FilmsMomLike this

Films like Mom.

Mom (2017) reads as Sombre, kinetic, extreme thriller / drama, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, mid-stakes, measured. Every film below is ranked by distance across the same twelve hand-scored axes — with what it keeps, and where it walks away. Not a genre dump.

Kaabil (2017) poster
1. Kaabil2017

Keeps the grounded, familiar shape and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Persian Lessons (2020) poster
2. Persian Lessons2020

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the grounded, familiar shape — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Bouncer (2018) poster
3. The Bouncer2018

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the grounded, familiar shape — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Hostiles (2017) poster
4. Hostiles2017

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the grounded, familiar shape; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

A Better Tomorrow (2010) poster
5. A Better Tomorrow2010

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the grounded, familiar shape — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Last Princess (2016) poster
6. The Last Princess2016

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the grounded, familiar shape — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

200 Meters (2020) poster
7. 200 Meters2020

Keeps the grounded, familiar shape and the bone-dry seriousness; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

3000 Nights (2015) poster
8. 3000 Nights2015

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the grounded, familiar shape; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Beans (2020) poster
9. Beans2020

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the grounded, familiar shape — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

They/Them (2022) poster
10. They/Them2022

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the grounded, familiar shape — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Richard Jewell (2019) poster
11. Richard Jewell2019

Keeps the grounded, familiar shape and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Frozen River (2008) poster
12. Frozen River2008

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the grounded, familiar shape — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

These are Mom’s neighbours — where are yours?

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