Movies Like Mother and Son

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

Robert. A Fortunate Life

1997·27m·★ 7.1·Aleksandr Sokurov

2 shared crewDir. Aleksandr SokurovDP: Alexey Fedorov

Oriental Elegy

1996·45m·★ 7.2·Aleksandr Sokurov

2 shared crewDir. Aleksandr SokurovDP: Alexey Fedorov

Grand Illusion

1937·1h 54m·★ 8.0·Jean Renoir

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Aparajito

1956·1h 50m·★ 8.2·Satyajit Ray

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Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring

2003·1h 43m·★ 8.0·Kim Ki-duk

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Donnie Darko

2001·1h 54m·★ 8.0·Richard Kelly

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Ali: Fear Eats the Soul

1974·1h 33m·★ 8.0·Rainer Werner Fassbinder

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Hero

2002·1h 39m·★ 7.9·Zhang Yimou

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Breaking the Waves

1996·2h 39m·★ 7.8·Lars von Trier

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Kolya

1996·1h 45m·★ 7.7·Jan Svěrák

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Mrs. Doubtfire

1993·2h 5m·★ 7.1·Chris Columbus

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Mifune

1999·1h 38m·★ 7.1·Søren Kragh-Jacobsen

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The State I Am In

2001·1h 46m·★ 6.9·Christian Petzold

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Antonia's Line

1995·1h 42m·★ 7.4·Marleen Gorris

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My Life Without Me

2003·1h 46m·★ 7.4·Isabel Coixet

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The Jazz Singer

1927·1h 36m·★ 6.4·Alan Crosland

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Berlin is in Germany

2001·1h 37m·★ 7.1·Hannes Stöhr

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Brightburn

2019·1h 31m·★ 6.1·David Yarovesky

Themes: countryside, mother son relationship

Days of Eclipse

1988·2h 19m·★ 6.9·Aleksandr Sokurov

Starring Aleksei AnanishnovDir. Aleksandr Sokurov

How Good Is Mother and Son?

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