15 Movies Like A Woman Called Mother

Loved A Woman Called Mother? Based on its unique Cinema DNA—including its pacing, themes, and emotional tone—we've curated the ultimate list of what you should watch next.

Dolly
#1

Dolly

Young Macy is abducted by a deranged, monstrous figure who wants to raise her as its child.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked A Woman Called Mother.

undertone
#2

undertone

The host of a popular paranormal podcast becomes haunted by terrifying recordings mysteriously sent her way.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked A Woman Called Mother.

Hereditary
#3

Hereditary

Following the death of the Leigh family matriarch, Annie and her children uncover disturbing secrets about their heritage. Their daily lives are not only impacted, but they also become entangled in a chilling fate from which they cannot escape, driving them to the brink of madness.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked A Woman Called Mother.

Ghost in the Cell
#4

Ghost in the Cell

In a notorious prison, an invisible force begins killing inmates brutally, compelling enemy gangs and corrupt guards to work together as they try to survive the mounting bloodshed.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to A Woman Called Mother.

Talk to Me
#5

Talk to Me

When a group of friends discover how to conjure spirits using an embalmed hand, they become hooked on the new thrill, until one of them goes too far and unleashes terrifying supernatural forces.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked A Woman Called Mother.

A Nightmare on Elm Street
#6

A Nightmare on Elm Street

Teenagers in a small town are dropping like flies, apparently in the grip of mass hysteria causing their suicides. A cop's daughter, Nancy Thompson, traces the cause to child molester Fred Krueger, who was burned alive by angry parents many years before. Krueger has now come back in the dreams of his killers' children, claiming their lives as his revenge. Nancy and her boyfriend, Glen, must devise a plan to lure the monster out of the realm of nightmares and into the real world...

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked A Woman Called Mother.

Strange Darling
#7

Strange Darling

Nothing is what it seems when a twisted one-night stand spirals into a serial killer’s vicious murder spree.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked A Woman Called Mother.

Silent Hill
#8

Silent Hill

Rose, a desperate mother, takes her adopted daughter, Sharon, to the town of Silent Hill in an attempt to cure her of her ailment. After a violent car crash, Sharon disappears, and Rose embarks on a horrific journey to get her back and begins to uncover the truth behind the apocalyptic disaster that burned the town 30 years earlier.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked A Woman Called Mother.

A Letter to My Youth
#9

A Letter to My Youth

A rebellious teen and a reserved caretaker form an unlikely bond in an orphanage as they come to terms with their painful pasts.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to A Woman Called Mother.

The Babadook
#10

The Babadook

A grieving single mother and her child fall into a deep well of paranoia when an eerie children's book manifests in their home.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked A Woman Called Mother.

Never Let Go
#11

Never Let Go

As an evil takes over the world beyond their front doorstep, the only protection for a mother and her twin sons is their house and their family’s protective bond.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked A Woman Called Mother.

The Elixir
#12

The Elixir

An elixir unleashes the undead in a village. A family at odds with one another must unite and fight to survive as their hometown collapses.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to A Woman Called Mother.

Fear Street: 1994
#13

Fear Street: 1994

After a series of brutal slayings, a teen and her friends take on an evil force that's plagued their notorious town for centuries.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked A Woman Called Mother.

The Surrender
#14

The Surrender

A fraught mother-daughter relationship is put to a terrifying test when the family patriarch dies, and the grieving mother hires a mysterious stranger to bring her husband back from the dead.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked A Woman Called Mother.

Gothika
#15

Gothika

After a car crash, criminal psychologist Dr. Miranda Grey regains consciousness only to find that she's a patient in the same mental institution that currently employs her. She's been accused of murdering her husband Dr. Douglas Grey — but she has no memory of committing the crime. As she tries to regain her memory and convince her co-worker, Dr. Pete Graham, of her innocence, a vengeful spirit uses her as an earthly pawn, which further convinces everyone of her guilt.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked A Woman Called Mother.