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Mommy Dead and Dearest

2017 · 82 min · Director: Erin Lee Carr ★ IMDb 7.3 · 13,836 ratings

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In this documentary, the murder of Deedee Blanchard by her daughter Gypsy Rose is explored, as well as the circumstances leading up to the event.

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Mommy Dead and Dearest (2017) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Confusion 30%, Anxiety 25%, Disgust 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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The strongest emotional signals are Confusion, Anxiety, Disgust. Genres: Documentary, Crime. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Confusion, Anxiety and Disgust. Its IMDb rating of 7.3/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 72/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Disturbing
  • Empathy
  • Sadness

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Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Disturbing
Empathy
Sadness
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 13 %, then dips around 33 %, then peaks around 68 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityDisturbingEmpathySadness
2.5 %≈ 2′Curiosity70 %57 %33 %32 %
7.5 %≈ 6′Disturbing73 %66 %34 %34 %
12.5 %≈ 10′Curiosity70 %63 %45 %40 %
17.5 %≈ 14′Empathy71 %60 %64 %51 %
22.5 %≈ 18′Disturbing77 %73 %73 %57 %
27.5 %≈ 23′Disturbing75 %74 %65 %51 %
32.5 %≈ 27′Curiosity70 %68 %46 %38 %
37.5 %≈ 31′Disturbing71 %68 %40 %31 %
42.5 %≈ 35′Empathy74 %69 %59 %41 %
47.5 %≈ 39′Disturbing78 %71 %75 %55 %
52.5 %≈ 43′Empathy76 %69 %69 %50 %
57.5 %≈ 47′Disturbing73 %64 %55 %34 %
62.5 %≈ 51′Tension79 %69 %54 %39 %
67.5 %≈ 55′Disturbing88 %83 %59 %51 %
72.5 %≈ 59′Disturbing84 %84 %57 %46 %
77.5 %≈ 64′Disturbing75 %69 %59 %46 %
82.5 %≈ 68′Empathy74 %51 %69 %60 %
87.5 %≈ 72′Sadness76 %43 %76 %66 %
92.5 %≈ 76′Empathy80 %43 %80 %68 %
97.5 %≈ 80′Sadness83 %40 %83 %73 %
Man in a hole

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

JA
Jim Arnott

GB
Gypsy-Rose Blanchard

Self

DB
David Blanchard

DD
Dee Dee Blanchard

RB
Rod Blanchard

Self - Gypsy's Father

KB
Kristy Blanchard

Self - Gypsy's Stepmother

MD
Michelle Dean

Self - Freelance Journalist

MF
Marc Feldman

Self - Munchausen Expert

BF
Bernard Flatersten

Self - Pediatric Neurologist

NG
Nicholas Godejohn

Self - Gypsy's Boyfriend (archive footage)

CG
Charles Goldhammer

Self - Nick's Stepfather (archive footage)

SG
Stephanie Goldhammer

Self - Nick's Mother (archive footage)

CH
Calvin Holden

Self - Judge (archive footage)

LO
Linda Ong

Self - Reporter

DP
Dan Patterson

Self - Prosecutor

Details

Directed by
Erin Lee Carr
Type
Movies
Released
2017
Runtime
82 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.3 · 13,836 ratings
Feels mostly
Confusion
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