Review of Mommie Dearest (1981) by Elizabeth H — 06 Jul 2008

One of those movies you just have to watch to be culturally literate.

This review of Mommie Dearest (1981) was written by Elizabeth H on 06 Jul 2008.

Mommie Dearest has generally received positive reviews.

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By Richard Schickel (546) for TIME Magazine (1,130) on 10 Dec 2018

Lacking psychological intelligence or, for that matter, awareness of Hollywood sociology, Mommie Dearest is just a collection of screechy scenes…

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By Greg L (642) on 03 Jun 2016

This is definitely a guilty pleasure and its entertaining…

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By Jonathan R (793) on 16 Apr 2014

Rubbish if you watch it as a serious drama (over acted, melodramatic, kind of proposterous in places, etc)…

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By Shantel D (647) on 20 Aug 2015

What a horrible life for children. I had no idea Joan Crawford was so self involved! What a horrible lady. No wonder Bette Davis hated her…

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By Ryan G (1,232) on 07 May 2016

Joan Crawford's depiction of child abuse and mental illness is very interesting while disturbing to watch her evil existence and demise…

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By Francisco C (36) on 13 Jul 2016

Ryan Gosling taught me to be better than The Gap. This movie taught me to never use wire hangers. And to always clean under the tree. HAHAHAHAHA…

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By Brett H (1,346) on 15 May 2016

Mommie Dearest is the supposed true account of Hollywood actress, Joan Crawford, and her extremely unorthodox behaviour as a parent during…

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By Anthony I (417) on 29 Mar 2014

Ugh, what a mess…

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By Shane S (527) on 06 May 2014

Faye Dunaway gives one of the best performances I've ever seen, being over-the-top because Jane Crawford in real life was over-the-top…

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By Jonathan D (792) on 11 Nov 2017

This movie is long, boring & should have been shown on Lifetime. It sucks. Put this on my Never watch again list…

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