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57 Best Mother's Day Movies to Watch With Mom 2023
There's something for every mom (and all of her moods!)
Mother's Day is a day to celebrate the woman that put up with your angsty teenage phase and always has your back. Like Sandra Visher said, "The woman who is my best friend, my teacher, my everything: Mom." Although, she deserves the world, there are budget-friendly ways to stay in, avoid crowds, and let Mom relax in her PJs on the couch. After all, she could use some TLC after all that she's done and one of the best Mother's Day gifts is quality time. So, grab that remote and lets get to streaming a movie! Or better yet, make it a marathon!
To avoid the endless scrolling through your favorite streaming services, we've rounded up dozens of titles perfect for Mother's Day. From family-friendly flicks like Yes Day, Freaky Friday and Turning Red to decades-old classics like Steel Magnolias and Imitation of Life, there's something for everyone in the fam...especially mom. Is she in a laughing mood? May we suggest Bad Moms? Or, maybe she's looking for a recently released adventure like Everything Everywhere All At Once. Whether you and Mom like to laugh or pull out the tissues (or both!), you're sure to find just the right title to stream.
And the fun doesn't have to end with the film's credits either. Finish the evening by reminiscing over old photo albums—queue up these Mother's Day songs for background music. Or extend the celebration over the weeks to come by watching mother-daughter TV shows and chatting about them over the phone when you can't be together in person.
The fate of the world lies in the hands of an overwhelmed immigrant mother as bizarre and bewildering dangers in the form of her daughter emerge from the many possible universes.
On the surface, Turning Red is about a 13-year-old suddenly "poofs" into a giant red panda when she gets too excited. But, it also explores the relationship between a mothers and daughters and how they bring about every emotion possible.
A mother and daughter switch bodies in one freaky Friday starring Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsey Lohan.
While on a vacation in Italy, a college professor confronts her unsettling past after meeting a woman and her young daughter. Her obsession with the woman and her daughter brings back memories of her early motherhood.
If you haven’t seen the Best Picture of 2022, move it to the top of your list—and don’t forget the tissues. A child leaving the nest is always emotional, but things are more complicated for Ruby, an aspiring singer and the sole hearing member of her family. Marlee Matlin delivers a powerful performance as her mom (and took our breath away with her Oscars red carpet look). The film also beautifully captures the real-life small coastal town of Gloucester, Massachusetts.
When three overworked and under-appreciated moms are pushed beyond their limits, they ditch their conventional responsibilities for a jolt of long overdue freedom, fun and comedy.
Mother's Day
This perfectly titled flick follows the lives of four families and their wild days leading up to Mom's special day.
Wonder
Based on the acclaimed best seller, Wonder is the inspiring story of August, a fifth-grade boy with facial differences who sets off to attend a mainstream elementary school for the very first time—changing everyone's lives for the better in the process.
All eyes were on the American-Soviet space race during the early 1960s, but behind the scenes, it was the work of NASA mathematicians Dorothy Vaughan, Katherine Johnson, and Mary Jackson that made possible the U.S.’s first manned orbit around Earth. All three women were also moms—and this is the film that brought their historic achievements out of obscurity more than 50 years later.
Dumplin'
As a protest to her ex-beauty queen mom, Willowdean signs up for the local pageant and unexpectedly starts a body-positive revolution in her small Texas town, teaching her mom a lesson along the way.
The Joy Luck Club
Following the lives of four Chinese-American women, this film tells the compelling—and at times harrowing—stories of the women and their mothers and how they can learn from each other's past.
Mamma Mia!
The one and only Meryl Streep portrays the mother in this musical about a daughter who's desperate to find out who her dad is. So, what does she do? Invites three of her mom's former boyfriends to her wedding day!
Real Women Have Curves
A well-meaning mama bumps heads with her independent daughter on the cusp of adulthood in this heartwarming story about ambition, self-love, and family that put star America Ferrera on the map.
Mr. Mom
When Jack (Michael Keaton) loses his job, he and his wife, Caroline (Teri Garr), decide to change things up in their household. Now, Caroline will work and Jack will be the stay-at-home dad—and the results are hysterical.
Brave
Princess Merida and Queen Elinor get along pretty well—until Merida is ordered to find a husband. After the two get into a tussle, Merida runs away, but must return to save her mother who's been turned into a bear.
Tarzan
Mamas with little ones in the house will appreciate this family-friendly movie. Even the adults will enjoy watching this animated feature about an ape who raises a human child as her own.
Steel Magnolias
Country queen Dolly Parton stars in this classic flick that shows just how special friendship can be.
Former beauty queen and single mom Turquoise (Nicole Beharie) just wants the best for her daughter Kai (Alexis Chikaeze), which specifically means winning their town’s Miss Juneteenth pageant and the scholarship that comes with it. Can Kai convince her mom that she can forge her own path? An unshakeable mother-daughter bond conquers all in this quiet and heartwarming film written and directed by Channing Godfrey Peoples.
Cheaper by the Dozen
While Mom is away the kids will...run wild! Steve Martin stars in this remake of the 1950 original as a dad who has quite the time handling his 12 kids while his wife working.
Bird Box
Though not for the faint of heart, this suspenseful sci-fi film follows a mother as she risks her life to save her two children from a malevolent supernatural being.
Erin Cavoto is the Editorial Assistant at ThePioneerWoman.com, covering food, holidays, home decor, and more.
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