Mommy Not-So-Dearest: 9 of the Worst Mothers in Movies

She may be a "cool mom," but she's still pretty awful.

Technically she is Danielle de Barbarac's [Drew Barrymore] stepmother, but listen: no teenager should have to do that many chores.

Carrie has a rough time at school, sure, but it's not so bad compared to what she deals with at home. Her mom is constantly praying for her soul and takes every opportunity to let Carrie know that her body, and sexuality in general, is "dirty." She's the worst.

She was just such a nag.

There are truly no words for how much of a monster Mary is. Mo'Nique may have won the Oscar, but Mary needs to be thrown behind bars.

She is a serial killer, but what happens in the suburbs stays in the suburbs, right?

Legendary Hollywood actress Joan Crawford is depicted as a crazy, hotheaded, and unhinged obsessive-complusive mother in Mommie Dearest, and the thing that makes it even more chilling is the fact that it's based on a true story. Joan's real-life adopted daughter, Christina, penned a memoir of the same name that inspired the movie, though it's been widely reported that the wire hangers, hair chopping, and floor scrubbing scenes are fictional. Either way, it's just terrifying — but as Joan [Faye Dunaway] cryptically says in the film, "Nobody said life was fair, Tina."

Her heart may be in the right place (she's only trying to avenge her son's assumed death!), but you can't solve all your problems by going around killing teenagers in a chunky-knit sweater.

She may not be as bad as some of these other moms, but come on: who forgets the same kid, on Christmas, two years in a row?