Nightbitch (2024): Amy Adams Transforms in a Surreal Motherhood Drama

In Nightbitch, Academy Award nominee Amy Adams takes on one of her boldest roles yet. Directed by Marielle Heller and adapted from Rachel Yoder’s acclaimed novel, the film blends dark comedy, surrealism, and body horror to explore the raw realities of motherhood.

Adams plays a former artist who sets aside her creative ambitions to raise her young son. Trapped in suburban monotony and burdened by the invisible labor of parenting, she begins noticing strange, animalistic changes in herself — patches of fur, sharp instincts, and a growing sense that she is transforming into a dog.