91%Tomatometer 191 Reviews 88%Audience Score 50,000+ Ratings The lives of Julio and Tenoch, like those of 17-year old boys everywhere, are ruled by raging hormones, intense friendships, and a headlong rush into adulthood. Over the course of a summer, the two best friends, while living out a carefree cross-country escapade with a gorgeous older woman, also find connection with each other, themselves and the world around them. Read MoreRead Less
Y tu mamá también
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Critics Consensus
Led by a triumvirate of terrific performances, Alfonso Cuarón's free-spirited road trip through Mexico is a sexy and wistful hymn to the fleetingness of youth.
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Jami Bernard New York Daily News Although the pace is buoyantly charming, Cuarón -- and his screenwriter brother, Carlos Cuarón -- never let the viewer forget that life and death go on outside the car windows. Rated: 3.5/4 Sep 9, 2023 Full Review Joe Williams St. Louis Post-Dispatch [Gael García Bernal] is especially vivid... We suspect that soon he will be offered roles in American films. But this scintillating film makes a compelling argument that there's a paradise waiting for those who keep traveling south. Rated: 3.5/4 Sep 9, 2023 Full Review Bill Muller Arizona Republic Criticizing this movie for having too much sex is to miss the point. People will either accept the scenes or not, but Y tu mamá también suffers from a far worse affliction: There's not a single likeable character in the movie. Rated: 2/4 Sep 9, 2023 Full Review Jeff Simon Buffalo News Its tone is absolutely unique -- by turns obnoxious, erotic, funny, world-weary and sad. Sometimes it manages to be all those things at once. Rated: 4/4 Sep 9, 2023 Full Review Gary Chun Honolulu Star-Bulletin What could've been a pretentious cinematic treatise on sex and politics in Mexico is instead an astute and genuine film. Give credit to Cuarón's screenplay, cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki, and especially a trio of excellent lead actors. Rated: 4/4 Sep 9, 2023 Full Review Dennis King Tulsa World [Alfonso Cuarón] has here crafted a wonderfully precise and observant picture that feels as utterly natural and off-handed as a roguish reminiscence between life-long friends. Rated: 4/4 Sep 9, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews
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Shioka O A coming of age road trip film. I think it's a success because it's Mexican, more passionated and more sentimental. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars03/24/24 Full Review elana k While it may be as sexy as anything you will may seen for the longest time- it is the brilliant performances, youthful sense of adventure and emotional depth, in which the sexy-ness occurs, that makes "Y tu madre tambien" such a stand-out film. The sex is a factor, but it is not the X-factor. My favourite road-trip film, ever. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars04/21/24 Full Review Johnathon W First rate erotic drama thanks to a superb cast and Alfonso Carol's unflinching direction. The actors are excellent, with both Gael Garcia Bernal & Diego Luna making star making turns. However, it is Maribel Verdu who owns the film as the older woman who commands them both. Behind the camera, Cuaron gives an unflinching look at young love and romance, showing how naive you can be at a young age while contrasting with the jadedness of being older. A great, erotic film all-around and unique from beginning to end. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars11/23/23 Full Review Clinton B An intimate portrait and love letter everyday life and the environment of México. Through the lens of a vocal diary, the journey of the coming of age for these characters let's you experience the true face and beauty of the country. Rated 4/5 Stars •Rated 4 out of 5 stars04/05/23 Full Review Shock Therapy R Absolutely meaningless. Come-of-age camouflage for promiscuity. I guess all that two boys need is someone's mother as the best physical education teacher in life. One must gather that she was teaching everything that she wasn't and hadn't experienced during her own adult life—or maybe reflective of it. Rated 0.5/5 Stars •Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars03/18/23 Full Review Thomas M The best international movie ever made! Rated 5/5 Stars •Rated 5 out of 5 stars11/26/22 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating
Cast & Crew
Alfonso Cuarón Director Maribel Verdú Luisa Cortés Gael García Bernal Julio Zapata Diego Luna Tenoch Iturbide Diana Bracho Silvia Allende de Iturbide Emilio Echevarría Miguel Iturbide
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SynopsisThe lives of Julio and Tenoch, like those of 17-year old boys everywhere, are ruled by raging hormones, intense friendships, and a headlong rush into adulthood. Over the course of a summer, the two best friends, while living out a carefree cross-country escapade with a gorgeous older woman, also find connection with each other, themselves and the world around them.
Director
Alfonso Cuarón
Producer
Alfonso Cuarón, Jorge Vergara
Screenwriter
Alfonso Cuarón, Carlos Cuarón
Distributor
IFC Films
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
Spanish
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 15, 2002, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 27, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$13.6M
Runtime
1h 45m
Sound Mix
Dolby Stereo, Dolby Digital, Surround, Dolby A, Dolby SR
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Y tu mamá también (Spanish for And Your Mother Too) is a 2001 Mexican coming-of-age road film directed by Alfonso Cuarón, who co-wrote the script with his brother Carlos.
Tenoch informs Julio that Luisa died of cancer a month after their trip, and that she knew she was ill the whole time that the three were together. Tenoch excuses himself, and they never see each other again.
Tenoch (Luna) and Julio (Bernal) are both 17 years old and have been best mates forever. Then one day they meet Luisa (Verdú), a beautiful 28-year-old Spaniard, whom they attempt to impress, and seduce, through an invitation to come away with them to an isolated, perfect beach – that exists only in their imagination.
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