Mama

Name: Mama
Genre: Mystery, Horror
Released: January 18, 2013
Duration: 100 min
Rating: 57
Cast: Isabelle Nélisse, Jessica Chastain, Megan Charpentier, Nikolaj Coster Waldau

2013

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Universal Pictures | Release Date: January 18, 2013 | PG-13

Starring: Isabelle Nélisse, Jessica Chastain, Megan Charpentier, Nikolaj Coster Waldau

Summary: Annabel and Lucas are faced with the challenge of raising his young nieces that were left alone in the forest for 5 years.... but how alone were they?

Director: Andres Muschietti

Genre(s): Mystery, Horror

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 100 min

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Tasha Robinson

Jan 16, 2013

Plenty of horror movies are willing to settle for making audiences jump. Mama is more ambitious by far: It makes sure viewers are emotionally committed even when they aren't clutching their armrests or covering their eyes. Read full review

Emily Rome

Jan 16, 2013

Nothing in the movie is quite original, yet Muschietti, expanding his original short, knows how to stage a rip-off with frightening verve. Read full review

Mick LaSalle

Jan 17, 2013

Mama is skillfully made, and although Chastain is the best thing in it, she's not the only thing in it. Read full review

Mike Scott

Jan 18, 2013

It's a good, old-fashioned sit-around-the-campfire ghost story, one that delivers on its sole reason for existence: to raise the hairs on the back of your arms. Read full review

Betsy Sharkey

Feb 26, 2013

Beautifully envisioned, badly constructed, the only truly terrifying things in the new horror movie Mama are the fake tattoos, short black hair and black T-shirts meant to turn "Zero Dark Thirty" star Jessica Chastain into a guitar-shredding, punk rocker chick. Read full review

Bill Goodykoontz

Jan 17, 2013

The atmosphere is appropriately creepy, and there are some starts, if not outright scares...But it just gets stupid. Read full review

Ed Gonzalez

Jan 16, 2013

The premise isn't even worthy of executive producer Guillermo del Toro, who will apparently lend his name to any film as long as it fulfills its quota of moths and vulvic openings. Read full review

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TrevorDevendorf

Aug 13, 2014

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Mama has a really crazy story, having the so called "entity" feel much more realistic and physical-ish. The Mama entity is so chilling to see, loved every aspect, it's so interesting to see that the kids are so natural and relaxed around it. Couldn't ask for a better cast; I love Jessica Chastain, and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau characters they have great chemistry. This cinematographer, Antonio Riestra... wow amazing at keeping me at the edge of my seat. Also props go to Michele Conroy for editing. And don't I want to forget the Director, Andrés Muschietti, for doing such an amazing job! Mama will forever remain in my Top Horror movies of All time!!… Expand

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Cherryxld

Nov 23, 2014

Mama es una película de terror que no solo ofrece algunos sustos de vez en cuando, si no que además contiene un cierto atractivo en la historia que inducirá al público a algo triste y una tanto macabro a la vez.

El film contiene una trama interesante y alentadora, que da una sensación deMama es una película de terror que no solo ofrece algunos sustos de vez en cuando, si no que además contiene un cierto atractivo en la historia que inducirá al público a algo triste y una tanto macabro a la vez.

El film contiene una trama interesante y alentadora, que da una sensación de que no solo es una película de terror, si no que también encuentra de alguna forma una diversidad alternativa al lado familiar., además, el film, contiene un final un poco atrevedor y curioso.… Expand

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MovieGuys

Feb 3, 2014

From first glance, Mama looks like a great horror movie flick with lots of jump scares and frightening moments. Instead, it resorts to a more emotional side with drawn-out story telling. Did this pay off? Just barely.

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scythe8808

Apr 28, 2014

I was actually pretty creeped out about this movie. This movie was dark and scary. The characters were developed really well. I thought the step mom and the kids did a very good job on acting. The problem is the over use of CGI of the mama ghost. It was so crappy sometimes you start toI was actually pretty creeped out about this movie. This movie was dark and scary. The characters were developed really well. I thought the step mom and the kids did a very good job on acting. The problem is the over use of CGI of the mama ghost. It was so crappy sometimes you start to laugh. The other problem is the ending. It was so **** Overall I thought it was a okay Pixar live action horror movie.… Expand

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ScarTissue1990

Feb 5, 2013

Pretty decent film. But nothing special.

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TheRubixGamer

Nov 25, 2013

It's not terrible but it's not good. The creature isn't scary, the jumps suck and it ending made no sense to me what so ever. The acting isn't very easy to judge due to the fact there is very little character development, the story is a good idea but the CGI sucks and the creature designIt's not terrible but it's not good. The creature isn't scary, the jumps suck and it ending made no sense to me what so ever. The acting isn't very easy to judge due to the fact there is very little character development, the story is a good idea but the CGI sucks and the creature design seriously looks like something from Tim Burtons Corpse Bride.

A little eerie but not worth your time.… Expand

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Horrorseeker

Aug 29, 2019

Boring to the point of where you most likely be looking at your phone or falling asleep your better off avoiding any of these kind of that have good to great reviews but mama falls to scare anybody films like this are just a excuse to try to Brianwash the audience into thinking they'reBoring to the point of where you most likely be looking at your phone or falling asleep your better off avoiding any of these kind of that have good to great reviews but mama falls to scare anybody films like this are just a excuse to try to Brianwash the audience into thinking they're seeing the greatest thing ever… Expand

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