Faye Dunaway delivers a powerhouse performance as the legendary Joan Crawford in this unflinching psychological drama directed by Frank Perry. Based on Christina Crawford's memoir, the film chronicles the disturbing reality behind closed doors—a portrait of maternal cruelty and emotional devastation that shaped one woman's survival. With Diana Scarwid as the vulnerable Christina and Steve Forrest in a supporting role, this 1981 adaptation exposes the dark contradictions between Crawford's glamorous public persona and her private tyranny. A haunting examination of family trauma and the lasting scars of childhood abuse.