Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- witty
- sly
- irreverent
- crime movie night
- french film night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film cleverly conceived and amusingly performed, with Isabelle Huppert's central performance carrying a lightly engaging policier comedy despite underdeveloped themes and uneven humor.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Patience uses her narcotics-unit surveillance knowledge and police resources to establish her own drug network.
The film mixes narcotics policing, criminal maneuvering, and humor around Patience's double life.
Patience's underpaid, overworked existence gives way to an assertive new identity as Mama Weed.
Patience's work translating intercepted calls supplies the information and leverage for her trafficking operation.
Films like Mama Weed, and why
The Trouble with Harry
darkly comic crime premise, morally compromised protagonist, and playful police-versus-trafficker tension
Widows
female-led criminal enterprise, sly humor, and a protagonist navigating illicit power structures
The Death of Stalin
witty crime storytelling, social observation, and an outsider building influence inside a criminal world
Movie Details
- Director
- Jean-Paul Salomé
- Release Date
- 2020-09-09
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Rating
- 5.9 / 10 (289)
Cast
- Isabelle Huppert
- Liliane Rovère
- Hippolyte Girardot
- Iris Bry
- Pierre Rousselet
- Farida Ouchani
- Rebecca Marder
- Léonore Confino
- Jade-Nadja Nguyen
- Kamel Guenfoud
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Mama Weed about?
- An underpaid narcotics translator weaponizes her police knowledge to become an unexpectedly formidable cannabis trafficker.
- What is Mama Weed like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Mama Weed as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Mama Weed violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Mama Weed as mild.
- What did critics think of Mama Weed?
- Critics broadly found the film cleverly conceived and amusingly performed, with Isabelle Huppert's central performance carrying a lightly engaging policier comedy despite underdeveloped themes and uneven humor.
- Which films are like Mama Weed?
- Films with a similar feel include The Trouble with Harry, Widows, and The Death of Stalin.
- How long is Mama Weed?
- Mama Weed runs 104 minutes.
- Where can I watch Mama Weed?
- In United States, Mama Weed streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
