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10 Best Movies Like Dear Mama

If you loved Dear Mama, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Lady Driver

Lady Driver

2020★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Dear Mama for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

When a rebellious teen embarks on a solo summer journey to connect with her roots, she finds herself in a new world, geared up for the ride of her life, and discovers she had the d...

#2
7th & Union

7th & Union

2021★ 7.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Dear Mama for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Ex-fighter Raymundo forms an unlikely bond with a disgruntled man whose life and relationship with his daughter are unraveling. The men join forces to win a fight that could very w...

#3
Hunting Grounds

Hunting Grounds

2025★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Dear Mama for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Desperate to find refuge for her children, Chloe Marvino runs away from her Mafia tied husband, and finds shelter in a cabin with a recluse drifter named Jake. But as her husband's...

#4
Imperial Dreams

Imperial Dreams

2014★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Dear Mama for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A 21-year-old reformed gangster's devotion to his family and his future is put to the test when he is released from prison and returns to his old stomping grounds in Watts, Los Ang...

#5
Hardball

Hardball

2001★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Dear Mama for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

An aimless young man who is scalping tickets, gambling and drinking, agrees to coach a Little League team from the Cabrini Green housing project in Chicago as a condition of gettin...

#6
Sergio

Sergio

2020★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Dear Mama for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A sweeping drama set in the chaotic aftermath of the US invasion of Iraq, where the life of top UN diplomat Brazilian Sérgio Vieira de Mello hangs in the balance during the most tr...

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