Tully

2018
R
1h 35m

IMDb RATING

6.9/10

64K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

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A struggling mother of three forms an unexpected bond with the night nanny hired to help with her newborn baby.A struggling mother of three forms an unexpected bond with the night nanny hired to help with her newborn baby.A struggling mother of three forms an unexpected bond with the night nanny hired to help with her newborn baby.

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IMDb RATING

6.9/10

64K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

3,987

745

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 4 wins & 31 nominations total

Trivia
Charlize Theron gained fifty pounds for the role. She adhered to an excessive diet of junk food, processed foods, In-N-Out Burger, and milkshakes. Theron would eat macaroni and cheese at 2 a.m. to help keep on the weight. Theron said that her youngest child had mistaken her for being pregnant, given the extensive weight gain, and that it took a year and a half for her to shed the weight.

Goofs
Early in the film, an elderly woman looks disapprovingly at the main character ordering a decaf coffee (after telling her that caffeine is bad for the fetus). In fact, caffeine is bad primarily because it raises blood pressure without providing any nutrients to the fetus. This is not the case with decaf coffee. The blood pressure change associated with decaf coffee is not statistically significant and puts the baby at no risk of harm. Theoretically, if a pregnant mother drank dozens of cups of decaf coffee it *might* increase her blood pressure but it is very unlikely (not to mention very difficult to actually achieve that level of consumption). Most experts agree that caffeine is safe during pregnancy if limited to 200 mg or less per day.

Quotes
Marlo: I bet you have big plans. I mean, your twenties are great. They are, but then your thirties come around the corner like a garbage truck at five AM.

Connections
Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Amazing Movies You Missed This Spring (2018)

Soundtracks
Ride into the Sun (Demo Version)
Written by John Cale (as John Davies Cale), Sterling Morrison (as Holmes Sterling Morrison), Lou Reed, Maureen Tucker
Performed by The Velvet Underground
Published by Garnant Music and Oakfield Avenue Music LTD
Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp.
By arrangement with Warner Music Group Film and TV Licensing

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Featured review

Accurate and haunting portrayal of an exhausted mother

This film tells the story of a struggling mother of three, whose life is tremendously helped by a night nanny.

The depiction of being a completely exhausted mother is really piercing. Charlize Theron makes it so accurate and so haunting. The night nanny is such a godsend, but the story comes with a peculiar twist. I enjoyed the plot, and I am impressed by Charlize Theron's performance as well.