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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.

#1
The Host

The Host

2006★ 7.0

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

A teenage girl is captured by a giant mutated squid-like creature that appears from Seoul's Han River after toxic waste was dumped in it, prompting her family into a frantic search...

#2
Tokyo!

Tokyo!

2008★ 6.9

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

Three distinct tales unfold in the bustling city of Tokyo. Merde, a bizarre sewer-dweller, emerges from a manhole and begins terrorizing pedestrians. After his arrest, he stands tr...

#3
Memories of Murder

Memories of Murder

2003★ 8.1

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

A sadistic serial rapist and murderer of young women terrorizes a small province in 1980s South Korea. To prevent further crimes, three increasingly desperate detectives with confl...

#4
My Sassy Girl

My Sassy Girl

2001★ 7.5

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

A dweeby, mild-mannered man comes to the aid of a drunk young woman on a subway platform. Little does he know how much trouble he’s in for....

#5
Doubt

Doubt

2008★ 7.2

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

In 1964 Bronx, two Catholic school nuns question the new priest's ambiguous relationship with a troubled African-American student....

#6
The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant

The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant

1972★ 7.4

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

Petra von Kant is a successful fashion designer -- arrogant, caustic, and self-satisfied. She mistreats Marlene (her secretary, maid, and co-designer). Enter Karin, a 23-year-old b...