Mama

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Mama

PG-13

2013

1h 40m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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On the day that their parents die, sisters Lilly and Victoria vanish in the woods, prompting a frantic search by their Uncle Lucas (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) and his girlfriend, Annabel (Jessica Chastain). Five years later, miraculously, the girls are found alive in a decaying cabin, and Lucas and Annabel welcome them into their home. But as Annabel tries to reintroduce the children to a normal life, she finds that someone -- or something -- still wants to tuck them in at night.

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Critics Consensus

If you're into old-school scares over cheap gore, you'll be able to get over Mama's confusing script and contrived plot devices.

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Jenny Catchings

Bitch Media

01/14/2021

While [Guillermo Del Toro] only takes an executive producer credit here on Mama, I doubt more involvement would have been helpful.

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Roxana Hadadi

Punch Drunk Critics

01/09/2017

2.5/5

Good acting can't forgive bad effects or narrative choices, and yes, there are a lot of those.

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Louis Black

Austin Chronicle

01/01/2014

3/5

Haunting and extremely atmospheric, Mama is a horror film imbued with an unsettling and affecting power.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Dec 16

2/4

Writer-director Andres Muschietti's 3-minute Mama sought only to provide a chill and succeeded. This 100-minute piece dilutes the primal terror.

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Patrick Cavanaugh

The Wolfman Cometh

09/22/2023

4/5

Hits most of the expected beats of a ghost story of this nature, though the actual design of the titular character is jarring and evocative enough to stay with you well after the credits roll.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

09/20/2022

2/4

Following a common trend in supernatural horror, Mama begins with a novel premise and compelling characters, but then slowly digresses into bankrupt genre clichés, rampant exposition, and formulaic boo! moments.

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andrea c

@Charst 46m

Horror prodotto da Guillermo Del Toro che onestamente sembra anche diretto da lui per quel distinguibile atmosfera dark e tetra che avvolge gran parte delle sequenze più paurose. La trama non si sposta troppo dai soliti film del genere con una presenza che aleggia vicino alle due piccole sopravvissute. Sicuramente Jessica Chastain riesce a dare un piccolo sprint in più grazie alla sua abilità; peccato non aver sviluppato meglio alcuni aspetti della trama che avrebbero reso il film più completo e probabilmente riuscito. Complessivamente comunque alcune sequenze di tensione sono molto ben eseguite e il film è apprezzabile e gradevole, con un finale azzeccato.

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Lloyd S

@Lloyd93 8h

I didn't know why scary movie 5 mocked this one and now i know why. Just terrible.

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Jesse S

@AquaLeaderJesse 18h

While the story doesn't fully deliver, it does have some halfway decent scares.

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Dahiana M

@dahi_martinez Jan 1

Para ser una película de terror, resulta más conmovedora.

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Dimitris T

Dec 14

For what appears to be a fairly stereotypical ghost horror movie, Mama has a pretty original context, a well-built premise and quite a lot of bittersweet drama.

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Dave S

Nov 11

The first half of Mama is actually pretty decent. Missing for five years after their parents were violently killed, two young girls are found in a remote cabin living in a feral state and, after being assessed, are left in the care of their uncle (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) and his girlfriend (Jessica Chastain). Director Andy Muschietti manages to establish a genuinely creepy atmosphere via an appropriately muted colour palette, effective cinematography, and a pair of uber-creepy performances from the two young actresses. Unfortunately, things go downhill over the second half as the movie devolves into the standard threatening-entity-in-the-house fare that’s been done to death over the last twenty years, all leading to a climax that seems to drag on forever. Basically, it's half of a really good movie.

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Annabel

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Uncle Lucas

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Victoria

Isabelle Nélisse

Lilly

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Dr. Dreyfuss

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Mama: Official Clip - Don't Turn Around

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Mama: Official Clip - Someone's Here

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Mama: Official Clip - Scared the Crap Out of Me

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Synopsis

On the day that their parents die, sisters Lilly and Victoria vanish in the woods, prompting a frantic search by their Uncle Lucas (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) and his girlfriend, Annabel (Jessica Chastain). Five years later, miraculously, the girls are found alive in a decaying cabin, and Lucas and Annabel welcome them into their home. But as Annabel tries to reintroduce the children to a normal life, she finds that someone -- or something -- still wants to tuck them in at night.

Director: Andy Muschietti
Producer: J. Miles Dale, Barbara Muschietti
Screenwriter: Neil Cross, Andy Muschietti, Barbara Muschietti
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: De Milo, Toma 78
Rating: PG-13 (Thematic Elements|Some Disturbing Images|Violence and Terror)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 18, 2013, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 10, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $71.6M
Runtime: 1h 40m
Sound Mix: Datasat, SDDS, Dolby Digital

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