Review of Mommie Dearest (1981) by Lorial C — 26 Aug 2007

Joan Crawford adopted two children to appear more loving to her fans. It's what happened behind closed doors which was frightening. Read the book - it is even more disturbing.

This review of Mommie Dearest (1981) was written by Lorial C on 26 Aug 2007.

Mommie Dearest has generally received positive reviews.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

More reviews of this movie:

Mommie Dearest (1981) Movie Reviews (529)
Mommie Dearest (1981) Critic Reviews (22)
Mommie Dearest (1981) User Reviews (507)

More Reviews of Mommie Dearest

Review of Mommie Dearest (1981)

By Anthony I (417) on 29 Mar 2014

Ugh, what a mess…

Read Review

Review of Mommie Dearest (1981)

By Joseph B (617) on 31 May 2015

I can see why the critics don't love it but the gay in me can't keep from embracing loving and quoting all of this repeatedly…

Read Review

Review of Mommie Dearest (1981)

By Michael A (1,637) on 23 Jan 2017

This is a must-see film. After all, who doesn't want to a watch the story of an abusive, over-the-hill, prima donna? It's brilliant…

Read Review

Review of Mommie Dearest (1981)

By Simon D (1,648) on 06 Jun 2014

Perhaps if I was familiar with anything Joan Crawford had done then I might have enjoyed this a bit more…

Read Review

Review of Mommie Dearest (1981)

By Harry W (1,900) on 18 Nov 2014

Receiving consistently polarizing reviews, I had to see Mommie Dearest to decipher where the line stood for me…

Read Review

Review of Mommie Dearest (1981)

By Jeffrey R (300) on 03 Jul 2017

This is the highest rating I will ever give a bad movie, because, as the old saying goes : Ya gotta see it to believe it…

Read Review

Review of Mommie Dearest (1981)

By Cameron F (394) on 27 Mar 2016

After looking into the history and real story behind this film I find it hilariously in bad taste. so I love it…

Read Review

Review of Mommie Dearest (1981)

By Adrian Turner (55) for Radio Times (2,421) on 10 Dec 2018

This is lavish and pretty accurate as far as Hollywood lore is concerned, but Dunaway makes Norma Desmond look like Doris Day…

Read Review

Review of Mommie Dearest (1981)

By Shane L (142) on 21 May 2014

Mommie Dearest the movie is not Mommie Dearest the book; the movie probably covered about a third of the plot that was captured in the book,…

Read Review

Review of Mommie Dearest (1981)

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…

Read Review

More reviews of this movie

Reviews of Similar Movies

Review of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)

By Richard Porton (36) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 01 Jan 2000

The real stars of this film, however, are its dazzling cinematography and production design…

Read Review

Review of The Color Purple (1985)

By Francisco S (456) on 20 Feb 2012

No entiendo como la nominan a 11 oscars, efectivamente no gano ni uno. Lenta…

Read Review

Review of Chicago (2002)

By Beth Accomando (509) for KPBS.org (509) on 14 Mar 2003

Rob Marshall's style is to make everything relentlessly brassy and fake, and his Chicago simply looks like a filmed stage play…

Read Review

Review of Raging Bull (1980)

By Pelen23 (18) on 18 Jul 2014

Raging bull is an overrated film that deserves appreciation for its stylish technique .however it is uninteresting, unengaging and uninvolving.There…

Read Review

Review of Malcolm X (1992)

By Atheer O (171) on 21 Jan 2016

This is my favorite Spike Lee movie. That's not saying much. I cant stand his style…

Read Review

Review of Mulholland Drive (2001)

By Movieguys (703) on 01 Jul 2014

So far in my life, I've reviewed almost every movie that I've seen…

Read Review

Review of Man on the Moon (1999)

By Beeanadou (47) on 01 Aug 2019

Not entertaining at all…

Read Review

Review of Papillon (2017)

By Broyax (884) on 13 Jun 2022

On dirait déjà un téléfilm… rien qu’au bout d’un quart d’heure…

Read Review

Review of Mapplethorpe (2019)

By Glenn Kenny (1,728) for The New York Times (9,847) on 28 Feb 2019

Mapplethorpe, directed by Ondi Timoner, is a fictionalized biography of the photographer that is most alive when it’s putting its subject’s…

Read Review

More Reviews

Popular Movies Right Now

No Hard Feelings

2023

65%90 Reviews

Barbarian

2022

72%115 Reviews

Joker

2019

81%299 Reviews

Love

2015

54%174 Reviews

Oppenheimer

2023

85%310 Reviews

Past Lives

2023

84%62 Reviews

Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One

2023

79%186 Reviews

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

2023

85%233 Reviews

Mad Max: Fury Road

2015

83%1,378 Reviews

Avengers: Endgame

2019

86%432 Reviews

Movies You Viewed Recently

Mommie Dearest

1981

65%529 Reviews

Millions

2005

73%593 Reviews

Night of the Creeps

1986

69%442 Reviews

Gangs of New York

2002

75%929 Reviews

The Experiment

2001

71%24 Reviews

Sleepover

1995

45%383 Reviews

A Raisin in the Sun

2008

65%96 Reviews

Baby Love

2008

59%36 Reviews

Mission: Impossible III

2006

69%927 Reviews

Dangerous Beauty

1998

75%303 Reviews