His fears are suddenly brought to life when the Earth is under attack from alien invaders.

The film is also filled with numerous twists and turns that completely recontextualize the film up to that point.

There’s an interesting parallel between the protagonists of bothThe Night Comes For UsandThe Mother.

A collage of Netflix action movies similar to The Mother, featuring stills from Kate, The Mother, and The Old Guard

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Michael Pena and Lizzy Caplan in Extinction

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Oscar Isaac and Ben Affleck as Redfly and Pope looking in the same direction in Triple Frontier

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Joe Taslim and Iko Uwais in The Night Comes For Us

Andy, with a cut on her face, about to wield her sword in The Old Guard.

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