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- Danielle Burgos
- 'It' Eddie sees It in the form of a hideous leper, revealing his fear of disease and germs. It was passed on from his mother, who keeps him on a regimen of pills and convinces him of his many illnesses, though he learns that they're nothing but placebos.
- 'The Sixth Sense' One of the dead people Cole sees is a young girl (played by Mischa Barton), who directs him to a videotape. Her mother had been feeding her Lysol, and Cole's intervention likely saves her younger sister from the same fate.
- 'Everything, Everything' Maddy's immune disorder prevents her from interacting with the world, but when she meets the boy next door, she wants to break free.
- 'Fragile' Calista Flockhart stars in this story of a nurse trying to figure out what evil force is hurting the children in her ward. It turns out there's an urban legend about a ghost named Charlotte haunting and hurting the children.
Apr 29, 2019 · Patricia Arquette Explores Munchausen By Proxy In 'The Act' Arquette plays a Missouri woman who falsely convinced the world that her child was seriously ill, in the Hulu series The Act.
- Terry Gross
The story of a boy and his gift radio. The radio is very special. It will embark the boy on an unforgettable journey to question his certainties and most trusted beliefs. The film was inspired by the "Munchausen by Proxy" syndrome. Director: Riccardo Pugliese | Stars: Tyler Tripler, Vanessa Bradchulis, Justin Hackman.
- 120 VOTES. The Sixth Sense (1999) Photo: Buena Vista Pictures Distribution. M. Night Shyamalan’s The Sixth Sense is best known for its twist ending, in which it’s revealed Bruce Willis’s character, child psychologist Malcolm Crowe, has been dead all along and simply didn’t realize it.
- 84 VOTES. It (2017) Pictures. Much of the horror of the 2017 film It, based on Stephen King’s novel of the same name, stems from the titular creature, an evil being who devours children.
- 42 VOTES. Mommy Would Never Hurt You (2019) In the horrifying and deeply troubling made-for-TV film Mommy Would Never Hurt You, Monica Howell suffers from Munchausen by proxy and poisons both of her daughters, Riley and Beth, though the former does manage to escape for a time.
- 60 VOTES. Run (2020) Run is a richly told psychological thriller anchored by strong performances from Sarah Paulson and Kiera Allen, who portray mother and daughter Diane and Chloe Sherman.
The Sixth Sense. A classic '90s Halloween horror film, The Sixth Sense portrays an early example of Munchausen syndrome by proxy in pop culture. Mrs. Collins is implied to have been afflicted...
Nov 10, 2023 · Maya's custody is taken away after doctors accuse her mother of Munchausen syndrome by proxy, despite objective evidence of her medical condition being ignored. The Kowalskis fight for...
Jul 6, 2023 · Meadow described Munchausen by proxy based on a series of two cases. In the first, the mother contaminated the child’s urine samples; in the second, the mother repeatedly poisoned her toddler...
