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10 Best Movies Like Mama Boy

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

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#1
Her Story

Her Story

2024★ 7.5

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

Wang Tiemei, a single mother, loses her job and moves, befriending neighbor Xiaoye who appears cheerful but is depressed. Their bond grows as Tiemei navigates relationships with he...

#2
Under the Hawthorn Tree

Under the Hawthorn Tree

2010★ 7.8

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

The daughter of a right-winger, schoolgirl Jing Qiu is sent to the countryside for reeducation, and tasked to help write a textbook. There she meets Lao San, a young soldier with a...

#3
Mountains May Depart

Mountains May Depart

2015★ 7.0

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

The life of Tao, and those close to her, is explored in three different time periods: 1999, 2014, and 2025....

#4
Moonlight Mile

Moonlight Mile

2002★ 6.3

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

As he copes with the death of his fiancee along with her parents, a young man must figure out what he wants out of life....

#5
Life in a Year

Life in a Year

2020★ 8.2

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

A 17 year old finds out that his girlfriend is dying, so he sets out to give her an entire life, in the last year she has left....

#6
Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between

Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between

2022★ 6.2

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

Clare and Aidan make a pact to break up before college — no regrets, no broken hearts. But will one epic goodbye date offer them a last chance at love?...

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