Mama
Film2013100 min

Mama

Taste attributes: horrormonster/alien/supernaturalthrillerfantasyfastfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginaryglossyemotionally undemandingfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardy

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"A Mother's Love is Forever"

Boxlist takeAn otherworldly horror film that is dark and original. Best if you like edge over warmth.

Taste details

Quality rating

6.2 /10

TMDB · 3,374 votes

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What lines up

  • Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
  • Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
  • Linearity: Balanced linearity, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
  • Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism

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Synopsis

Guillermo del Toro presents Mama, a supernatural thriller that tells the haunting tale of two little girls who disappeared into the woods the day that their parents were killed. When they are rescued years later and begin a new life, they find that someone or something still wants to come tuck them in at night.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

fighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardy

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Jessica ChastainNikolaj Coster-WaldauMegan CharpentierIsabelle NélisseDaniel Kash

Details

Genre
Horror
Year
2013
Runtime
100 min
Status
Released
Studio
Universal Pictures
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