
10 Best Movies Like Leaving Mom
If you loved Leaving Mom, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Leaving Mom for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
After a Vietnamese woman dies in a car crash in Saigon, her brother-in-law and her young son transport her body back to the former’s hometown in rural Vietnam, where they plan to g...

Vanya on 42nd Street
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Leaving Mom for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
An uninterrupted rehearsal of Chekhov's 'Uncle Vanya' plays out by a company of actors. The setting: their run-down theater with an unusable stage and crumbling ceiling. The play i...

Tigertail
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Leaving Mom for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
A man reflects on the lost love of his youth and his long-ago journey from Taiwan to America as he begins to reconnect with his estranged daughter....

Gigi & Nate
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Leaving Mom for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
A young man with a bright future suffers a near-fatal accident and recreates his new life with the help of an unlikely animal friend....

Head Full of Honey
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Leaving Mom for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
A young girl tries to help her grandfather, who is suffering from Alzheimer’s, navigate his increasing forgetfulness, and ends up going on a remarkable adventure with him....

September
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Leaving Mom for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
After a suicide attempt, Lane has moved into her country house to recuperate. Her best friend, Stephanie, has come to join her for the summer. Lane's mother, Diane, has recently ar...