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55% Critic Match
Bloody Mama
“You gotta' believe... You gotta' have faith... But first, you gotta' get rid of the witnesses!”
5.5 / 10• 1970• 1h 30m•R• English
CrimeDrama
Storyline
Sexually abused as a young girl, Kate "Ma" Barker grows into a violent and powerful woman by the 1930s. She lovingly dominates her grown sons and grooms them into a pack of tough crooks. The boys include the cruel Herman, who still shares a bed with Ma; Fred, an ex-con who fell in love with a fellow prisoner; and Lloyd, who gets high on whatever's handy. Together they form a deadly, bizarre family of Depression-era bandits.
Cast & Crew
Shelley Winters
'Ma' Kate Barker
Lead
Pat Hingle
Sam Adams Pendlebury
Don Stroud
Herman Barker
Diane Varsi
Mona Gibson
Bruce Dern
Kevin Dirkman
Clint Kimbrough
Arthur Barker
Robert De Niro
Lloyd Barker
Robert Walden
Fred Barker
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Roger Corman's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Bloody Mama is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
