Mamma Roma (1962)
Kernel Score: 88% · 434 TMDB ratings
Genres: Drama
Released: 1962-09-22
Runtime: 110 minutes
Where to watch Mamma Roma
- Stream: The Criterion Channel
US availability, updated 2026-11-12.
Overview
After years spent working as a prostitute in her Italian village, middle-aged Mamma Roma has saved enough money to buy herself a fruit stand so that she can have a respectable middle-class life and reestablish contact with the 16-year-old son she abandoned when he was an infant. But her former pimp threatens to expose her sordid past, and her troubled son seems destined to fall into a life of crime and violence.
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Director
Cast
- Anna Magnani as Mamma Roma
- Ettore Garofolo as Ettore
- Franco Citti as Carmine
- Silvana Corsini as Bruna
- Luisa Loiano as Biancofiore
- Paolo Volponi as Priest
- Luciano Gonini as Zacaria
- Vittorio La Paglia as Il Signor Pellissier
- Piero Morgia as Piero
- Franco Ceccarelli as Carletto
Mamma Roma FAQ
Is Mamma Roma good?
Mamma Roma has an 88% Kernel Score on Fresh Kernels, our own critic-informed editorial score.
Where can I watch Mamma Roma?
In the US you can stream Mamma Roma on The Criterion Channel.
What movies are like Mamma Roma?
If you liked Mamma Roma, try Accattone, Malena, My Own Private Idaho and The Unknown Woman.