Mental (2012)
Original title: Mental
“Every family is a little bit mental.”
2012 · 1 h 56 min
Cast
Toni Collette 
Anthony LaPaglia 
Liev Schreiber 
Rebecca Gibney Hayley Magnus Nicole Freeman
Credits
Written by: 
P.J. Hogan
Plot
A wild nanny arrives to look after five difficult sisters in a 1970s Australian family.
Sinekatalog’s take
P.J. Hogan's comedy, with Toni Collette, is quirky and overstuffed, with some warmth.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.1 / 10 (5,321 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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