Mildred Pierce (1945)7.7 /10

Storyline:  When her unemployed husband leaves for another woman, Mildred Pierce raises her two daughters alone. She finds success in the restaurant business, but her eldest, Veda, resents her for lowering their social standing. As police investigate the death of Mildred’s second husband, she is forced to confront her own freedom and her turbulent bond with her daughter.