Movies Like Mothers in Law

If you liked Mothers in Law (2021), a romance movie directed by Ricky Greenwood, 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 Hot Spot (1990)
★ 6.3/10Also romance
Upon arriving to a small town, a drifter quickly gets into trouble with the local authorities — and the local women — after he robs a bank.
2
True Romance (1993)
★ 7.5/10Also romance
Clarence marries hooker Alabama, steals cocaine from her pimp, and tries to sell it in Hollywood, while the owners of the coke try to reclaim it.
3
My Mistress (2014)
★ 5.2/10Also romance
After the death of his father, a 16-year-old boy struggles with anger and instability, distancing himself from his mother. His search for escape leads him to a lonely dominatrix living nearby, a woman accustomed to…
4
MILF (2018)
★ 5.7/10Also romance
Three childhood friends - Elise, Sonia and Cecile - leave for a summer in the South of France to help clear Cecile’s holiday house before it is put up for sale. There, they soon become the prime targets of three horny…
5
Cougar Hunting (2011)
★ 3.3/10Also romance
Tells the tale of three buddies in their 20's whose love-lives are in shambles. They go to Aspen to pursue the booming trend of dating cougars: hot older women who prey on hot young guys.
6
Arisan Brondong (2010)
★ 4.5/10Also romance
Geng socialite mother; Lolita was a widow who became entrepreneurs due to expensive boutiques treasure Gono-gini ex-ex-husband, Anis rather an idiot, and Uut fat, often hold joint gathering costly. By the time the…
7
Malena (2000)
★ 7.6/10
12-year-old Renato experiences three significant events on the same day: the beginning of the Second World War, getting a bike, and witnessing the arrival of the gorgeous Malèna. Through his eyes, we see the curse of…
8
Cougar School (2009)
★ 3.8/10
Karen leaves Zack to go on the hunt with her Step Mother for wealthy younger men.
9
Female Company (1999)
★ 4.9/10
High society women of a small Greek town try everything to have sex with the first male they can find.
10
American Reunion (2012)
★ 6.4/10
The characters we met a little more than a decade ago return to East Great Falls for their high school reunion. In one long-overdue weekend, they will discover what has changed, who hasn’t, and that time and distance…
11
Ambivalence (2019)
★ 5.9/10
Two friends, young psychiatrists, perceive life in different ways. One wants to do the right thing. The second is to experiment. One is a diligent student. The second is the troublemaker. One loves, hating. The second…
12
Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman (2004)
★ 5.5/10
A middle-aged woman has what she believes is a great life. She's been married for 25 years, she is the book editor at a newspaper where her husband is the editor and they have a great family. That all comes to a…
13
Play Dead! (2023)
★ 6/10
If there is one person Matthew Lancit can’t get out of his mind, it is his uncle Harvey. Dark rings around his eyes, pale, blind, his legs amputated. Like Harvey, the filmmaker also suffers from diabetes. He has the…
14
RATS! (2025)
★ 5.4/10
In a surreal small‑town version of 2007 Texas, a young graffiti artist lands in jail and is coerced into spying on his cousin—suspected by an unhinged cop of dealing nuclear weapons. What follows is a frenetic…
15
Rage Killers - Sterminatori sociali (2017)
Also romance
In a post apocalyptic world, divided in small areas dominated by various local gangs, the most diffused job is the killer. The area 201 is governed by Oxon, for whom many killers work. Rexon, one of them, starts to…
16
Twin Flames Part 2 (2025)
★ 8/10Also romance
Aman and Naina's fateful meeting in the park has ripple effects, their personal lives go for a toss and now they must learn how to navigate through the mess.
17
Himalay Putra (1997)
★ 6.5/10Also romance
Himalay Putra (the son of the Himalayas) starts with the love story of Suraj (Vinod Khanna) and Seema (Hema Malini). Seema being the daughter of a rich businessman and Suraj being a police inspector with a modest…
18
Hollywood Dirt (2017)
★ 6.4/10Also romance
Hollywood arrives in force to Quincy, the small town where the secret Crown Cola billionaire's live. They want to film about the billionaire's and how they made their fortunes. Summer Jenkins, who was the town pariah…
19
The Bride (2006)
★ 6.5/10Also romance
While trying fortune-telling young student Olga suddenly saw the face of her future husband and learned his name - Sasha.
20
What the Eyes Can't See (2019)
★ 2.3/10Also romance
Four Spanish-language shorts about the importance and complexity of people's perception from award winning directors. Stories of identity, misconceptions, regrets, dreams and love are told in this diverse collection…