Umma
Directed by Iris K. Shim
Amanda and her daughter live a quiet life on an American farm, but when the remains of her estranged mother arrive from Korea, Amanda becomes haunted by the fear of turning into her own mother.
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- jackmeatAugust 31, 2025My quick rating - 5.1/10. I think the marketing was pretty far off on this one. It wasn't a bad flick it just really wasn't that good either. Not to mention being hyped as ultra scary. Sandra Oh and Odeya Rush do more than an acceptable job as mother-daughter, and their acting makes the mundane nature of the story a bit more tolerable. But when I see Sam Raimi attached to anything, my expectations tend to jump up unfairly. The story of the remains of the grandmother (Umma) arriving with the two of them, and soon after, they appear to be haunted by her presence. That is the horror aspect, although I think the whole thing was far more of a social commentary about how to raise your children. Which message you want to take from this flick, though, is up to you. The setup looked pretty good aesthetically and had a strange folk horror atmosphere, but it never really turned into horror. They did occasionally toss a jump scare at you to keep you awake, but it really never developed enough to really scare you. And along with that issue, it is also extremely slow-paced. I really wanted to enjoy this one, but unfortunately, it is merely a one-viewing affair that you won't mind checking out, but within a week, you'll have forgotten it existed.
Umma Trivia
Umma was released on March 18, 2022.
Umma was directed by Iris K. Shim.
Umma has a runtime of 83m.
Umma was produced by Sam Raimi, Zainab Azizi.
Amanda and her daughter live a quiet life on an American farm, but when the remains of her estranged mother arrive from Korea, Amanda becomes haunted by the fear of turning into her own mother.
The key characters in Umma are Amanda (Sandra Oh), Chris (Fivel Stewart), Danny (Dermot Mulroney).
Umma is rated PG-13.
Umma is a Horror, Mystery, Drama film.
Umma has an audience rating of 5.1 out of 10.
Umma had a budget of $3M.
Umma has made $2.1M at the box office.