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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,…

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By Patrick S (1,063) on 14 May 2014

Ok............just a fun movie to watch. Is it all true?? Who knows, but it is over the top fun and there are great lines in the film…

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By Eric J (681) on 12 May 2014

Setting aside the cult and camp status of this infamous film, and the questionable veracity of Christina's story, Faye Dunaway's performance…

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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 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 Anthony I (417) on 29 Mar 2014

Ugh, what a mess…

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By Allaiyah W (24) on 16 Mar 2014

Not sure how this got on a list of Worst Movies Ever Made. I've seen it at least 20 times…

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By Gabe C (227) on 01 Mar 2014

I thought it was pretty good. Overacting can be good and bad but I'm this case I thought it was great…

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By Christopher P (712) on 01 Mar 2014

Campy and intense portrayal of growing up with a Hollywood superstar. Dunaway inhabits the role totally…

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By Humberto O (30) on 20 Feb 2014

While this film is severely lacking in some aspects, and actually exposes how distorted Christina's account of the relationship between her…

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By Matty S (358) on 27 Dec 2013

Infamous and iconic, in its own way -- Frank Perry has created an almost operatic and campy masterwork…

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By Bradley F (75) on 17 Oct 2013

Joan Crawford left her adopted children out of her will. This movie and the book it is based on are the revenge of her adopter daughter…

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By Charles P (1,784) on 25 Sep 2013

The film is an endurance test, leaning nearly completely on Dunaway's overacting to drive a story that lacks intelligible drama or any insight…

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By Jed G (282) on 17 Aug 2013

Cult classic film about the private life of screen legend Joan Crawford and her trashy behaviour toward her adoptive child Christina…

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By Jarrod R (135) on 03 Aug 2013

Unpleasant, biased, entertaining?... 2 Phantoms of the Opera…

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By Angelina C (374) on 15 Jul 2013

Told primarily by Christina Crawford's perspective…

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By Film F (88) on 16 May 2013

Why do I like this movie?!? It's campy, over the top & who knows if it's true. It just reels me in…

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By Cole M (528) on 29 Apr 2013

A lot of people overlook the source material, which was over-the-top to begin with…

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By Scott C (2,765) on 18 Apr 2013

Faye Dunaway does a bang up job of playing Joan Crawford. Unfortunately, the film itself is pretty weak…

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By Nancy C (228) on 07 Apr 2013

4/5 Finally seen it, done very well (if not scarily accurate) about a controlling mother who loves her daughter so much she wants to subject…

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