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Mommie Dearest (1981) Movie Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Mommie Dearest (1981) a score of 2.7330 out of 4

based on (33) reviews

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Excellent

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Very Good

(24)

Good

(5)

Fair

(1)

Poor

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FulvueDrive-in.com (Chuck O'Leary)

Deliciously entertaining trash....read the complete Mommie Dearest (1981) review at FulvueDrive-in.com (Chuck O'Leary)

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Bullz-Eye.com

“Mommie Dearest” is a film that’s constantly bouncing back and forth between extremely well-performed moments of legitimate drama and insanely over-the-top performances, resulting in an odd sort of recommendation. The part of me that’s your...read the complete Mommie Dearest (1981) review at Bullz-Eye.com

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Mike Watson

Unfortunately, Faye Dunaway's energetic, at times ridiculously overthetop performance is about the film's only redeeming feature. Based on daughter Christina Crawford's trashy biography, MOMMIE DEAREST chronicles a series of mainly private events in the...read the complete Mommie Dearest (1981) review at Mike Watson