Mother's Day 2008

Mother’s Day

2008

Estelle Getty :: Sure, it's important to let kids do things themselves, but sometimes they need help with self esteem, chores and crime fighting.

Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot

1992

Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot

Angelica Huston :: The Addams Family - Who says moms can't have it all? Morticia perfectly balances the duties of her husband, her home, her children and her practice of the demonic dark arts.

The Addams Family

1991

The Addams Family

Linda Hamilton :: Some battles kids can fight for themselves. And some, well, need a mother's guidance, like battling evil, shapeshifting robots from the future.

Terminator 2

1991

Mary Beth Hurt :: Michael's mom feeds him well, whether she's making leftovers appealing or preparing leftovers to be.

Parents

1989

Faye Dunaway :: As a mom, Joan is glamorous, attentive and is able to teach Christina the finest nuance of appropriate closet organization.

Mommy Dearest

1987

??? :: A great mom provides for her children—love, guidance, human chest cavities in which to hatch.

Aliens

1986

Barbara Harris :: A good mom is willing to see herself in her daughter's shoes. A great mom, well, she'll be either Lindsey Lohan or Jodie Foster for a day.

Freaky Friday

1977

Bill Cosby :: Mother aids those who ail, and who doesn't love a Mother played by Bill Cosby.

Mother, Jugs & Speed

1976

Mother, Jugs & Speed

Piper Laurie :: Sometimes your mother makes you appreciate your talents, and sometimes, like Carrie's mom, she makes you pray them away while locked in a closet.

Carrie

1976

Angela Lansbury :: Like any good mother, Mrs. Iselin wants her son to pursue what makes him happy, as long as it doesn't conflict with what he's covertly programmed to do by the Chinese government.

The Manchurian Candidate

1962

The Manchurian Candidate

??? :: Sure, Mother can be a bit testy, but she never lets Norman forget he's her flesh and blood.

Psycho

1960

Spring Byington :: One tiny house, four teenage girls and a war on the homefront, Marmie isn't just a mom, she's a saint.

Little Women

1933

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