What is the Metascore for All About My Mother?

All About My Mother has a Metascore of 87 out of 100 on Celluloid.

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Drama Cannes 1999 · Best Director

All About My Mother

Item: All About My Mother
Rating: 4.5
Author: Kaiser Khan

Directed by Pedro Almodóvar · 1999 · Last reviewed July 13, 2026

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Answer Summary

All About My Mother (1999) earns a 88% Celluloid Score — Recommended. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.Critics and audiences are closely aligned on this one.

Quick Verdict

Averaged from five public sources (critic, audience, Metascore, Letterboxd, IMDb). See how we calculate scores.

88%

Celluloid Score Recommended

Five-source breakdown

98% Critic Score

92% Audience

87 Metascore

★★★★☆ Letterboxd 4.2

7.8 IMDb /10

Runtime: 1h 41m
Cast: Cecilia Roth , Marisa Paredes , Penélope Cruz

🏆 2 award wins — Won Best Foreign Language Film, Academy Awards 2000

Official theatrical poster for All About My Mother (1999)

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Why this score?

Strong critic approval (98% positive).
Audiences widely enjoyed it (92%).
Metascore signals universal acclaim (87/100).
Letterboxd diarists rate it highly (4.2/5).
Celluloid Score 88% averages all five public rating sources — our own composite, not a third-party trademark score.

Best for

Viewers who want a well-regarded drama pick
Short runtime — easy weeknight watch

Not ideal for

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Is All About My Mother worth watching?

Yes — All About My Mother earns a 88% Celluloid Score. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.

Critics Consensus

Almodóvar's Oscar-winning hymn to motherhood, performance, and chosen family remains his most generous work.
Celluloid Critics Consensus

Critics and audiences are closely aligned on this one.

What is All About My Mother about?

After her son dies, a nurse searches for his estranged father and finds a community of trans women, actresses, and survivors in Madrid.

Critic Reviews

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