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Barbara Hershey, Christina Hendricks, Susan May Pratt, Stephanie Mills, John Getz

Obsessed with the belief that a slender figure is the most important thing on earth, domineering mother Marsha Hunter (Barbara Hershey) forces her two daughters Frannie (Christina Hendricks) and Shell... read more read more...y (Susan May Pratt) to adhere to rigid diets and exercise regimens. Any extra poundage is subject to cruel ridicule by the manic Marsha, while her passive husband (John Getz), as cowed by his wife as everyone else, offers no comfort or solace for his beleaguered daughters. Marsha's well-meaning but tragically short-sided view of feminine attractiveness drives one daughter into a mental hospital with a psychosomatic eating disorder and the other into a desperate act of self-destruction. Based on a novel by Jillian Medoff, the made-for-cable Hunger Point premiered January 13, 2003, on the Lifetime network. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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Unrated, 1 hr. 35 min.

Directed by: Joan Micklin Silver

Release Date: January 13, 2003

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  • iLeo
    February 26, 2008
    iLeo
    An interesting movie depicting a significant issue in today's world. Susan May Pratt and Barbara Hershey give remarkable performances.
  • muveekween
    September 20, 2011
    muveekween
    Nice lifetime movie. This movie is about two sisters who have to worry about being thin all the time because their mother is obsessed with weight and being skinny. She is afraid if she is not hard on her girls with weight they will become "fat and miserable". Unfortunately they d... read moreon't become fat but they do become miserable. Barbara Hershey gives a superb performance. And Christina Hendricks as Frannie and Susan May Pratt as Shelly do not disappoint either. B-

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