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Erica Sayers – Black Swan
Not realising the psychological strain her daughter is under, she pushes Nina to the edge because Nina has the chance to have the dancing career her mother was robbed of. She is overbearing and controlling almost to the point of serious abuse and seems to blame Nina for her career being over.
Picture: Fox searchlight pictures
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Joan Crawford – Mommie Dearest
Faye Dunaway really brought the crazy in her portrayal of the legendary Hollywood actress. Joan adopts children and uses them for publicity and then tries to control every aspect of their lives while being verbally, mentally and physically abusive. Worst part? This film was based on a memoir written by Joan’s real-life adopted daughter.
Picture: Paramount pictures
Gladys Leeman - Drop Dead Gorgeous
A former beauty queen herself, Gladys now lives vicariously through her daughter and is obsessed with winning. So obsessed in fact, that she is willing to murder and maim all the competitors to ensure her daughter’s victory.
Picture: Getty/ New Line Cinema
Kate McCallister – Home Alone
While Kate isn’t a homicidal maniac or an abusive horror like most of the mothers on this list, she is EXTREMELY irresponsible. She forgets her 8-year-old child at home not once, but TWICE because she was too annoyed at his bad behaviour to check that he was actually there. Can anyone say “neglect”?
Picture: 20th Century Fox
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Margaret White – Carrie
Carrie’s mother has serious issues. And her domineering ways, obsession with religion, and the abuse she inflicts on her daughter, is probably the biggest player in Carrie’s murderous rage.
Picture: United Artists
Mary Lee Johnston – Precious
Instead of helping her teen daughter out of a cycle of abuse similar to her own, Mary verbally and physically abuses Precious, as well as the two children who were the result of rape by Precious’ own father. Not only does Mary blame Precious for being raped, but she let it happen and did nothing to help her daughter.
Picture: Lionsgate
Helen Boucher - The Waterboy
Everything is “the devil!” to this woman. She was extremely overprotective of her son Bobby, so much so that she goes out of her way to give him life lessons and stop him from doing certain things that make him happy (like football and his girlfriend) which leaves him with a lot of pent up aggression and a really bad stutter.
Picture: Beuna Vista Pictures
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Stifler’s mom – American Pie
The original MILF, she was just far too cool for her own good. She embarrassed her poor son by sleeping with his friend and then being the ‘cool older woman’ about it.
Picture: Universal pictures
Beverly Sutphin - Serial Mom
Well she’s not just a bad mom, but a bad person – she’s a serial killer after all. Instead of addressing the problems her children might have with care and empathy, she fixes the problem by murdering the people she seems to think caused them.
Picture: Savoy pictures
Mrs Wormwood – Matilda
Oh she was an awful mother to that little girl. She cared more about playing cards with her friends than she did the wellbeing of her own child. She’s vapid and tacky and just doesn’t understand Matilda – not that she ever really tries.
Picture: TriStar pictures
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Linda Garner - The Pursuit Of Happyness
Linda is not just a terrible mother, but a terrible wife. When the going gets tough and her family gets into financial trouble she leaves her husband and child so fast it made our heads spin.
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