A woman pauses her career to be a stay-at-home mum to her young toddler. But soon, her new domesticity takes a surreal turn. The transformation of her sense of self and relationship to the world sparks a change in her that is as liberating as it is radical.
Adapted from Rachel Yoder’s acclaimed 2021 novel, Nightbitch is a modern feminist fable that plays on traditional tropes to examine the role of motherhood in a society where women still battle to ‘have it all’.
Adams and Scoot McNairy offer fearless performances as the modern couple. But this is a tale for the sleepless and Adams gives a career best performance, embracing the heightened emotions of her character. For the originality with which it captures the magic and chaos of motherhood, it marks another success for filmmaker Marielle Heller.
"Heller settled on a film that she’s calling a comedy for women, and a horror movie for men. But really, Nightbitch hits all those notes at once, blending sharp dialogue with improvised chaos"Vanity Fair