Story Line
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.
“A mother's love is forever.”
Top Cast

Jessica Chastain
Annabel

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
Lucas Desange

Megan Charpentier
Victoria Desange

Isabelle Nélisse
Lilly Desange

Daniel Kash
Dr. Dreyfuss

Melina Matthews
Mama (voice)
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Rating
6.3/ 10
Release Date
2013-01-17
Runtime
1h 40m
Genres
Horror
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User Reviews (4)

John Chard
7.5/10
•3/13/2014The Mothmom Possibly.
Mama is directed by Andres Muschietti and written by Muschietti, Barbara Muschietti and Neil Cross. It stars Jessica Chastain, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Megan Charpentier, Isabelle Nelisse, Daniel Kash, Javier Botet and Jane Mof...

Gimly
6/10
•2/6/2017Some wicked creature design and good child actors make up for Mama's "unfinished" feeling. Jessica Chastain delivers as usual.
Final rating:★★★ - I personally recommend you give it a go.

Filipe Manuel Neto
3/10
•8/1/2022**Inconstant, it starts well, but it gets worse and becomes tiring and boring. The ending is bad.**
Guillermo del Toro has already used us to visually striking and intense films, so I was little surprised to find his name attached to this film. I ...
Alunauwie
8/10
•9/29/2025Mama expands a chilling short film into a full-length feature exploring the dark, twisted depth of maternal love. With strong performances from its young cast and atmospheric visuals, it builds an eerie tone, though some rushed storytelling and under...






