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Mama
MEANRANK
62/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #3781
- IMDb #4088
- Google retired #2089
- Rotten Tomatoes #3184
- Metacritic #2983
- Letterboxd #4657
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #3153
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #3673
- Metacritic Critics #2728
- Metacritic Audience #3323
- Criticker #3172
- Douban #1739
- Kinopoisk #4115
- AlloCiné #2339
- Trakt #3714
Every rating
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Lowest is Criticker on 33, highest is Google on 84.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →Two young sisters are discovered living alone in a remote cabin, five years after their disappearance. They are placed in the custody of their uncle and his girlfriend, who move them into a new home. The girls bring a mysterious, unseen presence with them named "Mama," a protective but sinister entity whose attachment to the children becomes increasingly possessive and dangerous.
Details
- Director
- Andy Muschietti
- Writers
- Andy Muschietti, Barbara Muschietti, Neil Cross
- Studio
- Toma 78, Demilo Films
- Released
- 17 January 2013
- Country
- Canada, Spain
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Budget
- $15.0M
- Box office
- $146.4M
- Awards
- 1 win, 8 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 9 →1 win from 9 nominations across 5 ceremonies
| Golden Trailer Awards 2013 | Best Horror | Mama | Winner |
| Golden Trailer Awards 2013 | Best Horror Poster | Universal Pictures | Nominee |
| Golden Trailer Awards 2013 | Best Motion/Title Graphics | Universal Pictures | Nominee |
| MTV Movie Award 2013 | Best Scared-As-Shit Performance | Jessica Chastain | Nominee |
| People's Choice Awards 2013 | Favorite Horror Movie | Mama | Nominee |
| Saturn Awards 2013 | Best Horror Film | Mama | Nominee |
| Young Artist Award 2013 | Best Supporting Young Actress in a Feature Film | Isabelle Nelisse | Nominee |
| Young Artist Award 2013 | Best Supporting Young Actress in a Feature Film | Morgan McGarry | Nominee |
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9 awards — Mama
×| Best Horror | Mama | Winner |
| Best Horror Poster | Universal Pictures | Nominee |
| Best Motion/Title Graphics | Universal Pictures | Nominee |
| Best Leading Young Actress in a Feature Film | Megan Charpentier | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Young Actress in a Feature Film | Isabelle Nelisse | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Young Actress in a Feature Film | Morgan McGarry | Nominee |
| Best Scared-As-Shit Performance | Jessica Chastain | Nominee |
| Favorite Horror Movie | Mama | Nominee |
| Best Horror Film | Mama | Nominee |