Amy Adams talks about her role as a complicated mother — who turns into a dog — in Marielle Heller's 'Nightbitch.'

Amy Adams goes wild in "Nightbitch," Marielle Heller's film based on the Rachel Yoder novel about a stay-at-home mom who may be turning into a dog.

Directed by Marielle Heller, Adams' new film, a surreal domestic drama, has gotten a complex reaction. The actor is hearing from mothers who feel seen by the movie.

The 'Nightbitch' actress tells PEOPLE she's embracing daring roles and new experiences — with one important boundary

The Oscar nominee’s dog doppelgänger, a red husky named Juno, was running around the streets of Riverside before landing her first Hollywood role.

Somewhere in the well-manicured suburbs of New York City, an isolated and exhausted Mother (Amy Adams) suspects her body is changing. Her teeth feel sharper, her sense of smell intensifies, her tailbone sprouts a thatch of wiry hair. Whether literally or just psychologically, Mother is turning into the title role in “Nightbitch.”

Amy Adams embraces an inner canine side in "Nightbitch," but her wildest role to date also puts new perspective on being a mom to daughter Aviana.

Amy Adams stars as an artist and new mom who realizes she’s unhappy stuck at home with her son and wants to run and howl at the moon.

The new movie "Nightbitch" is based on a novel about a stay-at-home mom who starts transforming into a dog at night. That's the easy explanation for Amy Adams' new film about the challenges of motherhood,

Amy Adams, who stars in the new movie 'Nightbitch,' opens up to PEOPLE about difficulties after she welcomed her daughter Aviana.