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Movies Like Mother Theory

If you liked Mother Theory (2019), a romance movie directed by Kim Yi-seul, 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. 1Japanese Mom

    Japanese Mom (2017)

    ★ 6.6/10Also romance

    "Innocent face, D-cup breasts and perfect intercourse skills! Son, this is not your girlfriend anymore but your mother!" Ki-ho brings Yuki from Japan to marry her. However, he starts cheating on her with his…

  2. 2The Matchmaker's Playbook

    The Matchmaker's Playbook (2018)

    ★ 7.1/10Also romance

    After a career-ending accident, former NFL recruit Ian Hunter is back on campus, and he's putting his extensive skills with women to work as one of the masterminds behind a successful and secretive dating service. But…

  3. 3A Time to Remember

    A Time to Remember (2021)

    ★ 7.1/10Also romance

    Woo-jin is Korea's top star - every item he wears and uses are always a hot potato and gets sold out overnight. He is especially famous for remembering all his fan names. He seems to be just perfect, but there is one…

  4. 4Holiday Date

    Holiday Date (2019)

    ★ 6.5/10Also romance

    When Brooke’s boyfriend, Ethan, breaks up with her just before the holidays, she agrees to go home with Joel, an actor who will pose as her boyfriend.

  5. 5Brigadoon

    Brigadoon (1954)

    ★ 6.6/10Also romance

    Americans Jeff and Tommy, hunting in Scotland, stumble upon a village - Brigadoon. They soon learn that the town appears once every 100 years in order to preserve its peace and special beauty. The citizens go to bed at…

  6. 6Chateau Christmas

    Chateau Christmas (2020)

    ★ 6.1/10Also romance

    Margot, a world-renowned pianist, returns to Chateau Newhaus to spend the holidays with her family and is reunited with an ex who helps her rediscover her passion for music.

  7. 7June and John

    June and John (2025)

    ★ 6.1/10Also romance

    John leads an ordinary life with a monotonous routine. One day John runs into a woman on the subway who is as beautiful as she is mysterious named June. His encounter with her finally leads him to have a goal in his…

  8. 8Christmas in Evergreen: Tidings of Joy

    Christmas in Evergreen: Tidings of Joy (2019)

    ★ 6.8/10Also romance

    A skeptical writer shows up in Evergreen to get the scoop on the town's famed passion for Christmas during a search for a long-lost time capsule.

  9. 9Petals on the Wind

    Petals on the Wind (2014)

    ★ 6.6/10Also romance

    This sequel to Flowers in the Attic picks up 10 years after Cathy, Chris and Carrie managed to escape Foxworth Hall.

  10. 10Safe Haven

    Safe Haven (2013)

    ★ 7.2/10Also romance

    A young woman with a mysterious past lands in Southport, North Carolina where her bond with a widower forces her to confront the dark secret that haunts her.

  11. 11X

    X (2011)

    ★ 6.4/10Also romance

    A veteran call girl and a runaway prostitute witness a murder which sends them on an out-of-control roller coaster ride through the twilight zone of sex-for-sale.

  12. 12Innocent Thing

    Innocent Thing (2014)

    ★ 6.5/10Also romance

    A high school teacher whose wife is about to give birth finds himself tangled in temptation and obsession when a student falls for him.

  13. 13Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration

    Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration (2022)

    ★ 6.8/10Also romance

    In honor of the 30th anniversary of the animated classic, this animated and live-action blended special showcases the fan-favorite movie, along with new musical performances, sets and costumes inspired by the classic…

  14. 14All of My Heart: The Wedding

    All of My Heart: The Wedding (2018)

    ★ 7.4/10Also romance

    Brian and Jenny are planning their wedding at the Inn where they fell in love. When a distant relative arrives and stakes their claim to the Inn, Brian and Jenny must find a way to save their beloved Inn or risk having…

  15. 15Runaway Romance

    Runaway Romance (2018)

    ★ 6.8/10Also romance

    When she’s written out of her show, her relationship and her seemingly perfect life, reality TV star Ann Stanway leaves Hollywood and finds herself marooned in Amish country. But when Ann is taken in by the owner of a…

  16. 16Write Before Christmas

    Write Before Christmas (2019)

    ★ 6.9/10Also romance

    A recently single Jessica sends Christmas cards to people who have impacted her life—the aunt who raised her, her younger brother in the military, a popstar who was part of the soundtrack of her life, the music teacher…

  17. 17Gay Purr-ee

    Gay Purr-ee (1962)

    ★ 6.6/10Also romance

    Mewsette is a starry-eyed cat who grows weary of life on a French farm and heads for the excitement of 1890s Paris. Her tomcat suitor, Jaune-Tom, and his furry cohort, Robespierre, chase after Mewsette, but she's…

  18. 18A Werewolf Boy

    A Werewolf Boy (2012)

    ★ 7.7/10Also romance

    An unexpected phone call brings an elderly woman to her childhood country cottage, and memories of an orphan boy she knew 47 years ago come flooding back to her.

  19. 19Sisters of the Groom

    Sisters of the Groom (2017)

    ★ 6.5/10Also romance

    When Sarah needs to impress a corporate bigwig in order to help her sister's catering business, she finds herself agreeing to be his son’s pretend date to a family wedding

  20. 20A Christmas Prince: The Royal Baby

    A Christmas Prince: The Royal Baby (2019)

    ★ 6.3/10Also romance

    Christmas brings the ultimate gift to Aldovia: a royal baby. But first, Queen Amber must help her family and kingdom by finding a missing peace treaty.

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