Mothers' Instinct is a 2024 American psychological thriller film directed by Benoît Delhomme in his directorial debut, and starring Jessica Chastain, Anne Hathaway, Anders Danielsen Lie, and Josh Charles.

It is a remake of Olivier Masset-Depasse's 2018 French-language film, which itself was an adaptation of the 2012 novel Mothers' Instinct (French: Derrière la haine) by Barbara Abel [fr].

Alice, pruning roses in her own garden, spots Max standing precariously on a balcony, trying to hang a birdhouse he made at school.

Alice, realizing the danger, tries to crawl through a small tunnel-like break in the hedge separating the two properties but her large sunhat prevents her from doing so quickly.

Céline appears beside Theo, explaining she was watching him, but she quickly noticed Alice could get through the fence for her own son, unlike the last time for Max.

Alice and Simon contemplate moving away from Céline, but the two eventually reconcile after Theo threatens to take his own life in response to their feud.

[4] In June 2022, Benoît Delhomme replaced Masset-Depasse as director after leaving due to a "family commitment", marking their directorial debut.

[6] Cranford, New Jersey was selected since it was the only location found to have the correct similar housing specification [7] In May 2022, Neon acquired the US distribution rights.

The website's consensus reads: "Mothers' Instinct is a glossily enjoyable showcase for Jessica Chastain and Anne Hathaway, although the stars are ill-served by a thin story and shaky tonal command.