Ma
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.
Critics Sentiment
Sue Ann tortures Ben with dog blood transfusion
Sue Ann lies about having pancreatic cancer for sympathy
The film drops significantly during the middle act's implausible developments before recovering with Spencer's powerhouse villain performance in the torture sequences.
Ma starts promisingly with creepy basement party setup that reviewers found genuinely unsettling. The middle section sags with far-fetched plot developments that critics called implausible and rushed. The film recovers in its final act through Octavia Spencer's committed over-the-top performance, though the ending feels somewhat wasted according to reviewers.
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Octavia Spencer
Sue Ann
Juliette Lewis
Erica
Diana Silvers
Maggie
McKaley Miller
Haley
Corey Fogelmanis
Andy
Luke Evans
Ben Hawkins
Gianni Paolo
Chaz
Dante Brown
Darrell
Tate Taylor
Officer Grainger
Missi Pyle
Mercedes
Dominic Burgess
Stu
Tanyell Waivers
Genie
Allison Janney
Doctor Brooks
Heather Marie Pate
Ashley
Victor Turpin
Pietro Kramer
Kyanna Simone Simpson
Young Sue Ann
Skyler Joy
Young Erica
Andrew Matthew Welch
Young Ben
Creek Wilson
Liquor Store Bum
Margaret Fegan
Stephanie
Crew
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