Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 09, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Mum's List

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

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#1
Fathers and Daughters

Fathers and Daughters

2015★ 7.1

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

A Pulitzer-winning writer grapples with being a widower and father after a mental breakdown, while, 27 years later, his grown daughter struggles to forge connections of her own....

#2
Joy

Joy

2024★ 6.9

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

A young nurse, a visionary scientist and an innovative surgeon face opposition from the church, state, media and medical establishment, in their pursuit of the world’s first ‘test ...

#3
Third Star

Third Star

2010★ 7.0

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

James and his three closest lifelong friends go on an ill-advised trip to the stunning coastal area of Barafundle Bay in West Wales. What follows is a touching and comical adventur...

#4
Ordinary Angels

Ordinary Angels

2024★ 7.7

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

Inspired by the incredible true story of a hairdresser who single-handedly rallies an entire community to help a widowed father save the life of his critically ill young daughter....

#5
Blackbird

Blackbird

2019★ 6.8

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

A terminally ill mother invites her family to their country house for one final gathering, but tensions quickly boil over between her two daughters....

#6
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry

The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry

2023★ 6.6

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

Harold Fry is an unremarkable man who has made mistakes with all the important things: being a husband, a father and a friend. And now, well into his 60s, he is content to fade qui...

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