Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 12, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Mom

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

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#1
Riceboy Sleeps

Riceboy Sleeps

2023★ 7.1

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

In the 1990s, an immigrant single mother raises her teenage son in the Canadian suburbs, determined to provide a better life for him than the one she left behind in South Korea....

#2
The Sons of Katie Elder

The Sons of Katie Elder

1965★ 7.1

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

The four sons of Katie Elder reunite in their hometown of Clearwater, Texas for her funeral and discover that the family ranch is now in the hands of Morgan Hastings, a corrupt bus...

#3
Jet Boy

Jet Boy

2001★ 6.5

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

A coming-of-age story of a reluctant 13-year-old hustler named Nathan who will do whatever it takes to feel loved....

#4
Nowhere Special

Nowhere Special

2020★ 7.2

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

John, a 35-year-old window cleaner, has dedicated his life to bringing up his 4-year-old son, Michael, after the child's mother left them soon after giving birth. When John is give...

#5
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

1958★ 7.6

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

An alcoholic ex-football player drinks his days away, having failed to come to terms with his sexuality and his real feelings for his football buddy who died after an ambiguous acc...

#6
Coyote Lake

Coyote Lake

2019★ 6.0

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

Two dangerous and unwanted guests threaten a young woman and her overbearing mother at a small bed-and-breakfast near the U.S.-Mexico border....

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