Film • May 29, 2019
Ma
- Status
- Released
- Release
- May 29, 2019 (6 years ago)
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 39m
- Genres
- Psychological horror
- Themes
- Psychological Horror, Psychological Thriller, Teen Horror
- Origin
- United States
- Companies
- Blumhouse Productions, Wyolah Films
Cast
Octavia SpencerSue Ann
Diana SilversMaggie
Juliette LewisErica
Corey FogelmanisAndy
McKaley MillerHaley
Tanyell WaiversGenie
Gianni PaoloChaz
Dante BrownDarrell
Allison JanneyDoctor Brooks
Luke EvansBen Hawkins
Heather Marie PateAshley
Dominic BurgessStu
Victor TurpinPietro Kramer
Kyanna Simone SimpsonYoung Sue Ann
Missi PyleMercedes
Skyler JoyYoung Erica
Andrew Matthew WelchYoung Ben
Creek WilsonLiquor Store Bum
Tate TaylorOfficer Grainger
Margaret FeganStephanie
Nicole CarpenterYoung Mercedes
Elijah BrayTeenage Boy
Micah Joseph GravesFlashback Closet Boy
Dennis RodriguezJanitor
Jinny PattersonNail Salon Patron
Grayson AldermanClassroom Student
Katira BanksTeen
Ashley BraselStudent / Teen
Emma Frances BurgeHigh School Student
Adrienne Marie CoinsStudent
Lamar LottLiquor Store Customer
Denise NallSecretary
Danny ToddMall Goer
Calvin WilliamsNail Salon Patron
Nik Shriner
Scores
- Average Score
- 54.2%
FilmAffinity
- 47%
IMDb
- 56%
Letterboxd
- 50%
Metacritic
- 54%
Rotten Tomatoes
- 64%
Levels
- Sex & Nudity
- Moderate >
- Violence
- High >
- Profanity
- Moderate >
- Algohol & Drugs
- High >
- Fright & Intensity
- Moderate >
Reviews
AP NewsReview: Spencer lends some humanity to campy revenge fantasy
The Arizona RepublicIn 'Ma,' Octavia Spencer channels her inner Bette Davis for a deliciously crazy horror film
BostonGlobe.comIn ‘Ma,’ that nice lady is not as nice as she seems - The Boston Globe
ConsequenceFilm Review: Ma Lets Octavia Spencer Get Gruesome
Datebook | San Francisco Arts & Entertainment GuideReview: Octavia Spencer takes horror thriller to surprising extremes in ‘Ma’
The Irish TimesMa: Octavia Spencer is wasted in a low-brow horror with notions
Doreen St. Félix“Ma,” “The Help,” and the Vexing Collaborations of Octavia Spencer and Tate Taylor
Richard Brody“Ma” and “The Perfection,” Reviewed: Two Horror Movies Crassly Exploit #MeToo
NPRThis Time, Octavia Spencer Takes Something For Herself In 'Ma'
ObserverOctavia Spencer’s ‘Ma’ Is a Nauseating, Gasp-Worthy Disgrace
Roxana HadadiReview, With Spoilers: What If I Wanted Everyone to Die at the End of ‘Ma’ Except for Juliette Lewis? That is a Normal Reaction, Right?
Roger EbertMa movie review & film summary (2019)
Aramide TinubuWTF Is Going On With ‘Ma’?
The Globe and MailReview: Lacking a refined vision, Ma doesn’t add anything to the horror genre
K. Austin Collins‘Ma,’ Octavia Spencer, and How to Make the Right Kind of Trash
Angelica Jade BastiénMa Is Too Muddled a Slasher Flick to Work