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Mommie Dearest

1981·2h 9m·R
DramaBiography
IMDb Rating
★ 6.7/10
20,071 votes
Metascore
55
Metacritic

The abusive and traumatic adoptive upbringing of Christina Crawford at the hands of her mother, screen queen Joan Crawford, is depicted.

Mommie Dearest is a 1981 drama biography movie directed by Frank Perry, starring Steve Forrest, Howard Da Silva, Faye Dunaway. It holds an IMDb rating of 6.7/10 from 20,071 votes and runs 2h 9m.

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Director
Frank Perry
Stars
Steve Forrest
Howard Da Silva
Faye Dunaway
Diana Scarwid
Details
1981-09-25
129 min
Movie
R
★ United States
★ English
Keywords
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