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Mommy Dead and Dearest (2017) · Cineora

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AN ERIN LEE CARR FILM

Mommy Dead and Dearest

20171h 22mMovie

CrimeDocumentary

IMDb7.3/ 10 · 13.8K votes

IN THIS FAMILY, EVERY ILLNESS WAS A LIE - EXCEPT THE MOTHER'S.

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.

Dark
Disturbing
Tense
True story
Family
The mind

Pace: Brisk
Intensity: Intense
Complexity: Some focus

Good for talking about after. Contains a child in peril.

DirectorErin Lee Carr

FormatFeature film

TMDB7.3 / 10

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The people behind the story

Top cast

Gypsy-Rose BlanchardSelf

Dee Dee BlanchardSelf (archive footage)

Rod BlanchardSelf - Gypsy's Father

Kristy BlanchardSelf - Gypsy's Stepmother

Jim ArnottSelf - Sheriff

David BlanchardSelf - Gypsy's Neighbor (archive footage)

Michelle DeanSelf - Freelance Journalist

Marc FeldmanSelf - Munchausen Expert

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