Into the Abyss vs Mommy Dead and Dearest

Mommy Dead and Dearest has the higher audience score (7.4/10 against 6.9/10 for Into the Abyss). Mommy Dead and Dearest is the shorter watch at 1h 22m compared with 1h 45m. Into the Abyss is the older of the two (2011 against 2017). Both are crime, documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Into the Abyss posterInto the Abyss2011 VS Mommy Dead and Dearest posterMommy Dead and Dearest2017
Into the AbyssMommy Dead and Dearest
Audience score★ 6.9/10★ 7.4/10
Year20112017
Length1h 45m1h 22m
GenresCrime, DocumentaryCrime, Documentary
Country––
DirectorWerner HerzogErin Lee Carr
Main castWerner Herzog, Jason Burkett, Richard Lopez, Damon Hall, Lisa Stolter-BallounGypsy-Rose Blanchard, Dee Dee Blanchard, Rod Blanchard, Kristy Blanchard, Jim Arnott

Synopsis

Into the Abyss

We do not know when and how we will die. Death Row inmates do. Werner Herzog embarks on a dialogue with Death Row inmates, asks questions about life and death and looks deep into these individuals, their stories, their crimes.

Mommy Dead and Dearest

Child abuse, mental illness, and forbidden love converge in this mystery involving a mother and daughter who were thought to be living a fairy tale life that turned out to be a living nightmare.

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