Mama's Boy
After a gang leader receives a dead mother's heart, he develops an unexpectedly maternal relationship with her son.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Moderate
- witty
- irreverent
- warm
- lazy sunday
- group comedy night
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Magdy receives Younis's deceased mother's heart and begins behaving maternally toward Younis.
The mother's influence continues through Magdy's increasingly motherly conduct toward Younis.
The heart-transplant comedy combines Magdy's identity as a gang leader with maternal behavior and family dynamics.
The film uses an Egyptian Arabic-language comedy framework to turn maternal attachment into broad situational humor.
Films like Mama's Boy, and why
Freaky Friday
body-swap style comedy built around an impossible identity transformation and broad physical humor
The Family Man
warm supernatural comedy where family bonds reshape a troubled protagonist's behavior
Ghost Dad
high-concept comedy using an extraordinary premise to explore parental attachment and personal change
Movie Details
- Director
- Amr Salah
- Release Date
- 2018-06-13
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Rating
- 5.5 / 10 (30)
Cast
- Hesham Maged
- Nour Qadri
- Shiko
- Dalal Abdelaziz
- Mohamed Osama
- Mahmoud Ellisy
- Ahmed Soltan
- Mohamed Tharwat
- Bayoumi Fouad
- Sami Maghouri
Common questions
- What is Mama's Boy about?
- After a gang leader receives a dead mother's heart, he develops an unexpectedly maternal relationship with her son.
- What is Mama's Boy like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Mama's Boy as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Mama's Boy violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Mama's Boy as moderate.
- Which films are like Mama's Boy?
- Films with a similar feel include Freaky Friday, The Family Man, and Ghost Dad.
- How long is Mama's Boy?
- Mama's Boy runs 104 minutes.
