

Movies Like Mother Mary
Long-buried wounds rise to the surface when iconic pop star Mother Mary reunites with her estranged best friend and former costume designer Sam Anselm on the eve of her comeback performance.
Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

A Ghost Story
Same director (David Lowery) with shared DP Andrew Droz Palermo; meditative tone, themes of loss and lingering wounds match Mother Mary's emotional register.

The Green Knight
Same director (David Lowery) with shared cinematographer; mythic, dreamlike atmosphere and ritualistic confrontation with old grudges echoes Mother Mary's tone.

Persona
Two-women psychological drama about a famous performer (actress) and her caretaker, with identity crisis, confession, betrayal — direct thematic parallel to pop star and her former costume designer.

Suburbia
Shares the rare Drama/Music/Thriller genre triad and explores estranged communities and betrayal through a musical lens.

anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day - The Movie
Friends reunite years later as supernatural presence forces them to confront long-buried wounds — structural mirror to Mother Mary's premise.

Remember
Drama/Thriller/Mystery about long-buried wounds resurfacing and an old grudge demanding reckoning.

The Truth About Emanuel
Female-led drama/thriller with woman director; obsession with a mysterious figure tied to old wounds — tonally aligned with Mother Mary's intimate two-hander.

Asylum
Drama/thriller/romance about a woman drawn into the orbit of a damaged figure with violent past — mirrors the codependent reunion at Mother Mary's core.

Hounddog
Drama/Music film with woman-director sensibility about a young woman finding identity through music — overlaps Mother Mary's pop-star milieu.

They Are All Dead
Former rock star confronts past via supernatural intervention — direct echo of Mother Mary's pop star + supernatural premise.

The Secrets We Keep
Female-driven thriller about resurfacing buried trauma and a confrontation with a figure from the past.

The Hole
Drama/horror/thriller about obsession, betrayal, and buried secrets among a small group — overlaps Mother Mary's psychological terrain.

Miller's Crossing
Drama/thriller centered on betrayal and shifting loyalties between former intimates — thematic overlap with the friendship rupture in Mother Mary.

Dead Man Down
Thriller/drama about a vengeful woman and her seductive entanglement with someone tied to her past wounds.

The Ice Harvest
Crime/drama/thriller about betrayal between longtime partners — distant tonal cousin to Mother Mary's friendship-betrayal core.

Barron's Cove
Recent drama/thriller about grief, vengeance, and a violent reckoning — shares brooding emotional register.
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