Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Jan 13, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Mothers

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

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#1
Office Space

Office Space

1999β€’β˜… 7.4

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

A depressed white-collar worker tries hypnotherapy, only to find himself in a perpetual state of devil-may-care bliss that prompts him to start living by his own rules, and hatch a...

#2
The Words

The Words

2012β€’β˜… 6.7

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

The Words follows young writer Rory Jansen who finally achieves long sought after literary success after publishing the next great American novel. There's only one catch - he didn'...

#3
Shutter Island

Shutter Island

2010β€’β˜… 8.2

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

World War II soldier-turned-U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels investigates the disappearance of a patient from a hospital for the criminally insane, but his efforts are compromised by tro...

#4
Back to the Future

Back to the Future

1985β€’β˜… 8.3

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

Eighties teenager Marty McFly is accidentally sent back in time to 1955, inadvertently disrupting his parents' first meeting and attracting his mother's romantic interest. Marty mu...

#5
Inception

Inception

2010β€’β˜… 8.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Mothers for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Cobb, a skilled thief who commits corporate espionage by infiltrating the subconscious of his targets is offered a chance to regain his old life as payment for a task considered to...

#6
Despicable Me

Despicable Me

2010β€’β˜… 7.3

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

Villainous Gru lives up to his reputation as a despicable, deplorable and downright unlikable guy when he hatches a plan to steal the moon from the sky. But he has a tough time sta...