Mommie Dearest
Movie • 1981 • Drama
ReportThis movie contains 9 potentially triggering events.
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around 51:48 there's a close up of a stake
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WesAndersonRocksMySocks
The entire movie is about Joan Crawford's (alleged) emotional, verbal and physical abuse of her daughter Christina. This abuse is portrayed in brutal, unflinching detail. It is very unpleasant to watch
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WesAndersonRocksMySocks
Joan repeatedly physically abuses Christina and even chokes her at one point. An argument between Joan and “Uncle Greg” gets physical
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Joan is frequently drunk
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One scene makes reference to MGM’s infamous practice of offering starlets to “entertain” bankers in exchange for investing in the studio
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In one of the film’s most disturbing scenes, Joan cuts off her daughter’s hair in a fit of rage
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When Joan chokes Christina
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WesAndersonRocksMySocks
Joan dies at the end
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thaywth
No, but the child is forced to give away many toys due to her mother being rich and not wanting to spoil her child. (kind of a good thing, kind of abusive)
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Joan and “Uncle Greg” share a shower together
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A (harmless) clown appears at a child’s birthday party
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thaywth
Sounds of hitting a child may be intense for some
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Though never diagnosed in real life, Joan is shown to have many disorders from implied (PTSD, Borderline, NPD) to explicit (OCD, Alcoholism). Her violent episodes in the movie are manic reactions to her triggers (i.e. wire hanger scene)
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Mother is overly fixated on her beauty and fame, which trickles down to her daughter
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
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a small child does
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WesAndersonRocksMySocks
Crawford mentions miscarrying
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Another one of Joan’s kid is a baby. Christina is a baby in the beginning
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You don’t see much but when they’re in the shower!
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WesAndersonRocksMySocks
Christopher and Christina are left out of their mother’s will
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One scene shows Joan covered with bloody cuts
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