Movies Like Mother

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

Throw Momma from the Train

1987·1h 28m·★ 6.3·Danny DeVito

Themes: dominant mother, aspiring writer, writer's blockFans also liked

As Good as It Gets

1997·2h 19m·★ 7.7·James L. Brooks

Themes: novelist, authorTMDB recommendsDrama & Comedy

Deconstructing Harry

1997·1h 36m·★ 7.3·Woody Allen

Themes: writer's block, authorTMDB recommendsComedy & Drama

You Hurt My Feelings

2023·1h 33m·★ 6.5·Nicole Holofcener

Themes: aspiring writer, novelistFans also likedDrama & Comedy

She-Devil

1989·1h 39m·★ 5.8·Susan Seidelman

Themes: novelist, authorFans also liked

Legends of the Fall

1994·2h 13m·★ 7.5·Edward Zwick

Themes: sibling rivalry, brother brother relationship

American Splendor

2003·1h 41m·★ 7.4·Shari Springer Berman

TMDB recommendsComedy & Drama

Perhaps Love

2021·1h 53m·★ 6.2·Cho Eun-ji

TMDB recommendsComedy & Drama

Exposé

1976·1h 24m·★ 5.4·James Kenelm Clarke

Themes: writer's block, novelist

After Everything

2023·1h 33m·★ 4.8·Castille Landon

Themes: writer's block, author

Defending Your Life

1991·1h 51m·★ 7.2·Albert Brooks

Starring Albert BrooksDir. Albert BrooksComedy & Drama

Modern Romance

1981·1h 33m·★ 7.0·Albert Brooks

Starring Albert BrooksDir. Albert BrooksComedy & Drama

Life of Brian

1979·1h 34m·★ 8.0·Terry Jones

TMDB recommends

Leila's Brothers

2022·2h 50m·★ 7.9·Saeed Roustaee

TMDB recommends

Stuck in Love

2013·1h 37m·★ 7.2·Josh Boone

Fans also likedDrama & Comedy

Becoming Jane

2007·2h·★ 7.0·Julian Jarrold

TMDB recommends

Never Open That Door

1952·1h 20m·★ 7.3·Carlos Hugo Christensen

TMDB recommends

American Fiction

2023·1h 57m·★ 7.5·Cord Jefferson

Fans also likedComedy & Drama

Rumble Fish

1983·1h 34m·★ 7.1·Francis Ford Coppola

TMDB recommends

An Angel at My Table

1990·2h 38m·★ 7.4·Jane Campion

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How Good Is Mother?

Ratings across IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, and TMDB, plus our verdict.