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Movies Like My Mother's Friend

If you liked My Mother's Friend (2018), a romance movie directed by Lee Jin-myung, 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)

    ★ 7.2/10Also 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. 3June 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…

  4. 4Innocent 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.

  5. 5X

    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.

  6. 6Runaway

    Runaway (2010)

    ★ 7.7/10Also romance

    A man falls in love with a half-woman/half-phoenix who fell to Earth from the sky.

  7. 7Attraction

    Attraction (2001)

    ★ 6.9/10Also romance

    A writer/radio advice show host fails to heed his own advice as he stalks his ex-girlfriend and then becomes involved with an actress friend of hers.

  8. 8Safe 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.

  9. 9Brigadoon

    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…

  10. 10A 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…

  11. 11Every Day

    Every Day (2018)

    ★ 7.2/10Also romance

    16-year old Rhiannon falls in love with a mysterious spirit named “A” that inhabits a different body every day. Feeling an unmatched connection, Rhiannon and “A” work each day to find each other, not knowing what the…

  12. 12A 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.

  13. 13One Starry Christmas

    One Starry Christmas (2014)

    ★ 6.5/10Also romance

    An aspiring astronomy professor finds unexpected Christmas romance when she meets a charming cowboy during her holiday travel. As she decides between this new cowboy and her practical boyfriend, she must decide whether…

  14. 14Debbie Macomber's Dashing Through The Snow

    Debbie Macomber's Dashing Through The Snow (2015)

    ★ 6.2/10Also romance

    Stranded at an airport at Christmastime, Ashley Harrison accepts a ride from Dash Sutherland, who has just rented the last car in town. As the pair heads north, their adventures include car trouble, adopting a puppy…

  15. 15Christmas 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.

  16. 16Frequencies

    Frequencies (2013)

    ★ 6.6/10Also romance

    The story of the forbidden relationship between a 'low born' boy and a 'high born' girl in an alternate reality where every person's relationships and life worth are determined by their innate 'frequencies'.

  17. 17The Beauty Inside

    The Beauty Inside (2015)

    ★ 7.6/10Also romance

    Woo-jin, a furniture designer who wakes up in a different body every day, falls for Yi-soo, a woman he meets through his work.

  18. 18Free Rein: Valentine's Day

    Free Rein: Valentine's Day (2019)

    ★ 7.5/10Also romance

    Love is in the air as Zoe and friends go on a quest to find a fabled Maid's Stone. But when rivalry blinds them to danger, it's Raven to the rescue!

  19. 19Christmas On My Mind

    Christmas On My Mind (2019)

    ★ 6.4/10Also romance

    When Lucy wakes up with a wedding dress in hand, she believes that she is late to her wedding with her ex-boyfriend Zac. However, she has no recollection of the past 2 years, including the fact that she is engaged to…

  20. 20Sisters 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

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