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10 Best Movies Like The Good Mother

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

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#1
Petulia

Petulia

1968★ 6.0

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

Dr. Archie Bollen is having a midlife crisis. He's just divorced his wife and is establishing a new life for himself. One night, he catches the eye of Petulia Danner, a charming, f...

#2
My Fault: London

My Fault: London

2025★ 7.4

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

18-year-old Noah moves from America to London, with her mother who's recently fallen in love with William, a wealthy British businessman. Noah meets William’s son, bad-boy Nick, an...

#3
Shoot the Moon

Shoot the Moon

1982★ 6.3

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

After fifteen years of marriage, an affluent couple divorce and take up with new partners....

#4
My Policeman

My Policeman

2022★ 7.6

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

In the late 1990s, the arrival of elderly invalid Patrick into Marion and Tom’s home triggers the exploration of seismic events from 40 years previous: the passionate relationship ...

#5
Dream Lover

Dream Lover

1994★ 6.4

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

Not long after they cross paths at an art gallery, architect Ray Reardon and hypnotically sensual Lena are married with children. But as strange incidents occur, Ray begins to real...

#6
Nocturnal Animals

Nocturnal Animals

2016★ 7.4

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

Susan Morrow receives a book manuscript from her ex-husband – a man she left 20 years earlier – asking for her opinion of his writing. As she reads, she is drawn into the fictional...

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