Movies like The Mother 2013
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The Mother (2013)
Original name: แม่
Genre: Drama
Country: Thailand
Story:
Drama about a mother and her 4 children.
Style:
mystical, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, emotional, realistic, heartfelt, intense, tension, psychological ...
Plot:
children, mysticism, mother, house, motherhood, parent child relationship, supernatural, salvation, orphan, supernatural power, mother and daughter, supernatural horror, parenting, family conflict, realism, domestic drama, love, responsibility, sacrifice, struggle, slice of life, empathy, intimate, daily life, single mother ...
Time:
contemporary
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Most similar movies to The Mother
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out emotional, realistic, melancholic and captivating films with plots about intimate, slice of life, resilience, bittersweet, family drama, empathy and sacrifice mostly in Drama genres. Some movies like The Mother: Not on My Watch (2017), Wild Flowers (2022), Mothers (2017), Reach the Sky (2019), Bright Women (2022). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A single mother gets entangled in a web of lies to protect her sons.
Style:
suspense, psychological, captivating, disturbing, crime drama ...
Plot:
single mother, parent child relationship, protective mother, deception, family relations, family problems, social problems, single parent, life is a bitch, female protagonist, financial problem, children ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
paris france
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: Spain, France
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Julia, a 22-year-old mother of two, falls in love with Óscar, a troubled boy with whom she embarks on a love affair. The more time they spend together, the more Julia asks herself if Óscar is the person she really needs by her side, prompting her ...
Style:
romantic drama, thrilling, psychological, captivating, melancholic ...
Plot:
young mother, personal growth, social problems, family problems, motherhood, female protagonist, self discovery, kids and family, family life, family relations, life is a bitch, dysfunctional family ...
Similarity:
29%
158
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
The owner of a student study center gets an awkward request and suddenly faces the prospect of raising her dead husband’s teenage son by herself.
Style:
suspense, captivating, emotional, realistic, tension
Plot:
tragic past, family problems, mother son relationship, family drama, confronting the past, kids and family, parenting, parents and children, motherhood, relationship problems, problem solving, troubled past ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
south korea, busan
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Drama
Country: Montenegro
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Milutin’s harmony of life collapses when his wife Magdalena experiences a car accident, defending her body of a one-year-old son who was entrusted with the care of Milutin. Magdalena remains immobile. Love between Milutin and Magdalena has always ...
Style:
emotional, melancholic, realistic
Plot:
love, parenthood, family bonds, family drama, disability, marriage, sacrifice, accident, motherhood, trauma, loyalty, intimate ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
28%
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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:
25%
Genre: Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A poignant drama set in 1970s Australia about a newly-single father’s efforts to weather the turbulence of change – in his life and in the world around him – while a new immigrant endeavours to find her place in a foreign land.
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, realistic, emotional ...
Plot:
father, immigration, connection, immigrant, problem, relationships, life is a bitch, bereavement, social problems, single father, identity, humanism ...
Time:
70s
Place:
australia
Similarity:
25%
173
Genre: Drama
Country: Cyprus, Israel, Slovenia
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Chara’s family is everything to her, and yet she sometimes ponders a life without them. When she strikes up a hesitant friendship with a young girl, she is inexorably forced to confront a painful past and to answer a burning question: Is ...
Style:
emotional, melancholic, realistic, psychological, atmospheric ...
Plot:
motherhood, domestic drama, character study, identity, female protagonist, gender roles, intimate, realism, family secret, trauma, friendship, intimacy ...
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Drama
Country: Hungary
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
24 hours in the life of a mother, caught in the relentlessness of daily life, between her work, her home and her children.
Style:
captivating, emotional
Plot:
motherhood, family life, slice of life, family relations, parenting, female protagonist, everyday life, mother, children, working mom, kids and family, parents and children ...
Place:
budapest
Similarity:
24%
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211
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Switzerland
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Jack, 19, Lisa, 17, and Mathis, 10, abruptly become orphans. Each sibling reacts differently to the family tragedy: Lisa spreads her wings. Jack, having just become of age is appointed as his brother’s guardian by court decision. A new life ...
Style:
melancholic, realistic
Plot:
youth, grief, family tragedy, loss, siblings, coming of age, bereavement, resilience, adolescence, coping, domestic drama, grownups ...
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Phillip Fielder is a man who is struggling to rise up in his competitive career. Then his sister passes away leaving him custody of her 8 year old autistic son. Soon Fielder learns responsibilities of being a father.
Style:
heartfelt, emotional, realistic, independent film, inspirational
Plot:
autism, responsibility, parent child relationship, family drama, parenting, single father, healing, loss, grief, personal growth, empathy, sacrifice ...
Similarity:
23%
908
Genre: Drama
Country: Iran
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
The film tells the story of a woman on the outskirts of the city who lives with her husband and child, but the story of their lives changes.
Style:
captivating, psychological, thrilling, emotional, realistic ...
Plot:
female protagonist, family drama, affair, husband wife relationship, lifestyle change, problem, relationship problems, male female relationship, relationships, family relations, changing lives, social problems ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
23%
446
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 141 min.
Story:
Vanajan hails from a modest household and lives with his ailing father, wife and children. One day, he finds himself at a crossroads when his moneylender makes him an unusual offer.
Style:
emotional, realistic, melancholic, intense, tense
Plot:
loan shark, poverty, family drama, small town, empathy, moral dilemma, survival, working class, sacrifice, slice of life, desperation, intimate ...
Similarity:
23%
329
Genre: Drama
Country: Latvia, Italy
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Anastasia is 13 and her sister Diana is 11. The two sisters live in a Latvian orphanage. When they find out that an American family is ready to adopt them, Diana cannot wait to move to the States, while Anastasia is less excited about the idea of ...
Style:
emotional, realistic, dramatic, melancholic, intercultural
Plot:
adoption, orphanage, sibling relationship, coming of age, sisterhood, mother and daughter, teenager, adolescence, children, childhood, family drama, choice ...
Place:
latvia, eastern europe
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Sequel to "An Unexpected Family."
Style:
emotional, uplifting, sentimental, feel good, realistic
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
adoption, orphan, parenting, family drama, love, heartwarming, bonding, house, responsibility, sacrifice, women, slice of life ...
Time:
90s
Place:
new york
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Ki is a young woman who no longer wants to live with the father of her child. She moves into a house in which lives Miko, a serious man who does not care for distractions. The responsibility of raising a child on her own comes up against the need to ...
Style:
captivating, light, realistic, emotional, witty ...
Plot:
single mother, parenthood, female protagonist, independent woman, young mother, relationships, love and romance, male female relationship, couple relations, love affair, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, young couple ...
Similarity:
21%
363
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
At the heart of Asees is the story of an endearing mother-son duo. Through their journey, the film paints a poignant portrait of the powerful bond between a mother and her child.
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, sentimental, emotional ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
punjabi, motherhood, mother son relationship, relationships, mother, family drama, bonding, problem, family relations, parent child relationship, life, family problems ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Drama
Country: Poland, Hungary
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
A story of a mother who had to change her profession from a teacher to a high class prostitute to make a living.
Style:
emotional, realistic, intense, melancholic, period piece ...
Plot:
prostitution, female protagonist, sacrifice, survival, poverty, mother and daughter, motherhood, social realism, branding iron, moral dilemma, class struggle, resilience ...
Time:
90s
Place:
moscow russia, warsaw poland
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
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Story:
A love story depicting the connection between parents and their children in various forms.
Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological, emotional, heartfelt ...
Plot:
parenting, parent child relationship, life, family relations, father daughter relationship, family bonds, family drama, lifestyle change, family problems, paternity revealed, changing lives, relationship problems ...
Similarity:
21%
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Genre: Drama
Country: New Zealand
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Bunny King is a mother of two, a rough cut diamond with a sketchy past. While battling the system to reunite with her children, a confrontation leads her to take her niece Tonyah under her wing. With the world against her and Tonyah, Bunny’s ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, disturbing, emotional, realistic ...
Plot:
homeless woman, homelessness, custody battle, fighting the system, social problems, motherhood, poverty, family drama, foster home, child custody, dysfunctional family, homeless ...
Place:
oceania
Similarity:
21%
237
Genre: Drama
Country: Belgium, France
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
As far as they can remember, Marion, Claire and Louise have been living at the pace of their mother Alice’s ups and downs. Now, love is everything that they have left to fight the spiral of self-destruction in which Alice is sinking even more ...
Style:
emotional, exciting, captivating, psychological, intense ...
Plot:
mother daughter relationship, bipolar disorder, sister, mother love, unconditional love, character study, family drama, woman, parents and children, strong female lead, strong female character, parent child relationship ...
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A cynical young boy gets to know the latest girlfriend of his ne'er-do-well father and begins to hope that this new relationship actually sticks.
Style:
sincere, dramatic, captivating, serious, emotional ...
Plot:
stepmother, single father, terminal illness, poverty, boy, child protagonist, family drama, diabetic, family relations, family problems, diabetes, father ...
Time:
2000s
Similarity:
20%
396
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
With her husband away indefinitely, a young mother struggles to nurture her son in the face of poverty, isolation and incarceration. FLUTTER explores the truest love on earth-the love of a mother and child.
Style:
captivating, disturbing, suspense, independent film, melancholic
Plot:
parent child relationship, family drama, mother love, fighting illness, child illness, mother child relationship, family problems, marijuana, illness, motherhood, criminal, visual impairment ...
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Drama
Country: Argentina
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Sofia, recently separated, takes her daughters to a small coastal town. Each one in their own universe, live the interlude as a challenge to free themselves and face their fears.
Style:
psychological, suspense, disturbing, captivating, emotional ...
Plot:
separation, relationships, mother and daughter, mother daughter relationship, family problems, family relations, dysfunctional family, social problems, relationship problems, breakup, life is a bitch, family life ...
Similarity:
20%
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394
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Follows the lives of an unemployed drunk and his son as they struggle to adapt to each other.
Style:
emotional, melancholic, independent film, bleak
Plot:
unemployment, family drama, alcoholism, father son relationship, poverty, character study, intimate, social realism, parenting, working class, empathy, slice of life ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Drama
Country: Finland, Germany, France, Somalia, Qatar
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Guled and Nasra are a loving couple, living in the outskirts of Djibouti city with their teenage son, Mahad. However, they are facing difficult times: Nasra urgently needs an expensive surgery to treat a chronic kidney disease. Guled is already ...
Style:
emotional, suspense, psychological, disturbing, captivating ...
Plot:
illness, family problems, social problems, money problems, family relations, husband wife relationship, fighting illness, needing money, life is a bitch, realism, resilience, sacrifice ...
Place:
africa, somalia
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Three strangers living in Silesia - a 12-year-old half-orphan, a musically talented girl and a middle-aged unemployed ex-miner - are all desperate to get money to make their small dreams come true.
Style:
realistic, melancholic, poignant, independent film
Plot:
poverty, small town, unemployment, working class, struggle, social realism, everyday life, child protagonist, dream, empathy, aspiration, slice of life ...
Place:
poland
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
When a woman finally becomes pregnant but is diagnosed with a deadly condition, she must lean on her family to save her unborn child.
Style:
realistic, touching, sincere, serious, captivating ...
Plot:
pregnancy, relationships, woman, family relations, family drama, family bonds, motherhood, female protagonist, parenthood, pregnancy and birth, serious illness, couple relations ...
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Drama
Country: Tunisia, France, Canada, Norway, Qatar, Saudi Arabia
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Aicha, a Tunisian mother gifted with prophetic dreams, lives in the isolated north of Tunisia with her husband Brahim and young son Adam. The family lives in anguish after the departure of the eldest sons Mehdi and Amine to the violent embrace of ...
Style:
emotional, psychological, melancholic, atmospheric, intense ...
Plot:
female protagonist, trauma, motherhood, isolation, grief, domestic drama, secrets, family conflict, small village, darkness, guilt, moral ambiguity ...
Place:
north africa
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Drama
Country: China
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
A moment of impulsiveness turns Gao Zhilei into a "stay-at-home" individual, but he never expected his life to take a turn in the opposite direction. A series of changes compel him to take on his responsibilities as the head of the family. ...
Style:
emotional, realistic, melancholic, motivational
Plot:
responsibility, self discovery, family drama, personal growth, sacrifice, redemption, male protagonist, midlife crisis, second chance, parenting, resilience, intimate ...
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Drama
Country: Iran
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
The film progresses along two distinct but interwoven series of events. The first series involves young members of a family who have gathered round their old mother and revive their common childhood memories. the second line focuses on the old ...
Style:
poignant, emotional, reflective, sentimental, melancholic ...
Plot:
iranian, love, motherhood, persian culture, compassion, death, family home, nostalgia, memory, loss, children, house ...
Place:
persia, iran, tehran iran, middle east
Similarity:
19%
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