The best movies to watch on Mother's Day
The top 3 according to 28 votes from people: Mamma Mia! (2008) · Steel Magnolias (1989) · Lady Bird (2017). (Updated Apr 16, 2026.)
To laugh, cry or sing along with her: from Mamma Mia! and Steel Magnolias to Lady Bird and All About My Mother. The films Cine Premiere and El Comercio recommend for Mother's Day.
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Top 15
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1
Mamma Mia! (2008)
Meryl Streep, a Greek island and ABBA songs.
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2
Steel Magnolias (1989)
A group of Louisiana friends and a mother, Sally Field, beside her daughter Julia Roberts.
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3
Lady Bird (2017)
Greta Gerwig: a Sacramento teenager and her mother, who love each other at full volume.
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4
All About My Mother (1999)
Pedro Almodóvar: a mother searches for her son's father; Oscar for best foreign film.
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5
Bad Moms (2016)
Three exhausted mothers say no more to perfection.
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6
Stepmom (1998)
Susan Sarandon and Julia Roberts: a sick mother and her ex-husband's new partner.
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7
Brave (2012)
Pixar: Merida and her mother, turned into a bear.
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8
The Blind Side (2009)
Sandra Bullock takes in a homeless teenager; best actress Oscar.
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9
Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)
The Daniels: a Chinese immigrant mother leaps across multiverses to save her daughter.
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10
Sunday's Illness (2018)
Ramón Salazar: a daughter reappears to ask the mother who left her for ten days.
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11
Erin Brockovich (2000)
Julia Roberts: a single mother against a big power company.
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12
The Kids Are All Right (2010)
Lisa Cholodenko: two mothers and the donor who turns up in their lives.
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13
Wonder (2017)
Julia Roberts as the mother of a boy with a facial difference starting school.
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14
The Lost Daughter (2021)
Maggie Gyllenhaal: Olivia Colman and memories of a difficult motherhood.
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15
Raising Helen (2004)
Garry Marshall: a young woman takes in her sister's three children.
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16
How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies (2024)
Pat Boonnitipat: a grandson looks after his sick grandmother hoping for the inheritance.
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