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Ma

Directed by Tate Taylor

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. From TMDB

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Ma is a 2019 horror thriller film, directed by Tate Taylor, starring Octavia Spencer, Juliette Lewis and Diana Silvers.

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Gimly @RuuzTMDB reviews · Oct 2, 2019
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…
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JPV852 @JPV852TMDB reviews · Sep 6, 2019
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
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