Mother, Couch

Jul 5, 2024

1h 36m

★ 5.5

Overview

The members of a dysfunctional family find themselves mysteriously trapped in an antiquated furniture store when their elderly matriarch suddenly refuses to get up from one of the display couches.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Production Companies

Lyrical Media

Film i Väst

Snowglobe

Fat City

S/B Films

Mother, Couch Trailers

Cast

David

Ewan McGregor

Gruffudd

Rhys Ifans

Bella

Taylor Russell

Linda

Lara Flynn Boyle

Anne

Lake Bell

Marcus / Marco

F. Murray Abraham

Mother

Ellen Burstyn

Tom

Mar'Ques Woolford

Bree

Penelope Young

Young Lincoln

Ozzy Davidson

Concerned Woman

Shelby Lee

Man

Cesar Ramos

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No overview available.

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0.0

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