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'{{Infobox film | name = Moms' Night Out | image = Moms' Night Out poster.jpg | alt = | caption = Theatrical release poster | director = [[The Erwin Brothers|Andrew Erwin]]<br />[[The Erwin Brothers|Jon Erwin]] | producer ={{ubl|[[Kevin Downes]]|Andrew Erwin|Jon Erwin|Elizabeth Hatcher-Travis|Michael Scott|[[David A. R. White]]}} | writer = Jon Erwin <br> Andrea Gyertson Nasfell | starring ={{ubl|[[Sarah Drew]]|[[Sean Astin]]|[[Patricia Heaton]]|[[Andrea Logan White]]|[[Robert Amaya]]|[[Harry Shum, Jr.]]|[[Abbie Cobb]]|[[David Hunt (actor)|David Hunt]]|[[Trace Adkins]]}} | music = Marc Fantini <br> Steffan Fantini | cinematography = Kristopher Kimlin | editing = Andrew Erwin <br> Jonathan Olive | studio = [[Affirm Films]]<br>[[Provident Films]]<br>Snowfall Films<br>Real World Pictures<br>Four Boys Pictures | distributor = [[TriStar Pictures]] | released = {{Film date|2014|5|9}} | runtime = 98 minutes | country = United States | language = English | budget = $5 million<ref name="boxofficemojo1">{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=momsnightout.htm |title=Moms' Night Out (2014) |publisher=Box Office Mojo |date= |accessdate=2014-05-11}}</ref> | gross = $10.5 million<ref name="boxofficemojo1"/> }} '''''Moms' Night Out''''' is an American [[Christian film|Christian-based]] comedy film directed by [[The Erwin Brothers|Andrew Erwin]] and [[The Erwin Brothers|Jon Erwin]], and written by Jon Erwin and Andrea Gyertson Nasfell. The film stars [[Sarah Drew]], [[Sean Astin]], [[Patricia Heaton]] and [[Trace Adkins]]. The film was released on May 9, 2014, in 1,044 theaters.<ref>{{cite web|title=Patricia Heaton stars in Moms' Night Out movie|url=http://www.christiantelegraph.com/issue22460.html}}</ref> Allyson Field is a young mother who is having a most unhappy Mother's Day. At first glance, it seems she has a life that many would envy. She is happily married to her loving husband Sean and has three lively, adorable children. However, as Allyson types on her "mommy blog", she is beset with anxiety and feelings of unworthiness. She describes herself as a "freaky clean freak" who actually sees beauty in a padded cell. She has paranoid delusions about her children getting salmonella and child welfare workers taking them away. She realizes that she is living her simple dream of being a decent wife and mother she feels she is a horrible person because of her inner demons. Allyson finds comfort in her two best friends Sondra and Izzy. Sondra is a pastor's wife, the pillar of the community, whom Allyson describes as her Gandolf and Doctor Phil. Sondra has a rebellious teenage daughter Zoey who acutely feels the stigma of being a pastor's daughter. Izzy is Allyson's high school friend who has twins and is married to the lovable but bumbling Marco who has an irrational fear of bikers and small children. Allyson is deeply affected by a sermon that Sondra's husband gives about the high calling of motherhood and the sacrifices that are entailed. Sean tells his overstressed wife that she needs to have a night out for herself and she and her two girlfriends plan one starting with dinner at a fancy Chinese restaurant. However, the evening is a disaster from start to finish. Sean's loopy half sister Bridget comes to dinner and asks Ally to babysit her son Phoenix. Sean agrees to shoulder the responsibility himself along with Marco and his friend Kevin who loves video games and hates kids. In many ways Sean and Kevin are arrested adolescents. Ally and her friends arrive at the restaurant only to find their reservation has been lost which results in Ally having a mini meltdown and throwing away their cellphones. The three friends go bowling and Sondra tries to comfort the frazzled Ally telling her that God is always with her. The evening degenerates with further accidents and misunderstanding as the babysitters take the children to a video arcade with disastrous results. Things go from bad to worse when Bridget, realizes that her infant son, Phoenix, is missing. The four travel across the city looking for the child, and ultimately learn to quit blaming others for their own problems. The film ends with everyone being happily reunited and Ally typing a happy blog proclaiming that while her life is stressed and crazy it is also beautiful. She finds the true meaning of a video that Sondra sent her showing an Eagle caring for it's young. ==Cast== * [[Sarah Drew]] as Allyson<ref name="prnewswire-Wrap" /> * [[Sean Astin]] as Sean<ref name="prnewswire-Wrap" /> * [[Patricia Heaton]] as Sondra<ref name="prnewswire-Wrap" /> * [[Trace Adkins]] as Bones<ref name="prnewswire-Wrap" /> * [[David Hunt (actor)|David Hunt]] as Cabbie * [[Andrea Logan White]] as Izzy * [[Robert Amaya]] as Marco * [[Abbie Cobb]] as Bridget * [[Harry Shum, Jr.]] as Joey<ref name=Harry>{{cite news|last=Sneider|first=Jeff|title='Glee' Star Harry Shum Jr. Set for 'Moms' Night Out'|url=http://www.thewrap.com/culture/column-post/glee-star-harry-shum-jr-set-moms-night-out-104241|accessdate=31 January 2014|newspaper=thewrap.com|date=19 July 2013}}</ref> * [[Alex Kendrick]] as Pastor Ray<ref>{{cite web|author=John W. Kennedy |url=http://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/faithmediaandculture/2013/07/who-says-a-parable-cant-be-funny-moms-night-out-brings-out-the-lighter-side-of-alex-kendrick.html |title=Alex Kendrick talks about his acting role in the faith-based comedy “Moms’ Night Out” and how a “Prayer Grid” helps him choose his projects - Faith, Media & Culture |publisher=Beliefnet.com |date= |accessdate=2014-05-11}}</ref> * [[Anjelah Johnson]] as restaurant hostess * [[Kevin Downes]] as Kevin * [[Group 1 Crew|Manwell Reyes]] as Desk Guy * [[Sammi Hanratty]] as Zoe * [[Jason Burkey]] as DJ * [[Michael Leone]] as Brandon ==Production== Filming started in June 2013 in [[Birmingham, Alabama]],<ref name=onlocationvacations-filming>{{cite news|title=‘Mom’s Night Out’ filming underway in Alabama|url=http://www.onlocationvacations.com/2013/06/22/moms-night-out-filming-underway-in-alabama/|accessdate=31 January 2014|newspaper=onlocationvacations.com|date=22 June 2013}}</ref> and wrapped up on June 24th, the Erwin brothers announced.<ref name=prnewswire-Wrap>{{cite news|title=Erwin Brothers Wrap Filming On Family Comedy 'MOMS' NIGHT OUT'|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/erwin-brothers-wrap-filming-on-family-comedy-moms-night-out-212762731.html|accessdate=31 January 2014|newspaper=prnewswire.com|date=24 June 2013}}</ref> ==Reception== {{expand section|date=May 2014}} On [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film has an 18% rating by critics, based on 38 reviews; the consensus reads "Cheap-looking, unfunny, and kind of sexist to boot, ''Moms' Night Out'' is a disappointment from start to finish."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/moms_night_out/ |title=Moms' Night Out |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes |accessdate=2014-05-11}}</ref> On [[Metacritic]], the film has a rating of 25 out of 100, based on 20 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews."<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.metacritic.com/movie/moms-night-out | title=Moms' Night Out Reviews | work=[[Metacritic]] | publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] | accessdate=September 4, 2014}}</ref> Other sites, such as Amazon and Plugged In, have given the movie a rating of 4.5 out of 5 stars.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/product-reviews/B00KO6EC4A/ref=acr_dpx_see_all?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1| title=Moms' Night Out |website=Amazon|accessdate=27 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pluggedin.com/movie-reviews/moms-night-out | title=Moms' Night Out |website=Plugged In|accessdate=27 June 2016}}</ref> The film grossed $4.2 million in its opening weekend, finishing in 7th place. As of July 13, 2014, the film had grossed $10.5 million.<ref>[http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=momsnightout.htm Boxofficemojo.com]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==See also== * ''[[Adventures in Babysitting]]'', an earlier film about a night time chase involving kids ==External links== * {{Official website|http://www.momsnightoutmovie.com}} * {{imdb title|3014666|Moms' Night Out}} * {{rotten-tomatoes|moms_night_out|Moms' Night Out}} [[Category:2010s comedy films]] [[Category:2014 films]] [[Category:American comedy films]] [[Category:American films]] [[Category:Films shot in Tennessee]] [[Category:TriStar Pictures films]]'