Mildred Pierce
Seen it?1945 | 111 min | Crime, Drama
Friday Night FlickWhy it’s a Friday Night Flick
Critics loved it (88% on Rotten Tomatoes), it won an Oscar and it's still drawing plenty of interest. Make plans for this one.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans. If you loved Boy A, start here. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
- The mood
- Dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 51 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1945: an older pace and style.
- Audiences were cooler on it than critics.
A hard-working mother inches towards disaster as she divorces her husband and starts a successful restaurant business to support her spoiled daughter.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsVery strong
88% on Rotten Tomatoes, 88 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
7.6 out of 10
- AwardsStrong
Won 1 Oscar: Academy Awards: Best Actress. Also nominated for 4 more Oscars. Plus 1 other award.
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$6 million worldwide on a $1 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactStrong
About 201K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Michael Curtiz
- Joan CrawfordMildred Pierce
- Jack CarsonWally Fay
- Zachary ScottMonte Beragon
- Eve ArdenIda Corwin
- Ann BlythVeda Pierce Forrester
- Bruce BennettAlbert 'Bert' Pierce
- Lee PatrickMaggie Biederhof
- Moroni OlsenInspector Peterson
- Veda Ann BorgMiriam Ellis
- Jo Ann MarloweKay Pierce