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MyBrainHurts@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

Not really answering the question but if you’re looking for movies with an abusive mom, there are more than a few! (especially horror.) Off the top of my head:

Carrie is the classic, hereditary is a new classic. Braindead (dead alive) is a classic splatter horror.

Non horror: I Tonya, black swan, Mommie Dearest, Precious, Beau is afraid, Wild at Heart and maybe 8 mile?

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Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
Carrie reminded me of Misery. She’s not his mom, but she’s definitely abusive.

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memfree@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
You hit some of the first that came to mind. I'd also include Terms of Endearment, I'll Cry Tomorrow, Postcards From the Edge... do Snow White and Cinderella count?

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- MyBrainHurts@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
  Yeah, I think the underlying message in a lot of disney is you’re better off with a dead mom than a live one.
  
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Suck_on_my_Presence@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
We Need to Talk About Kevin comes to mind.

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