10 Movies to Watch on Mother's Day

 
 

Though Mother’s Day will come and go, the complex relationships between a mom and her child are timeless and universal. From heartwarming comedies to gut-wrenching dramas, films have continued to explore—even if not intentionally—the intricacies of this relationship dynamic in all its forms. So, in honor of Mother’s Day, we've compiled a list of films we’ve continually come back to that explore this tender and oftentimes heartbreaking relationship.

Whether you're feeling nostalgic, pensive, or just really in need of a good cry, there's a movie for everyone.


  • Terms of Endearment (1983)

    • A comedy-drama that follows a mother and daughter's relationship over 30 years.

  • Everything Everywhere All At Once (2022)

    • A sci-fi action-comedy about a retired woman who must tap into her hidden powers and multiverse connections to save her family and the universe from destruction.

  • Little Women (1994)

    • A period drama that follows the lives of four sisters and their mother during the Civil War.

  • Anywhere But Here (1999)

    • A drama centered around a single mother who uproots her teenage daughter to move to Beverly Hills in search of a better life.

  • Lady Bird (2017)

    • A coming-of-age drama that explores the tumultuous relationship between a mother and her teenage daughter.

  • The Joy Luck Club (1993)

    • A drama that tells the story of four Chinese-American women and their relationships with their mothers.

  • 20th Century Women (2016)

    • A comedy-drama about a single mother who enlists the help of two other women to raise her teenage son in late 1970s Santa Barbara.

  • The Florida Project (2017)

    • A drama about a precocious six-year-old girl who lives in a motel with her mother and experiences the joys and struggles of childhood.

  • The Lost Daughter (2021)

    • A drama about a divorced mother who becomes increasingly obsessed with a young mother-daughter duo on a vacation in Greece, triggering memories of her own past as a mother.

  • Winter's Bone (2010)

    • A drama about a 17-year-old girl who searches for her missing father in the Ozarks and navigates her relationship with her emotionally distant mother.

 
 
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