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Jun 11, 2026

Maternal Instinct

Poorly received
Reactions
565
Score confidence
very high
Score trend
Box office
Not reported yet
Age rating
R
41
Score
Where to watch
Stream
Netflix

The film

Police pull over a woman who claims she just gave birth. But the baby — and the blood — aren't hers. Twisted lies unravel in this true-crime documentary.

Stills
The Real Review

People are largely down on this true-crime doc about a woman pulled over with a baby that isn't hers. The story gets slammed as poorly told and thin, dragging the whole thing down, though a handful of viewers found the actual case fascinating enough to call it original. Discussion is dominated by the real-life figure Taylor Parker, who is viewed with universal disgust, while the documentary's director, Jessica Dimmock, also catches significant flak. The only mildly positive note is for a character named Wade, but that's not enough to save it.

Synthesized from 565 real reactionsvery high confidence
PraisedOriginality
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Sentiment split

31% positive
20% mixed
49% negative

By aspect

story36
originality79
pacing73
visuals44

How opinion moved

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Buzz

Aug 1111 reactions over two weeksAug 24

How much people are talking about this film: reactions counted per day they were posted.

Names & topics that came up

Taylor Parkerperson65× · 0%+Jessica Dimmockperson33× · 6%+the womancharacter26× · 0%+Reagan Simmons-Hancockperson8× · 0%+Netflixperson6× · 0%+Taylor Parkercharacter6× · 0%+Wadecharacter5× · 60%+Taylorcharacter5× · 0%+the ladycharacter5× · 0%+Maternal Instinctplot_element4× · 0%+the girlcharacter3× · 0%+Wade Griffinperson3× · 0%+Taylor Rene Parkerperson2× · 0%+fetal abductionplot_element2× · 0%+the boyfriendcharacter2× · 0%+

Where the signal came from

Social Media
565

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