Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Jan 13, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Mama

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

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#1
Mama

Mama

2018★ 6.8

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

Two young social workers are delivering a fugitive child to his mother by ferry. But in the middle of the icy Baltic Sea, something goes wrong....

#2
The Yellow Stork

The Yellow Stork

1950★ 3.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Mama for fans of Animation. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

The film is based on an ancient Chinese fairy tale about the simple people of China who despite of heavy work and oppression, did not lose belief in life and love to freedom...

#3
Amsterdam

Amsterdam

2022★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Mama for fans of Mystery. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

In the 1930s, three friends—a doctor, a nurse, and an attorney—witness a murder, become suspects themselves and uncover one of the most outrageous plots in American history....

#4
The Pale Blue Eye

The Pale Blue Eye

2022★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Mama for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

West Point, New York, 1830. When a cadet at the burgeoning military academy is found hanged with his heart cut out, the top brass summons former New York City constable Augustus La...

#5
The Zone of Interest

The Zone of Interest

2023★ 7.0

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

The commandant of Auschwitz, Rudolf Höss, and his wife Hedwig, strive to build a dream life for their family in a house and garden next to the camp....

#6
Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer

2023★ 8.0

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

The story of J. Robert Oppenheimer's role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II....