Movies Like Mommy's Little Boy

If you liked Mommy's Little Boy (2017), a thriller and tv movie movie directed by Curtis Crawford, 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
The Book of Henry (2017)
★ 7.5/10Also thriller
Susan, a single mother of two, works as a waitress in a small town. Her son, Henry, is an 11-year-old genius who not only manages the family finances but acts as emotional support for his mother and younger brother…
2
Kidnap (2017)
★ 6.3/10Also thriller
A mother (in her Minivan) stops at nothing to recover her kidnapped son.
3
Breaking In (2018)
★ 6/10Also thriller
Shaun Russell takes her son and daughter on a weekend getaway to her late father's secluded, high-tech vacation home in the countryside. The family soon gets an unwelcome surprise when four men break into the house to…
4
A Good Woman Is Hard to Find (2019)
★ 6.1/10Also thriller
The recently widowed mother of two, Sarah, is desperate to know who murdered her husband in front of her young son, rendering him mute. Coerced into helping a low-life drug dealer stash narcotics stolen from the local…
5
Please Don't Feed the Children (2025)
★ 6.1/10Also thriller
After a viral outbreak ravaged the country’s adult population, a group of orphans heads south in search of a new life, only to find themselves at the mercy of a deranged woman harboring a dangerous secret.
6
Sinister (2012)
★ 6.9/10Also thriller
True-crime writer Ellison Oswalt is in a slump; he hasn't had a best seller in more than 10 years and is becoming increasingly desperate for a hit. So, when he discovers the existence of a snuff film showing the deaths…
7
Sleeping with the Enemy (1991)
★ 6.5/10Also thriller
A young woman fakes her own death in an attempt to escape her nightmarish marriage, but discovers it is impossible to elude her controlling husband.
8
Flowers in the Attic (2014)
★ 6.7/10Also thriller and tv movie
After the sudden death of their father, four children face cruel treatment from their ruthless grandmother.
9
Labor Day (2013)
★ 7.1/10Also thriller
Two strangers are drawn together under incredible circumstances. What starts as an unforeseen encounter over a long holiday weekend soon becomes a second chance love story.
10
The Tall Man (2012)
★ 6.1/10Also thriller
When her child goes missing, a mother looks to unravel the legend of the Tall Man, an entity who allegedly abducts children.
11
Hellion (2014)
★ 5.9/10Also thriller
When motocross and heavy metal obsessed, 13-year-old Jacob's delinquent behavior forces CPS to place his little brother Wes with his aunt, Jacob and his emotionally absent father must finally take responsibility for…
12
Goodnight Mommy (2022)
★ 6.3/10Also thriller
When twin brothers arrive home to find their mother’s demeanor altered and face covered in surgical bandages, they begin to suspect the woman beneath the gauze might not be their mother.
13
The Runner (2026)
★ 6.7/10Also thriller
Maia Marten, a brilliant London lawyer, has her life shattered by a single call on her morning run: her son has been taken. To get him back, she must keep running, obey every ruthless command, and trust no one-each…
14
The Neighbor in the Window (2020)
★ 7.3/10Also thriller and tv movie
A suburban wife finds herself and the security of her family threatened by another seemingly friendly neighborhood mom.
15
The Sixth Sense (1999)
★ 8/10Also thriller
Following an unexpected tragedy, child psychologist Malcolm Crowe meets a nine year old boy named Cole Sear, who is hiding a dark secret.
16
Wicked Minds (2003)
★ 6.4/10Also thriller and tv movie
Holden returns home from college and is surprised to find his overpowering competitive father married to a much younger woman Lana. Holden quickly falls for the beauty and charisma of his step mother. A passionate…
17
The Next Three Days (2010)
★ 7.1/10Also thriller
Life seems perfect for John Brennan until his wife, Lara, is arrested for a murder she says she didn’t commit. Three years into her sentence, John is struggling to hold his family together, raising their son and…
18
Baby Blues (2008)
★ 6/10Also thriller
On a secluded family farm, a mother suffers a psychotic break due to postpartum depression, forcing the eldest son to protect his sibling from the mother they have always known and loved.
19
Gone (2012)
★ 6.2/10Also thriller
Jill Conway is trying to rebuild her life after escaping a terrifying kidnapping. Though she is having a difficult time, she takes small steps toward normalcy by starting a new job and inviting her sister, Molly, to…
20
Captive (2020)
★ 6.3/10Also thriller
A teenage runaway who’s trapped by a delusional man, pretends to be his daughter in order to escape.