20 best movies like Mothers, Daughters and Lovers (1989)

List of the best movies like Mothers, Daughters and Lovers (1989): The Divide, Barefoot, The Clapper, Why Did I Get Married Too?, Welcome to Me, Bad Words, Speed of Life, Killing Them Softly, Canaan Land, A Perfect Man.

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Markimdb: 5.8
Genrehorror, fantastic, fantastic, thriller, thriller, drama, drama
CountryUSA, Germany, Canada, France
Duration02:02

Survivors of a nuclear attack are grouped together for days in the basement of their apartment building, where fear and dwindling supplies wear away at their dynamic.

Markimdb: 6.5
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
CountryUSA
Duration01:30

The "black sheep" son of a wealthy family meets a young psychiatric patient who's been raised in isolation her entire life. He takes the naive young woman home for his brother's wedding an improbable romance blooms, as she impresses everyone with her genuine, simple charms. Remake of the German film "Barfuss" (2005).

Markimdb: 5.1
Genrecomedy, drama
CountryUSA
Duration02:26

15 minutes of fame destroys the life of a man who works as a clapper in television.

Markimdb: 4.6
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
CountryUSA
Duration02:01

Four couples reunite for their annual vacation in order to socialize and to spend time analyzing their marriages. Their intimate week in the Bahamas is disrupted by the arrival of an ex-husband determined to win back his recently remarried wife.

Markimdb: 5.9
Genrecomedy, drama
CountryUSA
Duration01:27

A year in the life of Alice Klieg, a woman with Borderline Personality Disorder who wins Mega-millions, quits her meds and buys her own talk show.

Markimdb: 6.6
Genrecomedy, drama
CountryUSA
Duration01:29

A misanthropic man sets out to exact revenge on his estranged father, by finding a loophole and attempting to win the National Spelling Bee as an adult. Figuring it would destroy his father, and everything he's worked so hard for as head of the Spelling Bee Championship Organization, Guy Trilby (Jason Bateman) eventually discovers winning isn't necessary for revenge, and that friendship is a blessing not a curse.

Markimdb: 4.8
Genrefantastic, drama, detective
CountryUSA

The film follows a woman who has a chance to reflect on her life when a wormhole opens upon David Bowie’s death.

Markimdb: 6.2
Genrethriller, drama, crime
CountryUSA
Duration01:37

    Jackie Cogan is an enforcer hired to restore order after three dumb guys rob a Mob protected card game, causing the local criminal economy to collapse.

    Markimdb: 7.5
    Genredrama
    CountryUSA

    "Canaan Land" is a love story between Brother Billy Gantry, a charismatic con man, phone psychic, and preacher, who falls for Sister Sara Sunday, a sincere Christian.

    Markimdb: 5.2
    Genremelodrama, drama
    CountryUSA

    A philandering husband unknowingly falls back in love with his wife over the phone when she pretends to be another woman.

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genredrama, documentary
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:21

    One of Al Pacino's directory experiments, Salomé was filmed over 5 days in 2011, but has yet to be widely released. It is a part of a double feature on the Oscar Wilde short play "Salomé", together with the Venice-shown documentary "Wilde Salomé", that shows the making of this film. The synops shown on IMDb for the 1923 take on the play goes as following: "Salome, the daughter of Herodias, seduces her step-father/uncle Herod, governor of Judea, with a salacious dance. In return, he promises her the head of the prophet John the Baptist."

    Markimdb: 6.8
    Genredrama
    CountryMexico, USA, Denmark, France, Sweden, Norway, Germany, Luxembourg
    Duration02:56

    A family lives in the Mexican countryside raising fighting bulls. Esther is in charge of running the ranch, while her husband Juan, a world-renowned poet, raises and selects the beasts. Although in an open marriage, their relationship begins to crumble when Esther falls in love with an American horsebreaker and Juan is unable to control his jealousy.

    Markimdb: 6
    Genrecomedy, drama, sport
    CountryUnited Kingdom, USA

    A woman moves into a retirement community and starts a cheerleading squad with her fellow residents.

    Markimdb: 5.1
    Genrehorror, thriller, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:17

    Emma is a young and beautiful graduate student just starting a new life in New York City. Like most people her age, she is always connected - her phone and laptop are constant companions, documenting her most intimate moments. What she doesn't realize is that she's sharing her life with an uninvited and dangerous guest. A hacker is following Emma’s every move. When the voyeuristic thrill of watching her digitally isn't enough, the situation escalates to a dangerous and terrifying level.

    Markimdb: 5.4
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA

    In this modern adaptation of Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility, Elinor and Marianne find themselves penniless after their father’s fortune is taken away. As they look for ways to pay the bills, they encounter people who judge them and try to keep them down in the dumps. Add falling in love into the mix, and determining whom to trust becomes a mine field. Can the sisters find a balance between relying on their hearts and using good sense without losing everything they hold dear?

    Markimdb: 5.7
    Genrecomedy, drama
    CountryUSA

    Harry, a charming house thief, gets more than he bargains for during an attempted burglary when he stumbles upon Daisy and decides to save her from herself, sending both of them into a darkly comedic journey of self discovery and love.

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genredrama
    CountryUSA

    Jenny McLean is a single mom working at a 911-call center struggling to make ends meet and raise her two kids, Elsie and Luke. Although still reeling from her divorce, Jenny can’t help but flirt when she gets emergency calls from Jeff, a local firefighter she nicknames “Cowboy” for his handsome voice. When Jeff is hurt in the line of duty, he finds himself unable to climb stairs and needing to rent a first floor room from Jenny. It isn't long before the sparks are flying but can Jenny allow herself to take the risk?

    Markimdb: 6.4
    Genrethriller, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:37

    A father struggles to keep his infant daughter alive in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.

    Markimdb: 6.8
    Genreaction, drama, military, history
    CountryUSA, Bulgaria

    A small unit of U.S. soldiers, alone at the remote Combat Outpost Keating, located deep in the valley of three mountains in Afghanistan, battles to defend against an overwhelming force of Taliban fighters in a coordinated attack. The Battle of Kamdesh, as it was known, was the bloodiest American engagement of the Afghan War in 2009 and Bravo Troop 3-61 CAV became one of the most decorated units of the 19-year conflict.

    Markimdb: 4.6
    Genrecomedy, drama
    CountryUSA

    Harry is having a very, very bad day. He returns home from an all-night drinking binge with his cousin Cecil, to discover that his little dog Jolly...Harry's one true love and the source of light in his dark, solitary life-has been murdered. Brokenhearted and beyond consolation, he vows to track down the dog's murderer at any cost. Armed with a stockpile of firepower in the trunk of his car, he and Cecil embark on a frenzied, alcohol-fueled wild-goose chase, leaving a bloody path of destruction in their wake.




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