Mommy Dead and Dearest

About Mommy Dead and Dearest

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.

Mommy Dead and Dearest is a 2017 crime documentary film directed by Erin Lee Carr. It runs 82 minutes and was released in March 2017.

Its themes are child abuse, killing, and mother daughter relationship.

Gypsy-Rose Blanchard stars as Self, Dee Dee Blanchard as Self (archive footage), Rod Blanchard as Self - Gypsy's Father, and Kristy Blanchard as Self - Gypsy's Stepmother. It streams on HBO Max and HBO Max Amazon Channel in the United States.

Silent Hill, Carrie, and Volver make useful companions to Mommy Dead and Dearest. TMDB voters put it at 7.4 out of 10 across 258 votes.