Ordinary Angels (film)
2023
Search results
Watch now
HuluSubscriptionSubscriptionWatchPrime VideoRentalRental starting at $2.99WatchVUDURentalRental starting at $2.99WatchApple TVRentalRental starting at $3.99WatchGoogle PlayRentalRental starting at $4.99WatchYouTubeRentalRental starting at $4.99WatchJun 8, 2013 · The Good Mother: Directed by Richard Gabai. With Helen Slater, Meaghan Martin, Patrick Fabian, Samantha Bailey. After her best friend dies, a teen discovers that the girl's mother deliberately made her sick.
- (467)
- Drama, Mystery, Thriller
- Richard Gabai
- 2013-06-08
The Good Mother (TV Movie 2013) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Summaries. After her best friend dies, a teen discovers that the girl's mother deliberately made her sick. When troubled teen Jillian is arrested and her mother is missing, she is taken in by the well-respected family of her best friend, Melanie.
Lifetime Movies | The Good Mother (TV Movie 2013) Louis D. Hernandez. 534 subscribers. 668. 180K views 7 years ago.
- Overview
- History
- Events
- Trivia
Cheryl Gordon (Helen Slater) is the main villainess of the 2013 Lifetime film The Good Mother.
Cheryl had a neglectful mother as a child, which made her vow to always make sure her own children were loved. In adulthood, she became a nurse that specialized in children and it is implied this was the start of her twisted method of giving "love and attention" to children by intentionally making patients sick, losing her job when one of her patie...
The movie opened with Cheryl bailing Jillian out of jail after she was caught stealing food from a grocery store. After going to Jillian's house and finding the home in disarray, she offered to let Jillian stay at her house. There, we see that Cheryl had begun her twisted treatments on Melanie, poisoning Melanie with ricin and claiming she had a rare illness. Soon after Jillian's move-in, Melanie's condition worsened and she died in the hospital, much to Cheryl's dismay. At the funeral, Cheryl gave a big speech and made a scholarship in Melanie's memory, rewarding it to Jillian. After that, Cheryl began drugging her younger daughter Hillary, lying and telling Jillian that she could have inherited Melanie's "disease". Cheryl's first sign of villainy came when she snapped at Jillian for packing up Melanie's things, which she apologized for soon after.
At this point, Jillian began to uncover Cheryl's secrets, learning about the death of Cheryl's former patient and discovering syringes in a drawer in Melanie's bedroom. She later witnessed Cheryl dispose of the needles in a dumpster near her school and has her brother (who worked in a lab) test the substance within them. Cheryl attempted to have Hillary start drinking the same poisoned milkshakes she made for Melanie, but the ailing girl would only take a sip. When Hillary was eventually placed in the hospital, Cheryl altered her daughter's medical records before demanding Hillary be released, which the doctor allowed.
•Helen Slater previously portrayed Stella Andre from the 2006 film Jane Doe: The Harder They Fall.
•It seems possible that Cheryl suffered from Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy, a psychological disorder marked by attention-seeking behavior by a caregiver through those who are in their care.
- 3 min
Film Details. Also Known As. Good Mother. Genre. Thriller. Release Date. 2013. Production Company. Lifetime Entertainment Television. Technical Specs. Duration. 2h. TCM Emails. Sign Up. When a troubled teen is taken in by the well-respected family of her best friend, she starts to rebuild her life.
Judge Kennedy. In Theaters At Home TV Shows. Advertise With Us. After her best friend dies, a teen (Camille Cregan) discovers that the girl's mother (Helen Slater) deliberately made her sick.
- Mystery & Thriller
