Moms' Night Out

Moms' Night Out is a 2014 American faith-based comedy film directed by the Erwin Brothers, and written by Jon Erwin and Andrea Gyertson Nasfell. The film stars Sarah Drew, Sean Astin, Patricia Heaton, and Trace Adkins. The film was released on May 9, 2014, in 1,044 theaters.

Plot
The film opens with Allyson Field (Sarah Drew) writing an unhappy blog post about her constant stress and feelings of inadequacy. Though happily married with three children, Allyson is beset with anxiety and finds comfort in her two best friends, Sondra (Patricia Heaton) and Izzy (Andrea Logan White). Allyson's husband Sean (Sean Astin) recommends a night out for his overstressed wife, so she, Izzy, and Sondra plan one that starts with dinner at a fancy Chinese restaurant. But Sean's half-sister Bridget (Abbie Cobb) wants Allyson to watch her baby, Phoenix, and is furious when she refuses. When Ally and her friends arrive at the restaurant, they're told that their reservation has been lost; Ally responds by having a meltdown and throwing away their cellphones. The evening degenerates with further misunderstandings and accidents: the "babysitters" - Sean, his best friend and video game partner Kevin (Kevin Downes), and Izzy's husband Marco (Robert Imaya) - take the kids to a video arcade, which results in a trip to the emergency room; then the three men accidentally take the women's van; and Bridget realizes that Phoenix, who was supposed to be at her ex's house, is missing. The four moms travel across the city searching for him, and all four end up in a jail cell and a cop accidentally tasers Sondra. But everyone is soon reunited, and Ally types a blog post that proclaims that her life may be stressed and crazy, but it's also beautiful.

Cast

 * Sarah Drew as Allyson
 * Sean Astin as Sean
 * Patricia Heaton as Sondra
 * Andrea Logan White as Izzy
 * Trace Adkins as Bones
 * Robert Amaya as Marco
 * Abbie Cobb as Bridget
 * Harry Shum, Jr. as Joey
 * David Hunt as Cabbie
 * Alex Kendrick as Pastor Ray
 * Anjelah Johnson as restaurant hostess
 * Kevin Downes as Kevin
 * Manwell Reyes as Desk Guy
 * Sammi Hanratty as Zoe
 * Jason Burkey as DJ
 * Michael Leone as Brandon

Production
Filming started in June 2013 in Birmingham, Alabama, and wrapped up on June 24, the Erwin brothers announced.

Reception
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a 19% approval rating based on 43 reviews with an average rating of 4.03/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Cheap-looking, unfunny, and kind of sexist to boot, Moms' Night Out is a disappointment from start to finish." On Metacritic, the film has a rating of 25 out of 100, based on 20 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews."

Moms' Night Out won an award for Best Film at the 46th GMA Dove Awards.

The film grossed $4.2 million in its opening weekend, finishing in seventh place. As of July 13, 2014, the film had grossed $10.5 million.