Where to Watch Mama

Thinking about watching 'Mama' without leaving the house? Hunting down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the Zhang Yuan-directed movie via subscription can be tricky, so we here at Moviefone want to do right by you.

Read on for a listing of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription alternatives - along with the availability of 'Mama' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the fundamentals of how you can watch 'Mama' right now, here are some specifics about the Xi'an Film Studio drama flick.

Mama starring Yan Qin, Huang Haibo, Shaquan Pan, Yu Shaokang has a Not Rated rating, a runtime of about 1 hr 29 min, and a scheduled release date of .

It received a user score of 68/100 on TMDb, which assembled reviews from 4 top users.

Let’s set the scene for you... Here's the plot: "Often cited as China’s first independent feature film, this low-budget drama, filmed largely in the director’s Beijing apartment, depicts the life of a single mother (a topic considered taboo at the time) caring for her mentally challenged son. Shot with a documentary aesthetic that includes interviews with families of mentally challenged persons, the film helped kick-start the Sixth Generation of filmmakers (including Wang Xiaoshuai and Jia Zhangke) and their ethos of employing documentary realism to depict the true conditions of contemporary China." .