Another Mother’s Day has passed (I hope you had a good one) but luckily for you the Top 10 Movie Moms are available all year round - here’s the final Top 10 - including 2 new ones not yet profiled! Keep in mind these Moms may not be the most typical (they’re all actually pretty unique) , but they are definitely the most dynamic and interesting to watch on the screen.
10. Carol White in Todd Haynes’ Safe
A disturbing and eeery portrait of a California housewife and step-mom that suddenly turns sick from the chemicals in the air is in part an attack of suburban culture and in part a more general metaphor for the AIDS epidemic. But these social critiques aside, Julianne Moore’s turn as Carol White is a fascinating look at a woman who wants more that to run a house. The scene of Carol at a pals baby shower, when a young child is sitting on her lap as she starts to experience an attack will sit with you for some time… As will the last moment of the film. It’s a true testament to the side our mother’s keep to themselves…
And even though Carol may have had other problems, 
to ensure we all have clean air to breathe!
9. Mdme. Chevalier in Louis Malle’s Murmur of the Heart
8. Selma in Lars von Trier’s Dancer in the Dark
7. Gilberte Doinel in Francois Truffaut’s The 400 Blows
6. Mother Kusters in Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s Mother Kusters Goes to Heaven
5. Mabel Longhetti in John Cassavetes’ A Woman Under the Influence
4. Charlotte Andergast in Ingmar Bergman’s Autumn Sonata
3. Jeanne Dielman in Chantal Akerman’s Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles
2. Mother/Norman Bates as “Mother” in Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho
1. Mildred Pierce in Michael Curtiz’s Mildred Pierce
Joan Crawford’s Mildred Pierce is the without a doubt one of the most complex mothers in cinema history. The story begins with Mildred as a common housewife, running her home and a small baking business in order to get the best in life for her two daughters. After she divorces her husband, Mildred has to enter the workforce and realizes her true potential, only to fall subject to the selfishness of her daughter Veda. With lush noir photography, a stellar performance from Joan Crawford (herself quite a complex mother) and perhaps the best mother daughter rivalry of all time, Mildred Pierce is the number one movie mom!
