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Mouthpiece

Mouthpiece

201891 minMidcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
Director
Patricia Rozema
Starring
Norah Sadava, Amy Nostbakken, Maev Beaty, Taylor Belle

Based on a stage play of the same name by Amy Nostbakken and Norah Sadava, the story follows Cassandra, who is portrayed by the two women, expressing the opposing voices that exist inside the modern woman's head, during a 48-hour period as she tries to organize the affairs for her mother's funeral.

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Where can I watch Mouthpiece?

As of October 24, 2026, MovieCove lists Mouthpiece streaming on Kino Film Collection via Prime Video and to rent or buy on Prime Video.

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Highlights

What stands out about Mouthpiece?

Mouthpiece earns 7 badges, led by One of a kind and Standout acting.

  • Craft and mood
  • Awards and box office
  • Content

Reception

Is Mouthpiece worth watching?

Mouthpiece's Midcredits score is the 52nd percentile of all films, from 619 ratings across 2 sources. 51% liked it (rated it 7 or higher out of 10).

Midcredits score

How well it was received

52nd percentile

Better received than 52% of films

51st percentile among Drama52nd percentile among 2010s
Acclaim (how much people like it)49th
Approval (how many liked it)54th

61 /100

49th percentile of all films

48th percentile among Drama50th percentile among 2010s

Rating distribution

A broad spread centered near 6.2 — solid but not unanimous.

51% liked it

54th percentile of all films

52nd percentile among Drama54th percentile among 2010s
51% rated it 7–1049% rated it 1–6

Awards

0 Oscars won · 0 Oscar noms · 8 wins / 3 noms overall

Reach

How many have seen it

44th percentile

606 ratings across platforms

47th percentile among Drama48th percentile among 2010s
TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 85% in 30 days

What reviewers say

Common ground

The film uses two actresses to portray the protagonist's internal conflict while dealing with her mother's death.

Fans praised

  • Dual-actress conceit vividly externalizes inner conflict
  • Honest, raw depiction of grief and mother-daughter dynamics
  • Surreal touches and a cappella score add unique artistry

Detractors panned

  • Gimmick overwhelms character and story
  • Visual conceit is confusing, especially at first

What stands out

OriginalityDivisive90

Bold dual-actress gimmick divides opinion on execution

Acting85

Dual leads deliver outstanding, layered performances

Emotional impact85

Heartbreaking and cathartic exploration of grief

Characters80

Protagonist's internal split reveals authentic complexity

Atmosphere78

Atmospheric with surreal touches and feminine perspective

Sound and music75

A cappella score is bizarre but effective

Humor70

Dark comedy balances painful subject matter

Watch experience

What is Mouthpiece like to watch?

Conclusions only — categories and positions, no plot detail.

Funny and bittersweet: browse every movie of this kind

Watch this when you are ready to pay close attention and feel heavy feelings, and you want to laugh and feel something too.

It is intense and leaves you bittersweet. Skip it when you want an easy night or you can only half-watch.

ToneFeelDemandwhat the answer rests onexact position · filled zone: the category

What it asks of you

Your full attention, room for heavy feelings and a taste for open questions.

What it feels like

Funny and bittersweet.

Moods
BittersweetContemplativeMelancholic
Heaviest: throughout
Register
Satirical · 5% of filmsMelodramatic · 9% of films: Heightened emotion, played large.
Told as
Three-act: Setup, confrontation, resolution — the default Hollywood shape.Nonlinear · 6% of films: Events shown out of chronological order.
ToneThe film presents its heavy subject matter with a blend of dark comedy and surreal touches, maintaining a sincere emotional core even as it externalizes internal conflict through two simultaneous performances.
The rideThe film maintains a steady emotional pressure balanced between humor and grief.
StructureThe narrative unfolds over the 48-hour funeral preparation period, but includes flashbacks to Cassandra's relationship with her mother, making it nonlinear.

How it leaves you

what you carry away

Bittersweet.

The answer rests on this: BittersweetThought-provoking
How it ends · evidence
Bittersweet ending

Story archetype

where it sits among all films
Monster — 21% of films. A threat menaces the hero's world and must be defeated.Rags — 3% of films. A rise from lowliness to fortune, status, or recognition.Quest — 10% of films. A journey toward a defined objective, with companions and obstacles.Voyage — 4% of films. Into a strange world and back again, changed.Comedy — 11% of films. Confusion and cross-purposes resolved into harmony.Tragedy — 9% of films. A flaw or fixation drives the protagonist to ruin.Rebirth — 13% of films. A stalled or darkened life reopened and renewed.Mystery — 7% of films. A question drives the story — who did it, what happened, what is real — until it is answered.No archetype — 22% of filmsPredator — 6% of films. A creature or killer hunts the protagonists (Jaws, Alien).Tyrant — 6% of films. A human villain holds power over the hero's world (Die Hard).Invasion — 2% of films. An external force attacks the home or world (Independence Day).Oppressive state — 2% of films. A government, its agencies or a secret faction inside them is the monster (V for Vendetta).Corporate villainy — 1% of films. A company or its bosses are the monster (Erin Brockovich).Institutional injustice — 1% of films. A court, prison, police force, school or church is itself the enemy (Spotlight).Class system — under 1% of films. The gap between rich and poor, or a rigid hierarchy, is the monster (Parasite).Technology turns — under 1% of films. Technology people rely on becomes the threat (The Terminator).Inner demon — 1% of films. The monster is within — addiction, illness, a dark double.Underdog triumph — 2% of films. Rise through competition or contest (Rocky).Social ascent — under 1% of films. A climb in class or status (Pretty Woman).Fame and fortune — under 1% of films. An artistic or showbiz rise (A Star Is Born).Rise and fall — under 1% of films. Wealth or power gained, self lost (Scarface).Hidden worth revealed — under 1% of films. The protagonist's true value finally recognized.Treasure hunt — 1% of films. Retrieve an object of value (Raiders of the Lost Ark).Rescue — 4% of films. Retrieve or save a person (Saving Private Ryan).Mission — 5% of films. Accomplish or destroy a defined objective (Mission: Impossible).Journey home — under 1% of films. The goal is getting back (Finding Nemo).Pilgrimage — 1% of films. The journey itself transforms; the destination is symbolic.Portal fantasy — under 1% of films. Transported into another world (The Wizard of Oz).Fish out of water — 2% of films. Displaced into an unfamiliar social world (Elf).Survival ordeal — 1% of films. Trapped in a hostile environment, fighting back (Cast Away).Time displacement — under 1% of films. Unstuck in time (Back to the Future).Descent — 1% of films. A night-journey into an underworld or subculture (After Hours).Romantic comedy — 4% of films. Lovers kept apart by confusion, united at last.Comedy of errors — 3% of films. Mistaken identity or misunderstanding drives the plot.Farce — 2% of films. Escalating absurd chaos and coincidence (The Hangover).Buddy comedy — 1% of films. A mismatched pair forced together (Rush Hour).Comedy of manners — 1% of films. Social codes and class satirized (Clueless).Hubris — 1% of films. Pride or ambition invites the fall (There Will Be Blood).Obsession — 2% of films. A fixation consumes the protagonist (Black Swan).Corruption arc — 2% of films. Step-by-step moral decay (The Godfather).Doomed love — 2% of films. Love destroyed by circumstance (Brokeback Mountain).Crushed by fate — 3% of films. Destroyed by forces beyond the protagonist's control.Redemption — 3% of films. Moral reawakening of a hardened soul (A Christmas Carol).Healing — 5% of films. Recovery from grief or trauma (Good Will Hunting).Liberation — 2% of films. Breaking free of a confining life (Room).Second chance — 2% of films. A stagnant life re-opened to love or purpose (Groundhog Day).Puzzle — 1% of films. A clue-by-clue puzzle you can try to solve before the reveal (Knives Out, Clue).Investigation — 5% of films. A long pursuit of the truth that may never be fully solved (Zodiac, Memories of Murder).Enigma — 2% of films. The mystery is what is real, or what is actually happening (Mulholland Drive).RebirthHealing
Every story archetype, clockwise from the top
  • Monster 21%: Predator 6% · Tyrant 6% · Invasion 2% · Oppressive state 2% · Corporate villainy 1% · Institutional injustice 1% · Class system under 1% · Technology turns under 1% · Inner demon 1%
  • Rags 3%: Underdog triumph 2% · Social ascent under 1% · Fame and fortune under 1% · Rise and fall under 1% · Hidden worth revealed under 1%
  • Quest 10%: Treasure hunt 1% · Rescue 4% · Mission 5% · Journey home under 1% · Pilgrimage 1%
  • Voyage 4%: Portal fantasy under 1% · Fish out of water 2% · Survival ordeal 1% · Time displacement under 1% · Descent 1%
  • Comedy 11%: Romantic comedy 4% · Comedy of errors 3% · Farce 2% · Buddy comedy 1% · Comedy of manners 1%
  • Tragedy 9%: Hubris 1% · Obsession 2% · Corruption arc 2% · Doomed love 2% · Crushed by fate 3%
  • Rebirth 13% (this title): Redemption 3% · Healing 5% (this title) · Liberation 2% · Second chance 2%
  • Mystery 7%: Puzzle 1% · Investigation 5% · Enigma 2%
  • No archetype 22%

Rebirth: A stalled or darkened life reopened and renewed. · Healing: Recovery from grief or trauma (Good Will Hunting).

13% of films fit this archetype

A loose fit — the map only half-holds this one.

Why this archetypeThe story follows Cassandra through a 48-hour period organizing her mother's funeral, using two actresses to externalize her inner conflict. This journey through grief and self-examination toward acceptance fits the healing subtype of rebirth.

What it's about

7 groups · 53 themes
Bonds — 27% of filmsSelf — 22% of filmsPower — 7% of filmsMorality — 16% of filmsSurvival — 15% of filmsSociety — 9% of filmsIdeas — 5% of filmsRomantic love — 15% of filmsMarriage — 2% of filmsFamily bonds — 21% of filmsParenthood — 2% of filmsFriendship — 9% of filmsLoyalty — 4% of filmsIdentity — 14% of filmsComing of age — 5% of filmsAging — under 1% of filmsSelf-worth — 7% of filmsAmbition — 7% of filmsPurpose — 9% of filmsMemory — 3% of filmsObsession — 3% of films. A fixation consumes the protagonist (Black Swan).Power — 2% of filmsCorruption — 3% of filmsGreed — 3% of filmsClass — 3% of filmsOppression — 4% of filmsFreedom — 5% of filmsJustice — 13% of filmsDuty — 2% of filmsRevenge — 4% of filmsGuilt — 3% of filmsRedemption — 6% of films. Moral reawakening of a hardened soul (A Christmas Carol).Forgiveness — 1% of filmsSacrifice — 4% of filmsBetrayal — 5% of filmsDeception — 9% of filmsSurvival — 17% of filmsWar — 1% of filmsViolence — 4% of filmsMortality — 2% of filmsGrief — 6% of filmsTrauma — 7% of filmsMental illness — 1% of filmsAddiction — 1% of filmsIllness and disability — under 1% of filmsCommunity — 14% of films. Consequences reach a town, institution or group.Isolation — 5% of filmsPrejudice — 3% of filmsDisplacement — 1% of filmsFaith — 3% of filmsTradition vs change — 2% of filmsFame — 3% of filmsLegacy — 4% of filmsFate — 1% of filmsFree will — under 1% of filmsTruth — 4% of filmsHope — 5% of filmsNature — 2% of filmsArt — 4% of filmsTechnology — 1% of filmsSelfGriefSurvival
Every theme, clockwise from the top
  • Bonds 27%: Romantic love 15% · Marriage 2% · Family bonds 21% · Parenthood 2% · Friendship 9% · Loyalty 4%
  • Self 22%: Identity 14% (this title) · Coming of age 5% · Aging under 1% · Self-worth 7% (this title) · Ambition 7% · Purpose 9% · Memory 3% · Obsession 3%
  • Power 7%: Power 2% · Corruption 3% · Greed 3% · Class 3% · Oppression 4% · Freedom 5%
  • Morality 16%: Justice 13% · Duty 2% · Revenge 4% · Guilt 3% · Redemption 6% · Forgiveness 1% · Sacrifice 4% · Betrayal 5% · Deception 9%
  • Survival 15% (this title): Survival 17% · War 1% · Violence 4% · Mortality 2% · Grief 6% (this title) · Trauma 7% · Mental illness 1% · Addiction 1% · Illness and disability under 1%
  • Society 9%: Community 14% · Isolation 5% · Prejudice 3% · Displacement 1% · Faith 3% · Tradition vs change 2% · Fame 3% · Legacy 4%
  • Ideas 5%: Fate 1% · Free will under 1% · Truth 4% · Hope 5% · Nature 2% · Art 4% · Technology 1%

Survival

Grief · 6% of filmsSelf-worth · 7% of filmsIdentity · 14% of films
Interrogates its theme: Questions its theme without settling the answer.Intimate stakes: Consequences reach a person or a household.Single lead
How it treats its themeThe film explores grief through a woman's conflicting internal voices as she processes her mother's death, touching on self-worth and identity.
StanceThe film interrogates grief and the complexity of mother-daughter relationships without settling for easy answers.

The world

ContemporaryUrbanDomesticIn transitRealistic
AmbientSupportive music · original score · Amy Nostbakken
SettingA modern city where Cassandra navigates funeral arrangements and her memories.
MusicThe score features a capella humming by Amy Nostbakken, adding an eerie and intimate layer.

Content guide

Is Mouthpiece okay for kids?

As of August 31, 2026, Midcredits content scores put its violence at mild (22/100), sexual content at intense (76/100), language at moderate (50/100), drug and alcohol content at intense (67/100) and frightening material at minimal (0/100). Its violence, language, drug and alcohol content and frightening material have too few votes to rank.

Ratings in 2 other countries
  • UK15
  • Canada14A
Overall
Moderate · all five categories
not ranked
Violence & Gore
Mild
too few votes to rank (3 votes)
Sex & Nudity
Intense · audience split: No severity level holds a majority of voters
heavier than 95% of all films
Profanity
Moderate
too few votes to rank (2 votes)
Alcohol & Drugs
Intense
too few votes to rank (3 votes)
Frightening / Intense
None / Minimal
too few votes to rank (3 votes)

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Too few votes to rank this title overall (25 votes across 5 categories; ranking needs 10 in at least three).

Source: Midcredits content scores, 0 (none) to 100 (severe) per category, with each standing ranked against other films that have them.

What content warnings does Mouthpiece have?

Not screened for content warnings yet.

Cast and crew

Who is in Mouthpiece?

Cast

Norah Sadava
as Short Cassandra
Amy Nostbakken
as Tall Cassandra
Maev Beaty
as Elaine
Taylor Belle
as Little Cassandra
Jess Salgueiro
as Roxanne
Paula Boudreau
as Aunt Jane
Ari Cohen
as Dad
Jake Epstein
as Danny
Bruce Hunter
as Uncle Jake
Sharon Lewis
as Barbara

Crew

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