Bloody Mama (1970)

You gotta' believe... You gotta' have faith... But first, you gotta' get rid of the witnesses!

90 min★ 5.7 · 4,334 votes

• Crime
• Drama

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.

Release date

March 24, 1970

Country of origin

United States