Ma

5/14/20251h 39m

Theatrical (limited) Release (US)

~ Get home safe. ~

Overview:

Sue Ann is a loner who keeps to herself in her quiet Ohio town. One day, she is asked by Maggie, a new teenager in town, 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.

Director:

Tate Taylor

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$5,000,000.00

Revenue:

$61,220,856.00

Key words:

casino
kidnapping
psychopath
underage drinking
revenge
murder
slasher
psychological thriller
stabbing
veterinary
mental illness
loner
school loner
hanging out
munchausen syndrome by proxy
psychological horror
horror

Cast

Octavia Spencer

~ as ~

Sue Ann

Juliette Lewis

~ as ~

Erica

Diana Silvers

~ as ~

Maggie

McKaley Miller

~ as ~

Haley

Corey Fogelmanis

~ as ~

Andy

Luke Evans

~ as ~

Ben Hawkins

Gianni Paolo

~ as ~

Chaz

Dante Brown

~ as ~

Darrell

Tate Taylor

~ as ~

Officer Grainger

Missi Pyle

~ as ~

Mercedes

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Reviews (2)

JPV852
Written 5 year(s) ago
5
So-so thriller, that could've been straight out of the 90s, features some decent performances, particularly Octavia Spencer and Diana Silvers. Nothing special and outside of the language and sexual content, kind of feels like something that would be on the Lifetime Movies network or something. Probably worth a rental, not much more. 2.5/5
Gimly
Written 5 year(s) ago
5
I was sort of annoyed by Ma's promotional campaign. When that very first trailer dropped, I was hooked instantly. It very much played up the mystery. You knew there was something not quite right, but no idea what. I couldn't even be certain the angle they were gonna play up was Octavia Spencer as a villain. Then every bit of marketing material afterwards showed the hand almost immediately. Ma's a headcase no doubt about it and that great act 2 twist we had waiting in the wings was ruined. Then I actually watched the thing, and, no, it's totally fair, because the escalation on her craziness is pretty much complete by the end of day 1. Things from the first trailer that I thought could maybe sow of doubt towards making the audience dubious about her intentions, in the actual movie take place after she's already commited murder in broad daylight. So my expectations were off, that's on me. All that aside though, Ma really isn't that great. It is okay, not terrible by any stretch, but probably doesn't merit a revisit. Octavia Spencer's character does provoke both genuine sympathy, and an overwhelming creep-factor, and hitting those two opposing aspects is quite impressive, but there is so much that Ma completely drops, it almost feels unfinished.

Final rating:★★½ - Had a lot that appealed to me, didn’t quite work as a whole.