Other Mommy (2026)
Film · Horror
See itif you want a lean, high-tension horror film that exploits the unsettling vulnerability of childhood fears.
A nightmare-inducing exploration of childhood fears and domestic unease, directed by Rob Savage. This is for viewers who want a lean, terrifying horror experience that turns the most fundamental safety of the home into a source of pure dread.
What it is about
Young Bela forms a relationship with a sinister entity in her home that looks uncannily like her own mother, drawing her into a terrifying and increasingly dark world.
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What Other Mommy is like, and who it is for
What it is like to watch
Watching this is a claustrophobic and relentlessly tense experience. Rob Savage maintains a brisk, efficient pace that wastes no time establishing a sense of domestic dread. The intensity builds through psychological manipulation rather than just jump scares, focusing on the visual dissonance of a familiar face becoming a source of threat. It feels intimate yet expansive in its ability to generate unease within the confines of a family home.
Who it is for, and who should skip it
This film is for horror aficionados who enjoy elevated, character-led scares and the uncanny valley effect of doppelgänger stories. It will likely alienate those who find child-in-peril narratives too distressing or viewers looking for a traditional, comforting haunting. One honest caveat is its uncompromising bleakness; the film does not pull its punches when exploring the erosion of the maternal bond, which might feel overly grim for some.
The right evening for it
It suits an evening where you want to be fully gripped by a singular, focused nightmare. It is best viewed in total darkness with no distractions to allow the mounting paranoia to take hold.
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How Other Mommy leaves you
One line on the mood it ends on, with no plot. Some people count that as a spoiler, so it stays hidden until you ask.
Expect to come away feeling deeply unsettled and perhaps a little wary of the shadows in your own hallway. It leaves a lingering weight of domestic anxiety and psychological exhaustion.
How Other Mommy ends
Spoilers. The whole ending, in a few lines. Nothing shows until you ask and then confirm.
In the final confrontation at their home, Ursula admits that she originally did not want to have Bela, but she affirms her love for her daughter. Although this confession weakens the trickster demon, an angry Bela flees to her bedroom and invites Other Mommy to enter her heart. The entity appears and promises to end Bela's pain, but the child remembers Ruth's advice about the necessity of experiencing pain. Bela attacks the entity and repeatedly denies it until Other Mommy is finally defeated.
The film ends months later with the family reconciled. Ursula, Russ and Bela are shown happily together as they put up Christmas lights. This resolution suggests that Ursula's honesty and Bela's acceptance of life's difficulties have permanently removed the supernatural threat, leaving the main characters in a stable and unified state.
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If you like this, try
Goodnight Mommy (2014)
the same paranoia regarding a mother's true identity
The Babadook (2014)
the shared focus on the terror of a crumbling maternal bond
It Follows (2014)
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Teaser · Are you tricking me?
Teaser · Inside
Teaser · Let Me Into Your Heart
Other Mommy soundtrack
Music by Patrick Jonsson
Questions people ask
- Is Other Mommy in cinemas?
- Yes. It opened on 8 October 2026 in Australia, and 9 October 2026 in the US, Ireland, the UK and Canada.
- Is Other Mommy a tense film?
- Yes. On Watchlist Boosted it is tagged Tense. A nightmare-inducing exploration of childhood fears and domestic unease, directed by Rob Savage. This is for viewers who want a lean, terrifying horror experience that turns the most fundamental safety of the home into a source of pure dread.
- How long is Other Mommy?
- Other Mommy runs 93 min and was released in 2026.
- Who composed the music for Other Mommy?
- The music for Other Mommy is by Patrick Jonsson.
- Is Other Mommy worth watching?
- See it: if you want a lean, high-tension horror film that exploits the unsettling vulnerability of childhood fears. TMDB users rate it 7.9 out of 10 from 18 votes.
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