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10 Best Movies Like Mother(s)

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

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#1
Where the Red Fern Grows

Where the Red Fern Grows

1974★ 6.9

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

Billy Coleman works hard and saves his earnings for two years to achieve his dream of buying two red-bone coonhound pups. He develops a new trust in life as he faces overwhelming c...

#2
Where the Red Fern Grows

Where the Red Fern Grows

2003★ 6.2

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

Set in the Ozark Mountains during the Great Depression, Billy Coleman works hard and saves his earnings for 2 years to achieve his dream of buying two coonhound pups. He develops a...

#3
Iron Jawed Angels

Iron Jawed Angels

2004★ 6.8

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

Defiant young activists take the women's suffrage movement by storm, putting their lives at risk to help American women win the right to vote....

#4
Heidi

Heidi

2005★ 7.7

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

Swiss girl Adelheid 'Heidi' is orphaned young. Aunt Detie brings her to grandpa Alp and his wife, who live isolated in the Alps since his murder charge. Heidi soon takes to the wil...

#5
Return

Return

2011★ 6.4

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

#6
A Second Chance

A Second Chance

2011★ 6.0

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

A young girl and her coach overcome adversity to make their way into the National Australian Gymnastics Squad....

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