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Mom's Gotta Go (2012)
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Original name: Mutter muss weg
Genre: Comedy
Country: Germany
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Adult dreamer Tristan still lives under his mother's thumb. After she has a health scare, he realizes how much he wants her gone... permanently.
Style:
satirical, psychological, captivating, dark, black comedy, dark comedy, disturbing, creepy, psychological thriller, tense ...
Plot:
murder, satire, mother, son, matricide, mental disorder, family relations, parents and children, mental illness, social problems, family problems, mentally unstable, family drama, moral ambiguity, obsession, male protagonist, character study, anti hero, ethical dilemma, domestic drama, loneliness, rebellion, alienation, deadpan, mother son relationship ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
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Most similar movies to Mom's Gotta Go
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out dark comedy, satirical, captivating and black comedy films with plots about satire, moral ambiguity, character study, family relations, claustrophobia, dark humor and relationships mostly in Comedy, Drama and Horror genres. Some movies like Mom's Gotta Go: The Treehouse (2014), Dead Body Man (2004), Vermin (2023), A Holy Venetian Family (2015), Playing the Victim (2006). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 74 min.
Story:
A 30 year old, delusional, no talent musician kidnaps a girl that he thinks is in love with him and stalks a guy who he believes is a record company scout.
Style:
dark comedy, dark, disturbing, psychological thriller, tense ...
Plot:
kidnapping, obsessive love, stalker, obsession, character study, claustrophobia, mental illness, moral ambiguity, manipulation, intimate, voyeurism, cat and mouse ...
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95%
Genre: Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A schizophrenic believes that God tells him to kill.
Style:
dark comedy, black comedy, disturbing, psychological thriller, indie film ...
Plot:
mental illness, murder, serial killer, taboo, macabre, cannibalism, moral ambiguity, schizophrenia, anti hero, social commentary, vigilante, satire ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Spain
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
The story of a mother who does not want to die and a pair of ruinous children who only think about inheriting.
Style:
satirical, family saga, intense, crime drama, realistic ...
Plot:
inheritance, brothers, greed, sibling rivalry, family conflict, mother son relationship, brother brother relationship, satire, relationships, heir, family relations, moral ambiguity ...
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85%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Gualtiero Cecchin, the son of an entrepreneur must find a new way to make money after squandering his huge family fortune. With an idea and a good dose of recklessness Gualtiero must find a way to fund his new business while navigating the shady ...
Style:
feel good, semi serious, captivating, satirical, humorous ...
Plot:
luxury, satire, family relations, money, money problems, business, mafia, organized crime, mobster, family conflict, family drama, criminal underworld ...
Place:
naples italy, venice
Similarity:
77%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Russia
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A young man drops out of university and goes to the police. He's done nothing wrong he just wants a job. A particular job. Playing the victim in murder reconstructions. Maybe by getting close to death he can manage to cheat on his own.
Style:
art house, surreal, thought provoking, psychological, philosophical ...
Plot:
murder, social satire, post soviet, accusation, absent father, victim, dark humor, experiment, murder investigation, meaning of life, monologue, poisoning ...
Place:
russia
Similarity:
73%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Germany
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Story:
Unemployed Arthur Ahnepol wants his obnoxious wife to die to claim the life insurance and start a new life with his mistress, which sets off a series of disastrous events.
Style:
tragicomedy, cynical, humorous, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
older man younger woman relationship, misogyny, lifestyle change, unlikely criminals, morality, family problems, family life, peril, unlikely partners, criminal, life turned upside down, family relations ...
Place:
germany
Similarity:
72%
Genre: Comedy
Country: India
Duration: 144 min.
Story:
When the warden of their hostel takes his own life, a group of students conspire to make it look like an accident for fear that they will be blamed.
Style:
dark comedy, captivating, psychological, black comedy, dark ...
Plot:
suicide, satire, cover up, hostel, student, corpse, disposing of a dead body, accusation, hidden corpse, guilt, dark humor, moral ambiguity ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
india, kannada
Similarity:
72%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Germany
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Karl-Heinz, a filling-station attendant, and his family, Herta, a retiree, Kurt, a drugstore branch manager, and Margot, a divorced man-hunter, have only one thing in common: they have booked a holiday at Club Las Piranjas, where they want to relax ...
Style:
ironic, satirical, dark comedy, independent film, absurd ...
Plot:
club, satire, family vacation, frustration, neglect, female antagonist, escape, escape attempt, anxiety, claustrophobia, european, deadpan ...
Time:
90s
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
A journalist takes justice into her own hands when her internet stalker walks free from the law.
Style:
dark comedy, satirical, entertaining, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
female protagonist, journalism, investigative reporter, vigilante justice, stalking, revenge, satire, investigative journalism, hunted, female journalist, pursuit, problem ...
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71%
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 50 min.
Story:
Newly arrived in town Nat and Gabe accept a dinner invitation from the volatile Hungarian Helene and her boorish husband Sasha. Whilst the other guests, ex-Bananarama member Marty, Angie, who 'makes bullets' and the supposedly suicidal ...
Style:
satirical, semi serious, captivating, psychological, tense ...
Plot:
mentally unstable, dysfunctional marriage, satire, social problems, family relations, relationships, neighbor neighbor relationship, husband wife relationship, marital infidelity, marital problem, family problems, adultery ...
Similarity:
71%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA, Greece
Duration: 70 min.
Story:
Owing to a genetic mix-up involving stem cell research, the recently founded company Infinity Baby is able to offer a service for aspiring parents who never want to leave the baby bubble — infants that do not age.
Style:
art house, semi serious, captivating, feel good, entertaining ...
Plot:
satire, infant, parents and children, children, child, technology, parenthood, ethical dilemma, genetic engineering, social commentary, absurd humor, laboratory ...
Time:
near future
Similarity:
65%
Genre: Comedy
Country: India
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
A vengeful mother-in-law locks horns with her daughter-in-law in a twisted tale laced with dark comedy, political intrigue, and chilling thrills.
Style:
dark comedy, dark, suspense, intense, tense ...
Plot:
family feud, female rivalry, confrontation, political intrigue, domestic drama, revenge, power struggle, psychological manipulation, scheming, satire, betrayal, manipulation ...
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64%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Office drone Maria Barbizan leads what looks like a meaningless life. She’s lonely, and she doesn’t really exist, at her job or within her family. One day, she does everything we’ve all dreamed of – she throws her purse and old life in the ...
Style:
philosophical, exciting, funny, humorous, captivating ...
Plot:
competition, contest, female protagonist, rivals, contests and competitions, women, reality competition, woman, rivalry, prize, deadpan, character study ...
Similarity:
61%
239
Genre: Comedy
Country: New Zealand
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Five years after being acquitted for the murder of his family, Sean (White) is finally ready to move on with life. But the bitter ex-cop (Malcolm) who led the investigation remains adamant that he's guilty - and will stop at nothing to bring ...
Style:
semi serious, captivating, satirical, crime thriller, suspenseful ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
police, satire, police officer, ex convict, police detective, life, lifestyle, guilt, justice, family tragedy, wrongful accusation, obsession ...
Place:
usa
Similarity:
60%
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Sarah and Tom are in terrible financial trouble. On the brink of losing everything, they’ve managed to find a buyer for their stylish London home. When their best friends Richard and Beth come round for a final dinner, an uninvited old friend, ...
Style:
dark comedy, semi serious, psychological, captivating, satirical ...
Plot:
moral dilemma, satire, dinner party, financial problem, moral ambiguity, problem, friends, relationships, family relations, male female relationship, couple relations, marital problem ...
Place:
london
Similarity:
57%
312
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
After the sudden death of their midwife, an L.A. couple hires her hippie son to be their live-in doula.
Style:
feel good, semi serious, captivating, humorous, independent film ...
Plot:
pregnancy, satire, pregnant woman, pregnant wife, love interest, relationship problems, love triangle, love affair, family relations, husband wife relationship, family problems, midwife ...
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A family of cannibals consume evil doers in exchange for eternal life. But one member of the tribe grows out of control and goes rouge.
Style:
dark comedy, black comedy, dark, grim, transgressive ...
Plot:
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Country: Canada
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
A French artist struggling to put the finishing touches on his masterpiece finds his concentration repeatedly broken by the unusual sounds emanating from his neighbor's apartment in this black comedy from Ann Marie Fleming. Immediately ...
Style:
black comedy, dark comedy, psychological, independent film, tragicomedy ...
Plot:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Marc, a bipolar and paranoid filmmaker, cannot tolerate seeing his current project picked apart by his producers. The clips he’s been able to sneak a look at lead him to fear the worst. With his editor as an accomplice, he manages to spirit away ...
Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A prophetic young dishwasher with brain-damage and a homeless prostitute are brought together through obscene circumstances and embark on a perverse journey through the gutter.
Style:
captivating, psychological, disturbing, satirical, independent film ...
Plot:
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Similarity:
53%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Well-known writer Ettore takes his family on a mountain chalet getaway for his birthday, in an effort to create a bond between his two sons, Claudio and Giulio, and his second wife, Margherita. The group is also joined by Margherita's brother, ...
Style:
entertaining, light, captivating, feel good, funny ...
Plot:
isolation, family drama, eccentric family, parents and children, family relations, large family, kids and family, family problems, humour, family secret, satire, social satire ...
Time:
2010s
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Spain
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Flora and Victor are fun, modern, caring parents. That is, until they decide to get a divorce, and the perfect job opportunity turns up for them. They now have one problem: custody.
Style:
satirical, feel good, funny, semi serious, captivating ...
Plot:
custody battle, child custody, divorce, satire, social satire, family problems, family relations, relationship problems, husband wife relationship, parents and children, parenting, dark humor ...
Similarity:
52%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Set in old rural district, Charlie pretends to be an ALS patient so he can gain sympathy from others. He runs a charity organization where he secretly carries out all sorts of nasty business. The village chief Fung Yan-bing is a dishonest man who ...
Style:
captivating, entertaining, exciting, funny, feel good ...
Plot:
deception, manipulation, greed, village life, pregnant woman, female protagonist, village people, charity, money, woman, pregnant girlfriend, rural setting ...
Similarity:
51%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Germany
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
In a small Gernan Village 3 old people die. Their Kids decide to keep acting as if their were alive, so they can get their retirement benefit.
Style:
black comedy, dark comedy, dark, absurd, satirical ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
father son relationship, greed, moral ambiguity, social commentary, satire, cover up, macabre, unemployment, provincial life, secrets, deadpan, family conflict ...
Place:
germany
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Based on Jo Brand's critically acclaimed novel of the same name, The More You Ignore Me is a warm, comedy drama focusing on the life of an unconventional family in 1980s rural England. The film focuses on Gina, a young mother, whose efforts to ...
Style:
captivating, suspense, psychological, disturbing
Plot:
mental disorder, mother daughter relationship, unconventional family, mental illness, family relations, mentally unstable, family problems, relationship problems, male female relationship, mental institution, family life, husband wife relationship ...
Time:
80s
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Denmark
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Story:
Gerda and Niller's mink breeding family are once again forced to stand together to secure the farm's future when new problems bubble to the surface and seriously spark speculation about a murder.
Style:
humorous, feel good, semi serious, exciting, entertaining ...
Plot:
family drama, family relations, social problems, murder, family business, business, businessman, large family, business venture, family problems, satire, family life ...
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
An engaged interfaith couple are about to have their parents meet for the first time over a Shabbat dinner when an accidental manslaughter gets in the way.
Style:
satirical, captivating, semi serious, dark comedy, tragicomedy ...
Plot:
interfaith relationship, satire, dinner, family relations, couples, parents, problem, relationships, family problems, awkwardness, holiday, moral ambiguity ...
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Norway
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Johan, a loner with horses and explosives, is never accepted by the local community. We follow his struggle for belonging in the village and the lifelong, unrequited love for the girl next door, which he accidentally blew up in his youth.
Style:
dark comedy, captivating, satirical, psychological, tragicomedy ...
Plot:
satire, unrequited love, rebel, relationship problems, homecoming, love interest, love affair, ex boyfriend ex girlfriend relationship, relationships, ex couple relations, love story, male female relationship ...
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658
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
A young actor suddenly wakes up in the middle of the shooting of a movie he doesn't understand.
Style:
psychological, experimental, ironic, captivating, satirical ...
Plot:
satire, filmmaking, film industry, tragedy, problem, tragic event, murder, irony, escapades, actor, improv, dark humor ...
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49%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Canada
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Cameron a womanizing executive gets more than he bargained for when he hires Karla as his personal assistant prior to his upcoming wedding.
Style:
feel good, entertaining, semi serious, captivating, satirical ...
Plot:
boss secretary relationship, male female relationship, relationships, boss and employee, couples, satire, supervisor, womanizer, manipulation, deception, psychological abuse, obsession ...
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