My Mother's Wedding

My Mother's Wedding
Theatrical release poster
Directed byKristin Scott Thomas
Written by
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyYves Bélanger
Edited byJoan Sobel
Music byRolfe Kent
Production
companies
Distributed byVertical
Release dates
  • 7 September 2023 (2023-09-07) (TIFF)
  • 8 August 2025 (2025-08-08) (United States)
Running time
95 minutes[1]
Countries
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$770,968[2]

My Mother's Wedding (formerly titled North Star) is a 2023 comedy drama film directed by Kristin Scott Thomas in her directorial debut, from a screenplay she cowrote with John Micklethwait. It stars Scott Thomas alongside Scarlett Johansson, Sienna Miller, Emily Beecham, Freida Pinto, and Thibault de Montalembert. The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on 7 September 2023, and was released in the United States on 8 August 2025.

Premise

Three sisters return to their family home to attend the wedding of their twice widowed mother Diana. All three sisters have had different life experiences, with Georgina being a palliative nurse, whilst Victoria is an actress, and Katherine is a captain in the Royal Navy.[3][4]

Cast

Sindhu Vee and Giulio Berruti make uncredited appearances.

Production

In June 2022, it was revealed that Scarlett Johansson and Kristin Scott Thomas were working together on a new film that was set to be the latter's first directing role.[5] That same month, Sienna Miller, Freida Pinto and Emily Beecham were added to the cast.[6] Filming of a wedding took place on location in Hampshire at St. Mary's Church, Ashley, and on parts of The Grange Hampshire estate near Alresford in June 2022, while Johansson was reported to be filming naval scenes on HMS Prince of Wales in Portsmouth.[7][8][9]

Principal photography was reported as being completed by the end of July 2022, with Scott Thomas being quoted as saying she found the experience "exhilarating" and that it was "thrilling to create this fictional family using my own childhood memories as a springboard."[10][11] The film marks the third time that Scott Thomas and Johansson have played mother and daughter respectively, following The Horse Whisperer (1998) and The Other Boleyn Girl (2008).[12]

In July 2023, the film was renamed to North Star ahead of its world premiere.[13] In February 2025, the film was then renamed back to its original title after being acquired by Vertical.[14]

Release

My Mother's Wedding had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on 7 September 2023.[1][13] It was released in the United States on 8 August 2025.[15]

Reception

Critical response

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 38% of 52 critics' reviews are positive.[16] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 49 out of 100, based on 10 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.[17]

Lindsey Bahr of the Associated Press wrote that the film "has a silly lightness to it that's aiming for something along the lines of a Richard Curtis romantic comedy. But coherency of the vision is limited, as is the audience's investment, though there are some lovely and inspired touches like using Iranian artist Reza Riahi to hand paint several animated flashback vignettes based on her memories of her fathers."[18]

Nell Minow of RogerEbert.com gave the film two and a half out of four stars and wrote, "Rom-com fans may be amused to see Fleet and Scott Thomas together again after playing the wealthy siblings in Four Weddings and a Funeral." She also wrote, "The film was originally titled North Star. Yet, despite a few moments of connection and insight, that is precisely what this story is missing."[19]

Box office

As of 13 August 2025, the film has grossed $433,600 at the box office.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "North Star". 2023 Toronto International Film Festival. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
  2. ^ a b "My Mother's Wedding". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 17 August 2025.
  3. ^ Arahu, Esra (2 August 2022). "My Mothers Wedding: Everything you need know about Kristin Scott Thomas's new film". Evening Standard. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Sienna Miller and Scarlett Johansson to star as sisters in Kristin Scott Thomas's directorial debut". Tatler. 4 August 2022.
  5. ^ Grobar, Matt (8 June 2022). "Scarlett Johansson To Star In Kristin Scott Thomas' Feature Directorial Debut 'My Mother's Wedding' – Update". Deadline. Archived from the original on 8 June 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  6. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony; Grobar, Matt (8 June 2022). "Sienna Miller, Freida Pinto & Emily Beecham Join Scarlett Johansson In Kristin Scott Thomas' 'My Mother's Wedding'". Deadline.
  7. ^ Barber, Kimberley (9 June 2022). "Hollywood stars Scarlett Johansson and Sienna Miller pictured shooting film scenes in tiny Hampshire village". Hampshire Chronicle. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  8. ^ "Scarlett Johansson spotted in Winchester Turtle Bay as actor films movie in Hampshire". Dailyecho.co.uk.
  9. ^ "Avengers star Scarlett Johansson spotted on board HMS Prince of Wales as part of shooting for a new film". Portsmouth.co.uk.
  10. ^ "'My Mother's Wedding': First Look Image Of Kristin Scott Thomas' Directorial Debut Starring Scarlett Johansson". Deadline Hollywood. 27 July 2022.
  11. ^ "Sienna Miller And Scarlett Johansson Play Dysfunctional Sisters In Kristin Scott Thomas's Directorial Debut". Vogue.co.uk. 28 July 2022.
  12. ^ "'My Mother's Wedding' Image: Kristin Scott Thomas' Directorial Debut is All About Sisterhood". Collider.com. 27 July 2022. Archived from the original on 20 September 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  13. ^ a b "TIFF Lineup Unveiled Amid Strikes: Awards Contenders 'Dumb Money', 'The Holdovers', 'Rustin'; Starry Pics For Sale With Scarlett Johansson, Kate Winslet, Michael Keaton, Viggo Mortensen & More". Deadline Hollywood. 24 July 2023. Archived from the original on 24 July 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  14. ^ "Vertical Acquires Kristin Scott Thomas' Directorial Debut 'My Mother's Wedding' Starring Scarlett Johansson, Sienna Miller & Emily Beecham". Deadline Hollywood. 12 February 2025. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
  15. ^ Smart, Jack (23 June 2025). "Kristin Scott Thomas Pulls from Her Real Life to Direct Scarlett Johansson, Sienna Miller in 'My Mother's Wedding' Trailer". People.com. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  16. ^ "My Mother's Wedding". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
  17. ^ "My Mother's Wedding Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
  18. ^ Bahr, Lindsey (6 August 2025). "Movie Review: Kristin Scott Thomas directs Scarlett Johansson in comedic drama 'My Mother's Wedding'". Associated Press. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  19. ^ Minow, Nell (August 2025). "My Mother's Wedding". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
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