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  • Mars Needs Moms 3D
  • Opened March 11, 2011 | Runtime:1 hr. 28 min.
  • PG
    Sci-fi action and peril
  • Information for parents: Common Sense Media says OK for kids 7+. Read More
  • Take out the trash, eat your broccoli—who needs moms, anyway? Nine-year-old Milo (Seth Green) finds out just how much he needs his mom (Joan Cusack) when she’s nabbed by Martians who plan to steal her mom-ness for their own young. Produced by the Read More
  • Cast: Seth Green, Dan Fogler, Elisabeth Harnois
  • Director: Simon Wells
  • Genres: Animated

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Mars Needs Moms 3D Recent Fan Reviews

  • So-so

    Mars Needs Moms 3D

    I'll be as objective as I can here:

    3D animation is incredible as my 5-year old daughter gets pretty spooked at times;
    digital sound quality is excellent;

    plot is decent with an emotional link that we all can relate to;

    movie is quite demeaning to men in general (father figure not around in the major plot while men and boys are only found in the garbage pit)...Had the plot been reversed, I'm sure that the feminists would be all over the movie's producers, however this mentality is giving our children the wrong message about men's role in family life. Fact: Men are doing equal amount of household chores as women in real life as opposed to this movie's portrayal;

    movie was a bit scary and violent at times, age appropriateness from Disney?? Guns, impending execution, etc...


  • Go

    Mars Need Moms

    by pandb07

    My 5 and 6 year olds loved it! It was entertaining and the 3D made it even better.

  • Must Go!

    A very fun film!

    The film was just great! I took my granddaughter, and we both loved it. Of note, was after the film, the making of the film was revealed - fascinating! I would see this again, and I think it is a film suitable for all age groups.

Mars Needs Moms 3D Critic Reviews

So-so Avg. Critic Score out of 100 Metascore ® based on all critic ratings.

Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 91
    Entertainment Weekly | Lisa Schwarzbaum

    The movie is also visually magnificent - modestly so. Plus, it's half the...

  • 70
    Movieline | Michelle Orange

    I salute the effort to go somewhere strange in Mars Needs Moms; if only a fully...

  • 63
    Orlando Sentinel | Roger Moore

    Though light enough in tone, packed with good messages and delivering a couple...

  • 60
    The Hollywood Reporter | Kirk Honeycutt

    The three most important things in movies are story, story, story so the movie...

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