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Mommy Dead and Dearest

2017 · Movie · 82 min

7.4(256)unSUB Rating

CrimeDocumentary

A mother and daughter who seemed to live a fairy-tale life are pulled into a dark mystery as child abuse and mental illness collide with forbidden love. What starts as a case of puzzling circumstances grows into a living nightmare with far-reaching consequences.

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Details
Years
2017
Release date
2017-03-11
Language
English
Runtime
82 min
TMDB rating (input)
7.4/10 (256 votes)
About

You’ll likely like this if you want a deeply disturbing, investigative true-crime documentary that stays emotionally tense, like I Love You, Now Die and The Confession Tapes; Not for you if child abuse content feels too intense.

Pros: captivating true-crime access; disturbing, heartfelt tone; engaging and fast-moving | Cons: mixed feelings on fairness; frustrating pacing; heavy subject matter

Themes

  • child abuse
  • killing
  • mother daughter relationship

Cast & crew

  • Gypsy-Rose Blanchard

    Gypsy-Rose Blanchard

    as Self

  • DB

    Dee Dee Blanchard

    as Self (archive footage)

  • RB

    Rod Blanchard

    as Self - Gypsy's Father

  • KB

    Kristy Blanchard

    as Self - Gypsy's Stepmother

  • JA

    Jim Arnott

    as Self - Sheriff

  • DB

    David Blanchard

    as Self - Gypsy's Neighbor (archive footage)

  • MD

    Michelle Dean

    as Self - Freelance Journalist

  • MF

    Marc Feldman

    as Self - Munchausen Expert

  • BF

    Bernard Flatersten

    as Self - Pediatric Neurologist

  • NG

    Nicholas Godejohn

    as Self - Gypsy's Boyfriend (archive footage)

Directed by Erin Lee Carr