Similar Films
Movies Like Only a Mother
1949·92 min·Dir. Alf Sjöberg·★ 6.7
Drama
A poor woman in a Swedish farming community struggles to feed her large family and is torn by her passion for two different men.
Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.
Torment
1944·1h 41m·★ 7.2·Alf Sjöberg
2 shared crewDir. Alf SjöbergDP: Martin Bodin
Miss Julie
1951·1h 30m·★ 7.1·Alf Sjöberg
4 shared cast incl. Ulf Palme & Max von SydowDir. Alf Sjöberg
A Lesson in Love
1954·1h 37m·★ 7.0·Ingmar Bergman
DP: Martin BodinStarring Eva Dahlbeck
Brink of Life
1958·1h 25m·★ 7.3·Ingmar Bergman
Both star Eva Dahlbeck & Max von Sydow
Smiles of a Summer Night
1955·1h 49m·★ 7.7·Ingmar Bergman
Both star Eva Dahlbeck & Åke Fridell
Dreams
1955·1h 28m·★ 7.0·Ingmar Bergman
Both star Eva Dahlbeck & Ulf Palme
How Good Is Only a Mother?
Ratings across IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, and TMDB, plus our verdict.
Consensus
6.8Well Received
Score Breakdown
★ TMDB6.9
★ IMDb6.7
🍅 Rotten Tomatoes (Critics)N/A
◆ MetacriticN/A
The Verdict
Decent, Give It a Shot
Related Collections
Find More