Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 12, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Smother

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

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#1
Young Mothers

Young Mothers

2025★ 6.5

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

Housed in a shelter for young mothers, Jessica, Perla, Julia, Ariane, and Naïma, all of whom have grown up in difficult circumstances, struggle to obtain a better life for themselv...

#2
My Little Princess

My Little Princess

2011★ 6.5

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

Young Violetta and her mother Hannah are a peculiar couple. Ten-year-old Violetta lives a quiet life with her grandmother, while her mother Hannah is an unpredictable photographer ...

#3
God's Pocket

God's Pocket

2014★ 5.8

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

A boozy lowlife tries to bury the truth about his crazy stepson's suspicious death, but a nosy newspaper columnist and the young man's mother complicate matters....

#4
Bastard Out of Carolina

Bastard Out of Carolina

1996★ 7.2

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

#5
Angel Face

Angel Face

2018★ 6.2

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

8-year-old Elli and her mother, Marlène, live in a small town by the French Riviera where they act out to relieve boredom and hide from social services. When Marlène caves in to ye...

#6
The Truth About Emanuel

The Truth About Emanuel

2013★ 6.0

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

A troubled young woman becomes obsessed with her mysterious new neighbor, who bears a striking resemblance to the girl's dead mother....

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