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Mommie Dearest (1981)

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All Time

of 190,142

2,583

1980's

of 12,798

325

1981

of 3,475

30
Biography
- Biography All Time
  
  of 1,065
  
  123
  
  Biography of 1981
  
  of 12
  
  3
  
  Biography of the 1980's
  
  of 124
  
  14
Drama
- Drama All Time
  
  of 37,999
  
  1,408
  
  Drama of 1981
  
  of 151
  
  8
  
  Drama of the 1980's
  
  of 2,048
  
  134

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Mommie Dearest (1981) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars

Overall Rating:2.8139

Avg Critic Score:2.7330

Mommie Dearest (1981) Movie Reviews

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filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)

Horror's got nothing on Faye Dunaway's harrowing portrayal of Joan Crawford -- a woman who will not be remembered as the Oscar-winning star of Mildred Pierce and Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?, but more likely as the subject of Mommie Dearest, a ...read the complete Mommie Dearest movie review at filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)

Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

I can't imagine who would want to subject themselves to this movie. ...read the complete Mommie Dearest movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

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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

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