Movies Like The Mirror
If you liked The Mirror (2021), a drama movie directed by Marc Joly-Corcoran, 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.
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The Book of Henry (2017)
★ 7.5/10Also dramaSusan, 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…
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James White (2015)
★ 6.6/10Also dramaJames White is a troubled twentysomething trying to stay afloat in a frenzied New York City. As he retreats further into a hedonistic lifestyle, his mother's battle with a serious illness faces a series of setbacks…
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Élisa (1995)
★ 6.4/10Also dramaMarie 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…
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Beautiful Boy (2011)
★ 6/10Also dramaA married couple on the verge of separation are leveled by the news their 18-year-old son committed a mass-shooting at his college, then took his own life.
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A Few Hours of Spring (2012)
★ 6.7/10Also dramaForty-eight-year-old Alain Evrard is obliged to return home to live with his mother. This situation causes all the violence of their past relationship to rise to the surface. Alain then discovers that his mother has a…
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The Mouth Agape (1974)
★ 6.6/10Also dramaMonique is dying of cancer, lying in bed in the apartment above the store her family owns. Her philandering husband carries on with life, her son remains aloof, and her daughter-in-law wonders if she is witnessing her…
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The Son (2022)
★ 6.8/10Also dramaA successful lawyer, with a new wife and infant, agrees to care for his teenage son from a previous marriage after his ex-wife becomes concerned about the boy's wayward behavior.
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The Thing with Feathers (2025)
★ 6.5/10Also dramaFollowing the death of his wife, a young father's hold on reality crumbles, and a strange presence begins to stalk him from the shadowy recesses of the apartment he shares with his two young sons.
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Muriel, or the Time of Return (1963)
★ 6.9/10Also dramaIn the seacoast town of Boulogne, antique furniture saleswoman Hélène lives with her stepson, Bernard, who's back from military duty in Algiers. An old lover of Hélène's comes to visit, Alphonse, with his niece…
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Strange Weather (2016)
★ 5.9/10Also dramaYears after her son's suicide, a woman longs to confront both the past and a friend of his who took his business idea.
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Lola and the Sea (2019)
★ 6.4/10Also dramaJust when Lola, 18 years old and transgender, learns that she can finally have surgery, her mother, who is her only financial support, passes away. Abiding by her mother’s last wishes, Lola and her father, who are…
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'night, Mother (1986)
★ 7.4/10Also dramaA mother and daughter spend a night together after the daughter reveals that she will kill herself by the end of it.
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Sister Cities (2016)
★ 6.4/10Also dramaBased on the internationally-acclaimed play by Colette Freedman, the story of 4 estranged sisters who reunite for their mother’s alleged suicide.
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Ordinary People (1980)
★ 7.5/10Also dramaBeth, Calvin, and their son Conrad are living in the aftermath of the death of the other son. Conrad is overcome by grief and misplaced guilt to the extent of a suicide attempt. He is in therapy. Beth had always…
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Malabar Princess (2004)
★ 6.3/10Also dramaA man leaves his 8-year old son with his father-in-law who lives near the glacier where the boy's mother died.
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Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)
★ 7.6/10Also dramaAn alcoholic ex-football player drinks his days away, having failed to come to terms with his sexuality and his real feelings for his football buddy who died after an ambiguous accident. His wife is crucified by her…
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Father Mother Sister Brother (2025)
★ 6.4/10Also dramaEstranged siblings reunite after years apart, forced to confront unresolved tensions and reevaluate their strained relationships with their emotionally distant parents.
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Prayers for Bobby (2009)
★ 8.1/10Also dramaBobby Griffith was his mother's favorite son, the perfect all-American boy growing up under deeply religious influences in Walnut Creek, California. Bobby was also gay. Struggling with a conflict no one knew of, much…
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And When Did You Last See Your Father? (2007)
★ 6.5/10Also dramaThe story of a son's conflicting memories of his dying father.
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Mothers' Instinct (2024)
★ 6.8/10Also dramaHousewives Alice and Celine are best friends and neighbours who seem to have it all. However, when a tragic accident shatters the harmony of their lives, guilt, suspicion and paranoia begin to unravel their sisterly…