Crime · Documentary

Mommy Dead and Dearest

Name: Mommy Dead and Dearest
Director: Erin Lee Carr
Genre: Crime, Documentary
Released: 2017-03-11
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Gypsy-Rose Blanchard, Dee Dee Blanchard, Rod Blanchard, Kristy Blanchard, Jim Arnott

In this family, every illness was a lie - except the mother's.

7.4(256) 3/11/2017 1h 22m

CrimeDocumentary

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.

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Gypsy-Rose Blanchard

Self

Dee Dee Blanchard

Self (archive footage)

Rod Blanchard

Self - Gypsy's Father

Kristy Blanchard

Self - Gypsy's Stepmother

Jim Arnott

Self - Sheriff

David Blanchard

Self - Gypsy's Neighbor (archive footage)

Michelle Dean

Self - Freelance Journalist

Marc Feldman

Self - Munchausen Expert

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Erin Lee Carr

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HBO Documentary Films

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