Movies and TV shows like I Am Mother 2023
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I Am Mother (2023)
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Original name: Sandık Kokusu
Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
It follows a woman in an abusive marriage who sends her son to Istanbul for care. The son goes missing, and after three years, she meets him again, but he now goes by a different name.
Style:
emotional, tense, melancholic, realistic, suspenseful
Plot:
motherhood, mother son relationship, female protagonist, family drama, domestic drama, missing child, single mother, trauma, betrayal, family secret, grief, recovery, identity crisis, resilience, homecoming, protective parent, intimate, healing, social issues, slice of life, reunion, family secrets
Time:
contemporary
Place:
istanbul turkey
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out emotional, captivating, realistic and melancholic films and TV series with plots about family drama, female protagonist, family secret, slice of life, intimate, betrayal and family relations mostly in Drama and Crime genres. Some movies like I Am Mother: Stand By Me (2012), The Game of Destiny (2021), Meisje van Plezier (2017), Moms and Mothers (2015), Bright Women (2022). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama
Country: China
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Story:
Pu Tao is a tough girl who grew up depending on no one. Her father left her family, then later her mother left at a boarding school while taking care of her autistic brother. After no contact for 17 years, her mother leaves her with two autistic ...
Style:
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autism, female protagonist, family relations, estranged father, father daughter relationship, empathy, family drama, betrayal, parents and children, life is a bitch, mother daughter relationship, fight ...
Time:
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Similarity:
95%
Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 120 min.
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Asiye, who struggles with her two young children at a young age, devotes herself to the happiness of her children despite all her deprivation, and is both a mother and a father to them, her life turns upside down with the disaster that happened to ...
Style:
dramatic, suspenseful, suspense
Audience:
adult
Plot:
female protagonist, single mother, family drama, protective parent, resilience, family secret, betrayal, mansion, protective father, moral dilemma, power struggle, revenge ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 42 min.
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Dutch television series about a caring mother with a mischievous side who wants to be independent when her man betrayed her with her own sister.
Style:
dramatic, captivating, suspenseful, serious, emotional ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
betrayal, double life, unfaithful husband, television, brother in law sister in law sex, motherhood, infidelity, single mother, family drama, adultery, sister, independence ...
Similarity:
82%
Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 90 min.
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Set in 1970s Turkey, Moms and Mothers tells the story of two different young women whose lives become unexpectedly intertwined. Kader lives in a small village in Anatolia and longs for nothing more than a happy life with Mustafa, but following a ...
Style:
emotional, serious, captivating, exciting, suspenseful ...
Plot:
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Time:
70s
Place:
istanbul turkey
Similarity:
79%
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Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Karine, a housekeeper of 34, is the full-time mother of 17 year-old Ziggy. When the company that employed her is taken over, subject to the laws of capitalism, Karine will have to choose between being true to herself, or lie to protect herself and ...
Style:
emotional, realistic, melancholic, tense
Plot:
moral dilemma, motherhood, female protagonist, parent child relationship, empathy, social realism, domestic drama, moral ambiguity, single mother, capitalism, housekeeper, working class ...
Similarity:
72%
Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 45 min.
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A young student moves in with an estranged family friend in Istanbul, trading her humble hometown for a city that tests her identity — and convictions.
Style:
realistic, emotional, reflective, tension, melancholic
Plot:
female protagonist, self discovery, identity crisis, coming of age, social commentary, city life, intimate, domestic drama, multiculturalism, class differences, adaptation, migration ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
istanbul turkey
Similarity:
69%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Bosnia and Herzegovina
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
A single mother of a teenager in the midst of a divorce, Nevena Murtezic struggles to balance her life between her 17-year-old son, Dino, and a job constantly under pressure from politics and the public.
Style:
emotional, realistic, tension, psychological, tense ...
Plot:
family drama, mother son relationship, female protagonist, single mother, divorce, coming of age, resilience, empathy, slice of life, intimate, teenage angst, urban ...
Place:
balkan, serbia
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
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Story:
Angela is a social worker whose life is destroyed by tragedy.
Style:
suspense, tense, emotional, captivating, realistic ...
Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
TV show
Story:
Three women, three generations, one house in the 'Altes Land'.
Style:
thrilling, captivating, dramatic, serious, emotional ...
Plot:
women, refugee, female nudity, skinny dipping, family drama, family problems, mother, three generations, female protagonist, generation, family relations, woman ...
Place:
germany
Similarity:
64%
Genre: Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 55 min.
TV show
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Bed of Roses is an Australian comedy / drama television series which first screened on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation from 10 May 2008. It stars Kerry Armstrong and was created by Jutta Goetze and Elizabeth Coleman; produced by Mark Ruse ...
Style:
captivating, thought provoking, dramatic, emotional, comedy drama ...
Plot:
mother daughter relationship, self discovery, death, family drama, domestic drama, personal growth, woman, family relations, changing lives, small town life, female protagonist, widow ...
Similarity:
63%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Following the success of the miniseries, NBC launched a drama series the following the Gardner family.
Style:
emotional, realistic, dramatic, heartfelt
Plot:
relationships, family drama, intimate, personal growth, family reunited, slice of life, homecoming, siblings, parenting, identity crisis, divorce, marriage ...
Time:
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Place:
seattle
Similarity:
61%
Genre: Drama
Country: Estonia
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Story:
Three sisters lose sight of each other, each with their own lives and dreams. Years later, an accident that befalls their mother brings the sisters together again, and problems of the past that have been fiercely hidden begin to surface.
Style:
psychological, thrilling, suspenseful, captivating, emotional ...
Plot:
sisters, family drama, relationship problems, social problems, society, lifestyle, life, relationships, family secret, domestic drama, family reunited, everyday life ...
Place:
estonia
Similarity:
60%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 20 min.
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Style:
psychological, emotional, disturbing, captivating, melancholic ...
Plot:
family tragedy, loss, grief, mourning, family drama, tragic past, tragic event, dysfunctional family, life is a bitch, family problems, healing, recovery ...
Time:
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Place:
quebec
Similarity:
59%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Angel Falls is a drama series that aired from August 26, 1993 to September 30, 1993. The premise of the series is Rae Dawn Snow and her teenage son moving back to her Montana hometown after the death of her father.
Style:
emotional
Plot:
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Time:
90s
Place:
montana
Similarity:
56%
378
Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Deniz Yıldızı follows Deniz, a young woman who leaves her small hometown and moves to Ankara to study medicine. Her mother places her in the home of a man she believes is a family friend—unaware that he is actually her father, a secret known ...
Style:
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Plot:
father, young woman, love affair, family relations, love, couples, couple relations, female protagonist, young girl, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, male female relationship, woman ...
Similarity:
55%
Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 150 min.
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Story:
Deniz has everything a woman can ask for. But when her husband disappeared no trace, this happy life changes. Deniz, who is in a desperate state with her two children and her father, meets Mirat who will be a lover and be a life-saver.
Style:
dramatic, emotional, captivating, romantic drama, heartbreaking ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
istanbul turkey
Similarity:
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Country: Turkey
Duration: 120 min.
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Story:
Melek will rebuild her life with her family and children. Melek is struggling to survive with her three children.
Style:
realistic, disturbing, sincere, tense, emotional ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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turkey
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52%
Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 100 min.
TV show
Story:
A married women has to fight for the things she lost because of the revealed secrets of her husband.
Style:
captivating, serious, emotional, tense, tension ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 54 min.
TV show
Story:
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Style:
psychological, emotional, captivating, realistic, melancholic ...
Plot:
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Time:
2010s
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
TV show
Story:
In the late 1970's, Jang Dal-Goo went to the Middle East and settled down in the small kingdom. He became Count Souad Fahd Ali and found success there, but he returns to South Korea to find his daughter. He appears in front his daughter Lee ...
Style:
emotional, psychological, captivating, disturbing, sentimental ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
father daughter relationship, family drama, absent father, family life, unknown father, estranged father, father, lifestyle, family problems, family relations, lifestyle change, homecoming ...
Time:
70s
Place:
south korea, korea, middle east
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Country: Turkey
TV show
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Similarity:
45%
Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 120 min.
TV show
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
family secret, motherhood, family drama, secret, organized crime, female protagonist, troubled past, life is a bitch, relationship problems, family problems, family relations, culture clash ...
Place:
istanbul turkey, germany
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43%
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Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 33 min.
TV show
Story:
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Style:
dramatic, melancholic, captivating, suspenseful, heartfelt ...
Plot:
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Similarity:
43%
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
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Story:
Like Land And Sky is a 2007 South Korean television series starring Park Hae-jin, Han Hyo-joo, Lee Joo-hyun, Kang Jung-hwa, and Hong Soo-ah. It aired on KBS1 from January 15 to August 31, 2007 on Mondays to Fridays at 20:25 for 165 episodes.
The ...
Style:
emotional, tear jerker, sentimental
Plot:
family drama, infidelity, forgiveness, everyday life, family secret, reconciliation, motherhood, parent child relationship, slice of life, social issues, betrayal, siblings ...
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 120 min.
TV show
Story:
A therapy-situated series that will explore every day problems of every day people. Based on a book by Dr. Gülseren Buğdayıcıoğlu.
Style:
emotional, disturbing, psychological, captivating, intense ...
Plot:
therapy, psychiatrist, psychotherapist, therapist, psychology, psychotherapy, trauma, mental health, relationship problems, psychological manipulation, doctors and patients, doctor ...
Place:
istanbul turkey
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 40 min.
TV show
Story:
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Style:
emotional, reflective, sentimental, realistic, melancholic
Plot:
high school, mother and daughter, self discovery, family secret, coming of age, memory, personal growth, nostalgia, teacher student relationship, intimate, bittersweet, forgiveness ...
Time:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Hong Kong
TV show
Story:
Wong Ka-Nam disappeared to the United States, leaving behind her son and husband in Hong Kong. When her husband dies in an airplane accident looking for her, Wong Ka-Nam's son, Luk Chit is taken into the custody of her mother-in-law, Ng Hang. ...
Style:
sitcom, dramatic
Plot:
mother son relationship, family drama, estranged parent, mother in law, motherhood, mother and son, son, mother, resentment, forgiveness, urban, advertising agency ...
Place:
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394
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 54 min.
TV show
Story:
After the accidental death of her husband and being deemed ineligible for welfare, Koharu struggles to care for her two children.
Style:
disturbing, captivating, psychological, emotional, heartbreaking ...
Plot:
single mother, mother daughter relationship, female protagonist, mother and daughter, woman, motherhood, family relations, family drama, mother love, parenting, family problems, mother daughter estrangement ...
Similarity:
40%
188
Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 120 min.
TV show
Story:
Tells the story of 4 maids working in 4 different houses at a luxury compound Cennet Sitesi; in İstanbul and their mysterious and intriguing relations with their landlords.
Style:
psychological, suspenseful, thrilling, captivating, tense ...
Plot:
secrets, servant, employer employee relationship, domestic drama, class conflict, maid, domestic servant, problem, family secret, child abduction, secret, abduction ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
istanbul turkey
Similarity:
39%
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