Mother Knows Best

Mother Knows Best

1997 · 96 min · ★ 6.1 · Drama, Thriller, TV Movie

A woman urges her daughter to get married. And when her daughter does, she doesn't think that she made a good choice. So she goes out and hires a killer to kill her son-in-law.

Directed by Larry Shaw · Written by Kathy Kirtland Silverman

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