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Your mom's lasagna recipe? Deadly. Her actual past? Even worse.
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IMDb
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When Mom Becomes a Murderer (2024)

Lifetime thriller chaosSuspiciously attractive castKitchen knife tension

Overview

TV MovieThriller

After her friend's mysterious death, a teen discovers her mom isn't who she says she is and has a deadly past. Now it's a race against time to solve her friend's murder before she's next.

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Standout Aspects

Acting

Lauren K. Robek's unhinged mom-eyes deserve awards

Writing

Twists so bonkers you'll forgive the logic gaps

Best for:Streaming: Friday night wine-and-suspense with your actual mom (awkward)·Friends: Yelling at the screen together about obvious red flags·Background: Folding laundry while half-watching, still following plot
Heads up:Violence: Multiple stabbings, one very bad fall·Triggers: Parental gaslighting, friend murder grief
Paula Elle

Director

Paula Elle

ReleasedJul 18, 2024
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StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast
Intensityhigh
Tonedark
Feelheavy
Lifetime
Champlain Media

Top Cast

Matreya Scarrwener

Matreya Scarrwener

Ellie

Lauren K. Robek

Lauren K. Robek

Marion

Roark Critchlow

Roark Critchlow

Nathan

Khamisa Wilsher

Khamisa Wilsher

Isla

Spencer Borgeson

Spencer Borgeson

Simon

Beth Fotheringham

Beth Fotheringham

Carla

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Trivia

Paula Elle specializes in 'dangerous domestic' TV movies; this is her fourth maternal killer thriller.

Cultural

Part of 2024's boom in 'mom-who-isn't' Lifetime-adjacent thrillers, riding the wave of Bad Moms and Gone Girl's legacy.

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