Movies Like Mother Love

If you liked Mother Love (1909), a movie directed by Charles Paulus, 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
Mater and the Ghostlight (2006)
★ 6.3/10
Mater, the rusty but trusty tow truck from Cars, spends a day in Radiator Springs playing scary pranks on his fellow townsfolk. That night at Flo's V8 Café, the Sheriff tells the story of the legend of the Ghostlight…
2
Twenty Something (2021)
★ 7.2/10
Follows Gia, who has to deal with the challenges and insecurities of "adulting" during her 21st birthday.
3
Code 3 (2025)
★ 7.1/10
A burned-out paramedic tries to survive his last 24 hours on the job while training a new recruit.
4
Pitfall (2025)
★ 6.2/10
After a young man is separated from his friends in the woods, he falls into a ten-foot deep pit of spikes, impaling him through his leg and leaving him trapped. He quickly learns that his fall was not an accident.
5
Jobs (2013)
★ 6.1/10
The story of Steve Jobs' ascension from college dropout into one of the most revered creative entrepreneurs of the 20th century.
6
Hard Luck (1921)
★ 6.9/10
A down on his luck young man makes several attempts at committing suicide but fails them too. He then finds himself becoming more confident through a series of petty adventures, to such an extent that this becomes his…
7
Sketch (2025)
★ 7/10
When a young girl’s sketchbook falls into a strange pond, her drawings come to life—chaotic, real, and on the loose. As the town descends into chaos, her family must reunite and stop the monsters they never meant to…
8
Hardball (2001)
★ 6.5/10
An aimless young man who is scalping tickets, gambling and drinking, agrees to coach a Little League team from the Cabrini Green housing project in Chicago as a condition of getting a loan from a friend.
9
Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine (2015)
★ 6.6/10
When Steve Jobs died the world wept. But what accounted for the grief of millions of people who didn’t know him? This evocative film navigates Jobs' path from a small house in the suburbs, to zen temples in Japan, to…
10
Vitus (2006)
★ 7.4/10
Vitus tells the story of a highly-gifted boy (played by real-life piano prodigy Teo Gheorghiu) whose parents have demanding and ambitious plans for him.
11
Hounddog (2008)
★ 6.5/10
A drama set in the American South, where a precocious, troubled girl finds a safe haven in the music and movement of Elvis Presley.
12
All Day and a Night (2020)
★ 6.3/10
While serving life in prison, a young man looks back at the people, the circumstances and the system that set him on the path toward his crime.
13
The Crash (2026)
★ 6.8/10
A teen slams her car into a building, killing her boyfriend and his friend. What seems like a tragic accident becomes a murder case.
14
Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius (2004)
★ 5.9/10
The story of golf icon and legend, Bobby Jones, who retired from competition at the tender age of 28.
15
Battle at Big Rock (2019)
★ 6.8/10
A family's camping trip at Big Rock National Park becomes a terrifying fight for survival.
16
One Mile: Chapter One (2026)
★ 6.6/10
After being released from special forces, a father tries to reconnect with his daughter by taking her on a tour of college, but they soon find themselves fighting for more than their lost relationship when a murderous…
17
Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die (2026)
★ 7.1/10
A 'Man from the Future' arrives at an LA diner where he must recruit the precise combination of disgruntled patrons to join him on a one-night quest to save the world from the terminal threat of a rogue artificial…
18
Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home (2022)
★ 6.8/10
JB Smoove and Martin Starr host a celebration of 20 years of "Spider-Man" movies, from the Sam Raimi trilogy to Marc Webb's movies and the trio from Jon Watts.
19
Clerks III (2022)
★ 6/10
After narrowly surviving a massive heart attack, Randal enlists his old friend Dante to help him make a movie immortalizing their youthful days at the little convenience store that started it all.
20
Alien: Containment (2019)
★ 6.1/10
Aboard a small escape pod, four survivors try to discover what caused the destruction of their spaceship.