Mildred Pierce

Mildred Pierce (1945)

NR 1h 51m 6.8/10 IMDb

A hard-working mother inches towards disaster as she divorces her husband and starts a successful restaurant business to support her spoiled daughter.

Director: Michael Curtiz

Cast: Joan Crawford, Jack Carson, Zachary Scott, Eve Arden, Ann Blyth

Content Warnings

Mental Health & Emotional

Grief / bereavement (major focus)

Other

War / combat

Violence & Physical Harm

Gun violence

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