I saw the trailer for “Nightbitch” I was intrigued by the premise. Directed by Marielle Heller and written by Marielle Heller & Rachel Yoder, Amy Adams stars in the film as Mother, a woman who pauses her career to be a stay-at-home mom, but soon her domesticity takes a surreal turn. Adams earned a 2025 Golden Globes nomination for Best Female Actor Motion Picture Musical/Comedy for her role so when I saw the film was streaming on Hulu I was eager to give the movie a watch.

“Nightbitch” was initially set to be a straight to streaming film, but got a limited theatrical release due to audience response at early screenings. While “Nightbitch” doesn’t rank in my top films of 2024 I did enjoy the watch. In the film Mother (Adams) has a daily routine of cooking and maternal duties for her young son (Arleigh Snowden and Emmett Snowden) while her husband (Scoot McNairy) is away. During the initial montage of Mother’s mundane routine I was wondering if she was married because I was questioning why she was doing all these tasks alone with no help. When I saw a wedding ring I still questioned if Mother was widowed until the father showed up. The commentary on motherhood and how women identify outside of that role was on full display in “Nightbitch” and how important it is to have a community around you to not only help you balance the hard work of raising a child, but to maintain a level of self.

Adams managed to deliver a believable performance as a unfulfilled stay at home mom who desperately wants to get back to the essence of her. I’m not a mother, but I could empathize in her struggle in having a partner, but still doing everything alone and being expected to just because you’ve become good at it because you were forced to adapt. Jessica Harper, Zoë Chao, Mary Holland, and Archana Rajan also appear in “Nightbitch.” but didn’t add much to the commentary of the film. I think the heavy lifting went to Adams. The supernatural aspect of the film lost me and I wasn’t sure if Mother was really shape shifting or if it was metaphor of Mother taping into the animalistic side of herself. Either way the film is a interesting watch that will spark a conversation on the roles women in society as “expected” to leave behind when they add a new title to their identities.

“Nightbitch” is streaming now on Hulu.

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