Ma

Name: Ma
Genre: Drama, Thriller, Horror
Released: May 31, 2019
Duration: 99 min
Rating: 53
Cast: Allison Janney, Andrew Matthew Welch, Corey Fogelmanis, Dante Brown, Diana Silvers

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Universal Pictures | Release Date: May 31, 2019 | R

Starring: Allison Janney, Andrew Matthew Welch, Corey Fogelmanis, Dante Brown, Diana Silvers, Dominic Burgess, Gianni Paolo, Heather Marie Pate, Juliette Lewis, Kyanna Simone, Luke Evans, McKaley Miller, Missi Pyle, Octavia Spencer, Tanyell Waivers, Victor Turpin

Summary: Sue Ann (Octavia Spencer) is a loner who keeps to herself in her quiet Ohio town. One day, she is asked by Maggie, a new teenager in town (Diana Silvers), to buy some booze for her and her friends, and Sue Ann sees the chance to make some unsuspecting, if younger, friends of her own. She offers the kids the chance to avoid drinking andSue Ann (Octavia Spencer) is a loner who keeps to herself in her quiet Ohio town. One day, she is asked by Maggie, a new teenager in town (Diana Silvers), to buy some booze for her and her friends, and Sue Ann sees the chance to make some unsuspecting, if younger, friends of her own. She offers the kids the chance to avoid drinking and driving by hanging out in the basement of her home. But there are some house rules: One of the kids has to stay sober. Don’t curse. Never go upstairs. And call her “Ma.” But as Ma’s hospitality starts to curdle into obsession, what began as a teenage dream turns into a terrorizing nightmare, and Ma’s place goes from the best place in town to the worst place on earth.… Expand

Director: Tate Taylor

Genre(s): Drama, Thriller, Horror

Rating: R

Runtime: 99 min

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Kerry Lengel

May 29, 2019

Ma is one loony little horror film, and Octavia Spencer has a grand old time being the craziest thing in it. Read full review

Theo Estes

May 30, 2019

Ma may not cover entirely new ground, but the execution still manages to be refreshing. Read full review

Matthew Passantino

Jun 1, 2019

The greatest pleasure the movie has to offer is a chance to watch Spencer perform completely unhinged and relish every moment doing so. Read full review

Yolanda Machado

May 29, 2019

Attempts to be a psychological campy thriller but gets so lost in trying to construct a message that all the exaggerated thrills die before even lifting off. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Nick Allen

May 31, 2019

The film proves to be more shallow than its edgy premise and subsequent themes promise. Read full review

Matt Donato

May 29, 2019

Ma is a showcase for Octavia Spencer's ability to turn her typecasted traits into utterly disturbing obsession destabilization, but the film's less potent genre punch never lives up to its main character's psychotic allure. Read full review

Henry Stewart

May 29, 2019

In the end, the filmmakers settle for stigmatizing victimhood, abusing Sue Ann almost as much as her former tormentors. Read full review

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Stevenslabaugh

May 31, 2019

The most fun I've had at the movies this year and that's all I'm gonna say.

3 of 7 users found this helpful34

qbase

Sep 6, 2019

Η ερμηνεία της Octavia Spencer (η οποία την τελευταία μισή ώρα “δίνει” πόνο) εξουδετερώνει πολλές από τις αδυναμίες του Ma, αλλά ο ανομοιογενής ρυθμός του και η επίπονη ιστορία “κρατούν” αυτό το θρίλερ από το να συνειδητοποιήσει πλήρως τις δυνατότητες του.Η ερμηνεία της Octavia Spencer (η οποία την τελευταία μισή ώρα “δίνει” πόνο) εξουδετερώνει πολλές από τις αδυναμίες του Ma, αλλά ο ανομοιογενής ρυθμός του και η επίπονη ιστορία “κρατούν” αυτό το θρίλερ από το να συνειδητοποιήσει πλήρως τις δυνατότητες του.

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

Kwwak

Nov 14, 2019

Well... Not a typical horror movie with a lot of jump scares. It's thrilling from the beginning to the end.

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geewah

Dec 26, 2020

Dull and predictable.
It's premise is pretty good, the execution not so much.

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Rebecca31

Jun 10, 2019

I haven’t lost my marbles, I know Ma is terrible but it’s also a little bit hilarious and it’s got Octavia Spencer as the severely unhinged Ma so you could do worse. We’re in a bit of a lull period at the moment and sure you can go see this month’s mediocre blockbusters Godzilla 2 or DarkI haven’t lost my marbles, I know Ma is terrible but it’s also a little bit hilarious and it’s got Octavia Spencer as the severely unhinged Ma so you could do worse. We’re in a bit of a lull period at the moment and sure you can go see this month’s mediocre blockbusters Godzilla 2 or Dark Phoenix or see a mediocre horror/thriller/doesn’t really know what genre it wants to be and see Ma instead.

Sue Ann (Octavia Spencer) is a bit of a loner, a little bit strange but when asked by a group of teenagers to buy them alcohol not only does she help them but she gives them a chance to drink in the “safety” of her basement. This quickly becomes the new hotspot for all the local teenagers to party and drink and Ma is loving the attention and new friends, and that’s right around the time her behaviour starts to become a tad bit obsessive and erratic which then starts to descend into psychotic, **** crazy and roll credits. I would expect nothing less of Octavia Spencer, she brings her A game to a film with a generic and predictable plot and I can’t say the same for anyone else. Ma is only mildly better than your average painfully annoying teenager horror flick (Truth or Dare & Unfriended immediately spring to mind) and honestly that’s only down to Spencer’s performance. She single-handedly carries this movie into watchable territory so at least I came out of Ma not feeling like I wasted the last hour and a half. Another bonus is Luke Evans and Allison Janney, in what is essentially a cameo role, I’m not sure why they’re even in this film to be honest but hey I’m not complaining. The film itself does not offer anything new into the horror/thriller genre. It’s painfully dull at times but for some of you it should give you a few laughs for all the wrong reasons. Recommended for the horror fans who have nothing else to see at the moment.… Expand

1 of 2 users found this helpful11

trashsorano

Oct 7, 2021

Despite from the lazy, disappointing, underwhelming, unconvincing ending that ruined the whole movie, it was a great experience from the beginning to the middle, if it wasn't for the ending and some other adjustments, it could be an instant classic, it had huge potential but it has been wasted.

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Panchogul

May 10, 2020

Ni siquiera Octavia Spencer salva esta película, aburrida y mala a más no poder.

1 of 2 users found this helpful11

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