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Ma

Ma

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20195.81h 39m

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.

Directed by Tate Taylor
Written by Scotty Landes
Produced by Jason Blum, John Norris, Tate Taylor
Box OfficeBudget: $5.0MRevenue: $61.2M

Top Cast

Octavia Spencer

Octavia Spencer

Sue Ann

Juliette Lewis

Juliette Lewis

Erica

Diana Silvers

Diana Silvers

Maggie

McKaley Miller

McKaley Miller

Haley

Corey Fogelmanis

Corey Fogelmanis

Andy

Luke Evans

Luke Evans

Ben Hawkins

Gianni Paolo

Gianni Paolo

Chaz

Dante Brown

Dante Brown

Darrell

Tate Taylor

Tate Taylor

Officer Grainger

Missi Pyle

Missi Pyle

Mercedes

Themes & Keywords

casinokidnappingpsychopathunderage drinkingrevengemurderslasherpsychological thrillerstabbingveterinarymental illnesslonerschool lonerhanging outmunchausen syndrome by proxypsychological horrorhorror

About Ma

Ma is a horror, thriller film released in 2019 exploring themes of casino, kidnapping, psychopath, underage drinking, revenge, murder. Directed by Tate Taylor, it stars Octavia Spencer, Juliette Lewis, Diana Silvers. 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.

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