# Mama (2013)

> A grieving guardian family battles a spectral mother whose fierce attachment to two feral girls turns protection into terror.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/84877

## Facts

- Runtime: 100 min
- Genres: Horror
- Director: Andy Muschietti
- Cast: Jessica Chastain, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Megan Charpentier, Isabelle Nélisse, Daniel Kash, Melina Matthews, Morgan McGarry, Javier Botet
- TMDB rating: 6.3/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2023587/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: eerie, foreboding, melancholic, late night horror marathon, haunted house double feature

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