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Mommy (1995)

Mommy poster
Directed by
Max Allan Collins
Genre
horror film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 29m
Rating
5.0 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A mother becomes dangerously obsessed with her 12-year-old daughter. The mother's possessiveness threatens the daughter's safety and well-being.

tenseunsettlingslow-burnbleakpsychologically intensefamily dramaobsessivemelodramatic

What happens

Mommy is a 1995 American low budget thriller starring Patty McCormack as a mother who is psychotically obsessed with her 12-year-old daughter Jessica Ann (Rachel Lemieux). McCormack is best known for her role as Rhoda Penmark in the 1956 film The Bad Seed. The film also stars Sarah Jane Miller, Rachel Lemieux, Jason Miller, Brinke Stevens, Michael Cornelison, Mark Spellman, Majel Barrett, Mickey Spillane, Marian Wald, Janelle Vanerstrom, Judith Meyers, Nathan Collins, Tom Castillo and Tom Summit. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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