Mommie Dearest
1981, Drama/Biography, 2h 9m
42 Reviews 10,000+ RatingsWhat to know
Mommie Dearest certainly doesn't lack for conviction, and neither does Faye Dunaway's legendary performance as a wire-wielding monster; unfortunately, the movie is too campy and undisciplined to transcend guilty pleasure. Read critic reviews
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Joan Crawford
Christina Crawford (adult)
Louis B. Mayer
Christina Crawford (child)
Carol Ann
Alfred Steele
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Critic Reviews for Mommie Dearest
All Critics (42) | Top Critics (12) | Fresh (20) | Rotten (22)
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Lacking psychological intelligence or, for that matter, awareness of Hollywood sociology, Mommie Dearest is just a collection of screechy scenes further distanced by convictionless direction.
December 11, 2018 | Full Review… -
The flaws aren't the story with this unusual film. The story is in the powerful, vivid and emotionally draining scenes of torment and conflict between a mother and daughter.
April 27, 2018 | Full Review… -
"Mommie Dearest," the film version of Christina Crawford's poison-pen memoir of her adoptive mother, Joan Crawford, looms as wretched excess.
October 4, 2017 | Full Review… -
The character is rendered such a grotesque, its moments don't accumulate to an arc or even a readable profile. They just pile up, like cars in a traffic accident, and all we can do is gawk.
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By all accounts, Miss Crawford had serious failings as a mother, but the film pounds so unrelentingly on her raging cruelty to her children -- and her equally offensive public sweetness -- that she emerges as a laughable caricature.
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It's rich, stimulating thought in spite of itself.
October 30, 2007 | Full Review…
Audience Reviews for Mommie Dearest
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Sep 29, 2011A disjointed and episodic adaptation that will appeal more to those who are curious to know about Joan Crawford's abusive relationship with her daughter, since it makes no effort in character development and is only worth it for Faye Dunaway in a histrionic, over-the-top performance.Carlos M Super Reviewer
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Nov 27, 2010To be honest, I really hate this over the top campfest.Sunil J Super Reviewer
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Nov 08, 2010Not bad, but not great. If the stories of Joan Crawford as portrayed here are accurate, she was a real heartless woman. Dunaway is great, but she disowned the film after it bombed.Wu C Super Reviewer
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Sep 06, 2010A fantastic drama with great actors, and a great story, I loved it, and I highly recommend it.Aj V Super Reviewer
Mommie Dearest Quotes
| Joan Crawford: | Why can't you give me the respect that I'm entitled to? Why can't treat me, like I would be treated by any stranger on the street?! |
| Joan Crawford: | Why can't you give me the respect that I'm entitled to? Why can't you treat me like I would be treated by any stranger on the street? |
| Christina Crawford (adult): | Because I am not, one of your fans! |
| Christina Crawford (adult): | Because I am not one of your fans! |
| Joan Crawford: | Don't fuck with me fellas! |
| Joan Crawford: | Yes what? |
| Christina Crawford (child): | Yes......mommie dearest. |
| Joan Crawford: | You drove Al Steele to his grave and now you're trying to stab me in the back? Forget it! I fought worse monsters than you for years in Hollywood. I know how to win the hard way! Don't fuck with me, fellas! This ain't my first time at the rodeo. |
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