Con Mum

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Con Mum

2025

1h 28m

Documentary

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A chef's life is upended when a jet-setting, champagne-sipping, hotel-hopping woman claims to be his mother.

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Benji Wilson

Daily Telegraph (UK)

When you find out what it is, it is the mouldy cherry on top of an already very soggy, miserable cake. Con Mum is mostly a very sad film.

Rated: 4/5

Mar 25, 2025

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Barbara Shulgasser

Common Sense Media

A documentary about an unrepentant fraudster can be instructive for its illustration of how easy it is to trick even the smartest people.

Apr 16, 2025

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Alison Lanier

Pajiba

A brutal, clear-eyed story about how even serious, careful, and emotionally intelligent people can be conned.

Apr 7, 2025

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Stephen Silver

The SS Ben Hecht

That poor guy. That’s the thought that kept occurring to me as I watched this Netflix documentary about a British chef,

Apr 4, 2025

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M.N. Miller

Film Focus Online

You’ll walk away from the film feeling sadness for the victim, even pity, and something deeply human.

Rated: 3/5

Apr 1, 2025

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Carla Hay

Culture Mix

Con Mum is a very personal and heartbreaking story of a son who became a victim of his fraudster mother. This documentary also exposes flaws in a legal system that gives leniency to some con artists based on some fraudsters' physical characteristics.

Mar 30, 2025

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Alejandro E

Even though it is a documentary, and the story is well known, the connection with the characters is not deep. At least it serves as a warning to think twice before doing a favour for a supposed friend.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

06/15/25

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Audience Member

Edge of your seat stuff and remarkable in the power of Graham being able to carry on when it would be easy to lose the plot based on how much harm you can take. Wasn't prepared for the heartbreak at the end.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/12/25

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Audience Member

A great Netflix documentary. Really enjoyed this true story even though heart breaking! Hard to believe a Mum could con her own son. And many others along the way. Definitely worth the watch!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/05/25

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Scott C

Great documentary. Really makes you understand why Graham might be pulled along. When you find out he's been away from his wife and baby for two months is a real gone too far moment.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

05/19/25

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Scott M

Betrayal and gullibility are equally shocking in this sad story about the trust of some, and deceit of others.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

05/14/25

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B P

A Captivating and Disturbing Netflix True Crime Documentary. Although ‘Con Mum’ is an undoubtedly effective film, it left me weary of the state of the world and the people in it.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

05/13/25

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Synopsis

A chef's life is upended when a jet-setting, champagne-sipping, hotel-hopping woman claims to be his mother.

Director: Nick Green
Producer: Harry Harris
Distributor: Netflix
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: British English
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 25, 2025
Runtime: 1h 28m

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