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Mommy Dead and Dearest

2017 · 82 min

A chilling, methodical true-crime documentary that unsettles as it reveals the layers of a bizarre and tragic family deception.

Directed by
Erin Lee Carr
Genres
Crime, Documentary
Starring
Gypsy-Rose Blanchard, Dee Dee Blanchard, Rod Blanchard
Tagline
In this family, every illness was a lie - except the mother's.
Overview
Child abuse, mental illness, and forbidden love converge in this mystery involving a mother and daughter who were thought to be living a fairy tale life that turned out to be a living nightmare.

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Directed by
Erin Lee Carr
Genres
Crime, Documentary
Starring
Gypsy-Rose Blanchard, Dee Dee Blanchard, Rod Blanchard
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • deception
  • trauma
  • isolation
  • crime
  • family
Places
  • suburbs
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
  • documentary
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror4
Humour1
Realism10
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Genres
crime, documentary
Directed by
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Starring
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Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
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Country
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Languages
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