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10 Best Movies Like Mother

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

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#1
Return

Return

2011★ 6.4

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

Back from a tour of duty, Kelli struggles to find her place in her family and the rust-belt town she no longer recognizes....

#2
Bastard Out of Carolina

Bastard Out of Carolina

1996★ 7.2

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

A poor, struggling South Carolinian mother and daughter face painful choices with their resolve and pride. Bone, the eldest daughter, and Anney her tired mother, grow both closer a...

#3
Tigertail

Tigertail

2020★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Mother 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....

#4
The Poker House

The Poker House

2008★ 6.2

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

Agnes and her two sisters struggle through a day in a home overrun by gamblers, thieves, and johns....

#5
My Joy

My Joy

2010★ 6.3

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

Georgy is driving a load of freight into Russia when, after an unpleasant encounter with the police at a border crossing, he finds himself giving a lift to a strange old man with d...

#6
The Girl in the Book

The Girl in the Book

2015★ 5.8

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

The story of a young writer's transformation when her past invades her present....

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