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Movies Like Mother of a Drug Addict

If you liked Mother of a Drug Addict (2001), a drama movie directed by Lucas Belvaux, 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. 1Out of Love

    Out of Love (2025)

    ★ 6.9/10Also drama

    When Jeanne, a meticulous insurance assessor, is suddenly left to care for her estranged sister’s two children after their mother vanishes, her carefully ordered life begins to unravel. Confronted with unexpected…

  2. 2Céline

    Céline (1992)

    ★ 7/10Also drama

    After the death of her father, 22-year-old Céline inherits most of his estate, but gives it to her stepmother, causing her greedy fiancé to leave her. Following several failed suicide attempts, Céline is hospitalized…

  3. 3Strange Weather

    Strange Weather (2016)

    ★ 5.9/10Also drama

    Years after her son's suicide, a woman longs to confront both the past and a friend of his who took his business idea.

  4. 4Élisa

    Élisa (1995)

    ★ 6.4/10Also drama

    Marie has had a tough childhood ever since her mother Elisa committed suicide. She has spent most of her life in an orphanage and now makes a living as a small time criminal in Paris. Now she wants to unravel her past…

  5. 5You Will Be My Son

    You Will Be My Son (2011)

    ★ 6.2/10Also drama

    Paul de Marseul, a prestigious wine-maker and owner of a renowned chateau and vineyard in Saint-Emilion, is disheartened by the notion of his son Martin taking over the family business. Martin does not seem to have…

  6. 6Secret Name

    Secret Name (2021)

    ★ 5.9/10Also drama

    Nelie escaped a miserable existence by becoming a frontline nurse in 1914. One day, she takes the identity of Rose, a young woman from a good family, who dies in front of her. She presents herself in her place at…

  7. 7Declaration of War

    Declaration of War (2011)

    ★ 7/10Also drama

    Roméo and Juliette are two young actors. They fall in love at first sight, move in together and make a baby. A love story and the founding of a home like millions of others. Except that their little boy, Adam, behaves…

  8. 8Lorelei

    Lorelei (2020)

    ★ 6/10Also drama

    A man is released from prison after 15 years. He reunites with his high school girlfriend, now a single mother of three. What follows is a lyrical take on love, regret and second chances.

  9. 9The Safety of Objects

    The Safety of Objects (2002)

    ★ 6.5/10Also drama

    In a suburban landscape, the lives of several families interlace with loss, despair and personal crisis. Esther Gold has lost focus on all but caring for her comatose son, Paul, and neglects her daughter and husband…

  10. 10Street Flow 3

    Street Flow 3 (2026)

    ★ 6.1/10Also drama

    Grieving and facing the consequences of their crimes, the Traoré brothers get one last chance to forge a new path.

  11. 11Chaos

    Chaos (2001)

    ★ 6.4/10Also drama

    A bourgeois couple, modern yet conventional. One night by accident, a young prostitute barges into their lives. Hounded down, beaten up, threatened, she will continue to struggle, with the help of a well off lady…

  12. 12Hounddog

    Hounddog (2008)

    ★ 6.5/10Also drama

    A drama set in the American South, where a precocious, troubled girl finds a safe haven in the music and movement of Elvis Presley.

  13. 13El Chicano

    El Chicano (2019)

    ★ 6.6/10Also drama

    A pair of twin brothers from East L.A. choose to live their lives differently and end up on opposite sides of the law.

  14. 14The Girl in the Book

    The Girl in the Book (2015)

    ★ 5.8/10Also drama

    The story of a young writer's transformation when her past invades her present.

  15. 15A Single Girl

    A Single Girl (1995)

    ★ 5.9/10Also drama

    A young Parisian must make major decisions about pregnancy, a job, and her boyfriend.

  16. 16My Little Princess

    My Little Princess (2011)

    ★ 6.5/10Also drama

    Young Violetta and her mother Hannah are a peculiar couple. Ten-year-old Violetta lives a quiet life with her grandmother, while her mother Hannah is an unpredictable photographer who lives off of the generosity of…

  17. 17Beautiful Boy

    Beautiful Boy (2018)

    ★ 7.6/10Also drama

    After he and his first wife separate, journalist David Sheff struggles to help their teenage son, who goes from experimenting with drugs to becoming devastatingly addicted to methamphetamine.

  18. 18Out of Control

    Out of Control (2025)

    ★ 5.8/10Also drama

    Julien and Marie have enjoyed 15 years of seemingly stable marriage until Anaëlle, Julien’s childhood flame, returns. Her sudden presence awakens old insecurities in Marie, who begins to doubt Julien’s devotion and…

  19. 19The Possessors

    The Possessors (1958)

    ★ 6.9/10Also drama

    Noël Schoudler, founder of an empire built on three foundations - sugar, banking and the press - reigns like an absolute sovereign over his business and his family. But someone is about to challenge this authority: his…

  20. 20Home Run

    Home Run (2013)

    ★ 6.2/10Also drama

    A pro ball player with a substance abuse problem is forced into rehab in his hometown, finding new hope when he gets honest about his checkered past, and takes on coaching duties for a misfit Little League team

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