It was directed by Bill L. Norton, and stars Holly Marie Combs and Sarah Chalke who play Alex and Annie, the two eldest daughters of the main character Anne Scripps.

[2] In Spring 1989, sisters Alex and Anne Morrell finish prep school, and return home to start college.

On Alex's 21st birthday, Scott lashes out at Anne again when he finds her smoking in the same room as Tori, and then throws a guest, Stacey, off the stairs.

The three women move on with their lives, until one night Annie is hit by her date, Mark, while Alex meets a new romantic interest, Jimmy Romeo, though a relationship is postponed due to her focus on her mother.

The following day, upon finding out that Scott is stealing her money and planning on running away with Tori, Anne asks for another restraining order.

Fifteen months later, Alex prepares to marry Jimmy, and in the aftertitles, it is revealed that she gave birth to a baby daughter.

[4] Steve Reich from The Citizen Register said that although "the movie has good production values and top-level acting, the screenplay takes too long to reach its explosive denouement, which seems almost as if it was tacked on at the last minute ... unfortunately, Our Mother's Murder raises more questions than it answers".

He further opined that "the movie stereotypes Bronxville youths when a character refers to them as 'rich kids who smoke pot' ... the USA Network and Universal Pictures owe the town an apology for this type of slander".

[5] Virginia Rohan wrote in The Record that while she is not "a fan of docudramas, Our Mother's Murder is a cut above ... the movie is compelling and poignant, and features a lot of familiar reference points, including the Tappan Zee Bridge, from which Scott Douglas jumped to his death".

She also noted Roxanne Harts "nicely played" version of Anne Scripps, and pointed out how "her grown daughters struggled valiantly to save their mom".