Mommy Dead and Dearest
Season 1 Premiere:
Nov 5, 2021
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Generally Favorable
71
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Universal Acclaim
8.2
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Metascore
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May 15, 2017
75
The story of Dee Dee Blanchard and Gypsy Rose Blanchard is compelling enough that just telling it is half the battle, but it’s the expert construction of Mommy Dead and Dearest that really makes it work.
May 15, 2017
70
With its sickly sweet flashbacks to home movies and public-event footage showing the mother-daughter duo as best friends, this slickly packaged documentary combines true-crime material with a certain tonal element of cruel domestic black comedy.
May 15, 2017
70
The strangeness of this killing speaks for itself, and the director, Erin Lee Carr, largely just lets it do so.
May 15, 2017
70
Given Dee Dee’s continual emphasis on appearance throughout Gypsy’s life, it’s hardly surprising that we’re left with questions about Gypsy’s ultimate level of control over her own narrative; yet what’s really surprising is how easy it is to believe her when she says she misses her mother. It’s one of many contradictions and paradoxes that Carr balances throughout the film, and one of many moments that make Mommy Dead and Dearest a must-watch for any fan of true crime, or any fan of stories from the depths of the troubled South.
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Mar 25, 2024
10
I cannot believe Nicholas godejohn Is Autistic and has bdsm And Personality disorder and let Nicholas godejohn to post Sexual images on Facebook and gypsy should have listen to Nicholas godejohn Ex-girlfriend warning her about him but she didn't listen gypsy should have seen all of the red flags but she didn't because gypsy was being dumb to have a personality to please him And let him beep her Like What and her mom was acting like mother gothel from tangled But way worse And this makes so much sense And this is before the prison confessions of gypsy Rose Blanchard came out when she was released in 2024
Production Company:
- HBO Documentary Films
Initial Release Date:Nov 5, 2021
Number of seasons:0 Seasons
Rating:TV-MA
Awards
SXSW Film Festival
• 2 Nominations
