SimilarScreen
Mommy

Mommy

Loving people doesn't save them.

20148.22h 18m

Overview

A peculiar neighbor offers hope to a recent widow who is struggling to raise a teenager who is unpredictable and, sometimes, violent.

Directed by Xavier Dolan
Written by Xavier Dolan
Produced by Xavier Dolan, Nancy Grant
Box OfficeBudget: $4.9MRevenue: $3.5M

Top Cast

Anne Dorval

Anne Dorval

Diane 'Die' Després

Suzanne Clément

Suzanne Clément

Kyla

Antoine Olivier Pilon

Antoine Olivier Pilon

Steve O'Connor Després

Patrick Huard

Patrick Huard

Paul

Alexandre Goyette

Alexandre Goyette

Patrick

Michèle Lituac

Michèle Lituac

Director of Correctional Center

Viviane Pacal

Viviane Pacal

Marthe

Natalie Hamel-Roy

Natalie Hamel-Roy

Natacha

Isabelle Nélisse

Isabelle Nélisse

Kyla's Daughter

Ted Pluviose

Ted Pluviose

Taxi Driver

Themes & Keywords

canadaparent child relationshipkaraokequebecdysfunctional familycoming of agesingle motherjuvenile delinquentmental illnessdream sequenceinstitutionalizationoedipus complexbehavioral disordersmother son relationship

About Mommy

Mommy is a drama film released in 2014 exploring themes of canada, parent child relationship, karaoke, quebec, dysfunctional family, coming of age. Directed by Xavier Dolan, it stars Anne Dorval, Suzanne Clément, Antoine Olivier Pilon. A peculiar neighbor offers hope to a recent widow who is struggling to raise a teenager who is unpredictable and, sometimes, violent.

Movies Similar to Mommy

Discover titles like Mommy — ranked by similarity and community votes

We found 15 movies similar to Mommy

If you enjoyed Mommy, you'll love these handpicked recommendations. Each title below shares similar themes, tone, and storytelling style. Our algorithm analyzes genres, keywords, director filmography, and cast connections to find the closest matches. Whether you're looking for the same emotional depth, narrative structure, or visual style, these picks are curated to deliver the best viewing experience for fans of Mommy.

20th Century Women
29% Match

In 1979 Santa Barbara, California, Dorothea Fields is a determined single mother in her mid-50s who is raising her adolescent son, Jamie, at a moment brimming with cultural change and rebellion. Dorothea enlists the help of two younger women – Abbie, a free-spirited punk artist living as a boarder in the Fields' home and Julie, a savvy and provocative teenage neighbour – to help with Jamie's upbringing.

Matthias & Maxime
27% Match

Two childhood best friends are asked to share a kiss for the purposes of a student short film. Soon, a lingering doubt sets in, confronting both men with their preferences, threatening the brotherhood of their social circle, and, eventually, changing their lives.

American Beauty
25% Match

Lester Burnham, a depressed suburban father in a mid-life crisis, decides to turn his hectic life around after developing an infatuation with his daughter's attractive friend.

Boyhood
24% Match

Boyhood(2014)

Movie7.5/10

The film tells a story of a divorced couple trying to raise their young son. The story follows the boy for twelve years, from first grade at age 6 through 12th grade at age 17-18, and examines his relationship with his parents as he grows.

Aftersun
23% Match

Aftersun(2022)

Movie7.7/10

Sophie reflects on the shared joy and private melancholy of a holiday she took with her father twenty years earlier. Memories fill the gaps between camcorder footages as she tries to reconcile the father she knew with the troubled man she didn't.

Live and Become
22% Match

In 1980, the black Falashas in Ethiopia are recognised as genuine Jews and are secretly carried to Israel. The day before the transport the son of a Jewish mother dies. In his place and with his name (Schlomo) she takes a Christian 9-year-old boy.

The Florida Project
22% Match

The story of a precocious six year-old and her ragtag group of friends whose summer break is filled with childhood wonder, possibility and a sense of adventure while the adults around them struggle with hard times.

Life as a House
22% Match

When a man is diagnosed with terminal cancer, he takes custody of his misanthropic teenage son, for whom quality time means getting high, engaging in small-time prostitution, and avoiding his father.

The Glass Castle
20% Match

A young girl is raised in a dysfunctional family constantly on the run from the FBI. Living in poverty, she comes of age guided by her drunkard, ingenious father who distracts her with magical stories to keep her mind off the family's dire state, and her selfish, nonconformist mother who has no intention of raising a family, along with her younger brother and sister, and her other older sister. Together, they fend for each other as they mature in an unorthodox journey that is their family life.

Persepolis
20% Match

Persepolis(2007)

Movie7.9/10

In 1970s Iran, Marjane 'Marji' Satrapi watches events through her young eyes and her idealistic family of a long dream being fulfilled of the hated Shah's defeat in the Iranian Revolution of 1979. However as Marji grows up, she witnesses first hand how the new Iran, now ruled by Islamic fundamentalists, has become a repressive tyranny on its own.

Sentimental Value
20% Match

Sisters Nora and Agnes reunite with their estranged father, the charismatic Gustav, a once-renowned director who offers stage actress Nora a role in what he hopes will be his comeback film. When Nora turns it down, she soon discovers he has given her part to an eager young Hollywood star.

Starred Up
20% Match

Starred Up(2014)

Movie7.1/10

19-year-old Eric, arrogant and ultra-violent, is prematurely transferred to the same adult prison facility as his estranged father. As his explosive temper quickly finds him enemies in both prison authorities and fellow inmates — and his already volatile relationship with his father is pushed past breaking point — Eric is approached by a volunteer psychotherapist, who runs an anger management group for prisoners. Torn between gang politics, prison corruption, and a glimmer of something better, Eric finds himself in a fight for his own life, unsure if his own father is there to protect him or join in punishing him.