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Movies Like Poor Mother

If you liked Poor Mother (1970), a movie directed by Jim Goddard, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

  1. 1Eat Pray Love

    Eat Pray Love (2010)

    ★ 6.2/10

    A married woman realizes how unhappy her marriage really is, and that her life needs to go in a different direction. After a painful divorce, she takes off on a round-the-world journey to "find herself".

  2. 2Twenty Something

    Twenty Something (2021)

    ★ 7.2/10

    Follows Gia, who has to deal with the challenges and insecurities of "adulting" during her 21st birthday.

  3. 3Big Trouble

    Big Trouble (2002)

    ★ 6.1/10

    The story of how a mysterious suitcase brings together, and changes, the lives of a divorced dad, an unhappy housewife, two hitmen, a pair of street thugs, two love struck teens, two FBI men and a psychedelic toad…

  4. 4Carrie

    Carrie (2002)

    ★ 6.1/10

    An awkward, telekinetic teenage girl's lonely life is dominated by relentless bullying at school and an oppressive religious fanatic mother at home. When her tormentors pull a humiliating prank at the senior prom, she…

  5. 5Sour Grapes

    Sour Grapes (2016)

    ★ 7.3/10

    Controversy erupts when an unassuming young man floods the American wine market with fake vintages valued in the millions, bamboozling the wine world elite, in this humorous and suspenseful tale of an ingenious con on…

  6. 6Ploey: You Never Fly Alone

    Ploey: You Never Fly Alone (2018)

    ★ 6.2/10

    A plover chick has not learned to fly when his family migrates in the fall. He must survive the arctic winter, vicious enemies and himself in order to be reunited with his beloved one next spring.

  7. 7Sideways

    Sideways (2004)

    ★ 7.1/10

    Two middle-aged men embark on a spiritual journey through Californian wine country. One is an unpublished novelist suffering from depression, and the other is only days away from walking down the aisle.

  8. 8Riding in Cars with Boys

    Riding in Cars with Boys (2001)

    ★ 6.7/10

    In 1965, a young woman with dreams of becoming a writer has a son at the age of 15 and struggles to make things work with the drug-addicted father.

  9. 9Bambi II

    Bambi II (2006)

    ★ 6.5/10

    Return to the forest and join Bambi as he reunites with his father, The Great Prince, who must now raise the young fawn on his own. But in the adventure of a lifetime, the proud parent discovers there is much he can…

  10. 10An Education

    An Education (2009)

    ★ 6.9/10

    Despite her sheltered upbringing, Jenny is a teen with a bright future; she's smart, pretty, and has aspirations of attending Oxford University. When David, a charming but much older suitor, motors into her life in a…

  11. 11The Switch

    The Switch (2010)

    ★ 6.2/10

    Kassie is a smart, fun-loving single woman who, despite her neurotic best friend Wally’s objections, decides it’s time to have a baby – even if it means doing it herself… with a little help from a charming sperm donor…

  12. 12LEGO Marvel Avengers: Mission Demolition

    LEGO Marvel Avengers: Mission Demolition (2024)

    ★ 6.5/10

    A young, aspiring hero and superhero fan inadvertently unleashes a powerful new villain looking to rid the world of the Avengers.

  13. 13To Rome with Love

    To Rome with Love (2012)

    ★ 5.8/10

    Four tales unfold in the Eternal City: While vacationing in Rome, architect John encounters a young man whose romantic woes remind him of a painful incident from his own youth; retired opera director Jerry discovers a…

  14. 14The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

    The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)

    ★ 7.1/10

    Renowned oceanographer Steve Zissou has sworn vengeance upon the rare shark that devoured a member of his crew. In addition to his regular team, he is joined on his boat by Ned, a man who believes Zissou to be his…

  15. 15Bottle Shock

    Bottle Shock (2008)

    ★ 6.4/10

    Paris-based wine expert Steven Spurrier heads to California in search of cheap wine that he can use for a blind taste test in the French capital. Stumbling upon the Napa Valley, the stuck-up Englishman is shocked to…

  16. 16Winter Spring Summer or Fall

    Winter Spring Summer or Fall (2024)

    ★ 7.3/10

    Remi and Barnes, two very different teenagers, meet by chance in the winter of their senior year, then spend four days together over the course of a year that will change their lives forever.

  17. 17Peggy Sue Got Married

    Peggy Sue Got Married (1986)

    ★ 6.1/10

    At her 25th high school reunion, Peggy Sue faints and awakens in 1960—back in her senior year, before her marriage and all her regrets. Given a second chance to relive her youth, she must decide whether to change the…

  18. 18In Her Shoes

    In Her Shoes (2005)

    ★ 6.2/10

    Irresponsible party girl Maggie is kicked out of her father's and stepmother's home—where she lives for free—and is taken in by her hard-working sister, Philadelphia lawyer Rose. After Maggie's disruptive ways ruin her…

  19. 19The Spectacular Now

    The Spectacular Now (2013)

    ★ 6.7/10

    Sutter, a popular party animal, unexpectedly meets the introverted Aimee after waking up on a stranger's lawn. As Sutter deals with the problems in his life and Aimee plans for her future beyond school, an unexpected…

  20. 20Laggies

    Laggies (2014)

    ★ 6.1/10

    Overeducated and underemployed, 28 year old Megan is in the throes of a quarterlife crisis. Squarely into adulthood with no career prospects, no particular motivation to think about her future and no one to relate to…

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