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HorrorThriller

Ma

- Get Home Safe

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.

Release Date : 2019-05-29

Language :EnglishGreek

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Blumhouse ProductionsWyolah FilmsdentsuFuji Television Network

Production Country : JapanUnited States of America

Alternative Titles : MA

Cast

Octavia Spencer

Character Name : Sue Ann

Original Name : Octavia Spencer

Gender : Female

Juliette Lewis

Character Name : Erica

Original Name : Juliette Lewis

Gender : Female

Diana Silvers

Character Name : Maggie

Original Name : Diana Silvers

Gender : Female

McKaley Miller

Character Name : Haley

Original Name : McKaley Miller

Gender : Female

Corey Fogelmanis

Character Name : Andy

Original Name : Corey Fogelmanis

Gender : Male

Luke Evans

Character Name : Ben Hawkins

Original Name : Luke Evans

Gender : Male

Gianni Paolo

Character Name : Chaz

Original Name : Gianni Paolo

Gender : Male

Dante Brown

Character Name : Darrell

Original Name : Dante Brown

Gender : Male

Tate Taylor

Character Name : Officer Grainger

Original Name : Tate Taylor

Gender : Male

Missi Pyle

Character Name : Mercedes

Original Name : Missi Pyle

Gender : Female

Dominic Burgess

Character Name : Stu

Original Name : Dominic Burgess

Gender : Male

Tanyell Waivers

Character Name : Genie

Original Name : Tanyell Waivers

Gender : Female

Allison Janney

Character Name : Doctor Brooks

Original Name : Allison Janney

Gender : Female

Heather Marie Pate

Character Name : Ashley

Original Name : Heather Marie Pate

Gender : Male

Victor Turpin

Character Name : Pietro Kramer

Original Name : Victor Turpin

Gender : Male

Kyanna Simone Simpson

Character Name : Young Sue Ann

Original Name : Kyanna Simone Simpson

Gender : Female

Skyler Joy

Character Name : Young Erica

Original Name : Skyler Joy

Gender : Female

Andrew Matthew Welch

Character Name : Young Ben

Original Name : Andrew Matthew Welch

Gender : Male

Creek Wilson

Character Name : Liquor Store Bum

Original Name : Creek Wilson

Gender : Male

Margaret Fegan

Character Name : Stephanie

Original Name : Margaret Fegan

Gender : Male

Nicole Carpenter

Character Name : Young Mercedes

Original Name : Nicole Carpenter

Gender : Male

Elijah Bray

Character Name : Teenage Boy

Original Name : Elijah Bray

Gender : Male

Micah Joseph Graves

Character Name : Flashback Closet Boy

Original Name : Micah Joseph Graves

Gender : Male

Dennis Rodriguez

Character Name : Janitor

Original Name : Dennis Rodriguez

Gender : Male

Jinny Patterson

Character Name : Nail Salon Patron

Original Name : Jinny Patterson

Gender : Male

Louie

Character Name : Bennie

Original Name : Louie

Gender : Male

Earl

Character Name : Dog in Vet

Original Name : Earl

Gender : Male

Grayson Alderman

Character Name : Classroom Student

Original Name : Grayson Alderman

Gender : Male

Katira Banks

Character Name : Teen

Original Name : Katira Banks

Gender : Male

Ashley Brasel

Character Name : Student / Teen

Original Name : Ashley Brasel

Gender : Female

Emma Frances Burge

Character Name : High School Student

Original Name : Emma Frances Burge

Gender : Female

Adrienne Marie Coins

Character Name : Student

Original Name : Adrienne Marie Coins

Gender : Male

Lamar Lott

Character Name : Liquor Store Customer

Original Name : Lamar Lott

Gender : Male

Denise Nall

Character Name : Secretary

Original Name : Denise Nall

Gender : Male

Danny Todd

Character Name : Mall Goer

Original Name : Danny Todd

Gender : Male

Calvin Williams

Character Name : Nail Salon Patron

Original Name : Calvin Williams

Gender : Male

Nik Shriner

Character Name :

Original Name : Nik Shriner

Gender : Male

Reviews

J

JPV852

@JPV852

2021-06-23

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**

G

Gimly

@Ruuz

2021-06-23

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._