Mama's Boy

Mama's Boy

Directed by Amr Salah

2018104 min5.8 / 10

A whimsical comedy that uses a magical heart transplant premise to explore unexpected tenderness between a hardened gang leader and a grieving young man.

A comedy about a gang leader who gets into a fight and is seriously injured, after which he is transferred to the hospital in a critical condition where he needs a heart transplant. At the same time, the mother of another young man dies and doctors resort to transferring her heart to the gang leader to save his life, but he starts acting in a motherly way towards the young man.

Questions people ask

  • Is Mama's Boy scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is Mama's Boy easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 82% of films.

  • Does Mama's Boy end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.

  • Is Mama's Boy violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Mama's Boy sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

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Rarity82

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise24

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love15

How much audiences actually like it

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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