Mom and Dad is a 2017 American thriller film written and directed by Brian Taylor. This movie revolves around a teenage girl and her little brother must survive a wild 24 hours. Mom and Dad is a 2017 American horror comedy film written and directed by Brian Taylor. The film stars Nicolas Cage and Selma Blair. It premiered in the Midnight Madness section at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival. The film was released on January 19, 2018, by Momentum Pictures. The film received generally positive reviews from critics. The film opens with a mother putting on soothing music for her child as she sets her car on railroad tracks and leaves the child in the car to die.