Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 15, 2026

10 Best Movies Like What to Expect

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

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#1
The Lullaby

The Lullaby

2018★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to What to Expect for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Returning to her home town, overwhelmed by the birth of her firstborn, nineteen-year-old Chloe van Heerden tries to come to terms with motherhood. Despite the support from her own ...

#2
A Mouthful of Air

A Mouthful of Air

2021★ 6.5

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

Julie is a new mom and children's book author, who escapes into the bright Crayola-colored world of her creation in order to leave behind the darkness caused by her post-partum dep...

#3
Baby Blues

Baby Blues

2008★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to What to Expect for fans of Drama. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

On a secluded family farm, a mother suffers a psychotic break due to postpartum depression, forcing the eldest son to protect his sibling from the mother they have always known and...

#4
Babes

Babes

2024★ 5.9

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

After getting pregnant from a one-night stand, a single woman leans on her married best friend and mother of two to guide her through gestation and beyond....

#5
Look Who's Talking

Look Who's Talking

1989★ 6.3

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

After a single, career-minded woman is left on her own to give birth to the child of a married man, she finds a new romantic chance in a cab driver. Meanwhile, the point-of-view of...

#6
Mother and Child

Mother and Child

2009★ 6.6

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

The lives of three women have a commonality: adoption. Karen is a physical therapist who regrets that, as a teenager, she gave up her daughter for adoption. Elizabeth was an adopte...

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