20 movies like Mockingbird Don't Sing, ordered by similarity : Baxter!(1972), Christmas Angel(2011), The Breadwinner(2017), The Edge of Seventeen(2016), Breakthrough(2019), I, Daniel Blake(2016), Udaan(2010), Confessions(2010), Staying Together(1989), Marion Bridge(2002), Old Yeller(1957), All Is Good(2018) ...
Drama
USA
2001
100 Minutes
Melissa Errico Joe Regalbuto Sean Young Michael Lerner Kim Darby Tarra Steele Laurie O'Brien Ed Brigadier Sharon Madden Jack Betts Ben Messmer
teen girl linguist teacher graduate student mother brother emotional sad uneasy los angeles university household hospital office child abuse isolation disability investigation integration fame
Based on the actual events of one of the most horrific cases of child abuse ever to be documented, this haunting drama tells the tale of a young girl that was locked in a room for over 12 years.
Drama
UK|USA
1972
105 Minutes
child speech therapist divorcée model chef mother sad tender emotional winsome london apartment kitchen office street childhood friendship mother/son relationship loneliness grief
A young American boy unable to overcome a speech defect is disturbed by the constant bickering of his parents, and when they get divorced, he slides into an emotional breakdown.
Other, Drama
Italy
2011
90 Minutes
Timothy Spall Brenda Blethyn Celia Imrie Mel Smith Joseph Phillips Jassa Ahluwalia Elijah Baker Janet Dibley Ellie Greenwood Angus Harrison
boy son mother brother teacher emotional heartwarming mushy tender uplifting england hospital school church street house mother/son relationship dreams angels christmas
The life of medieval author Christine de Pizan (Amanda Sandrelli).
Animation, Drama
Ireland|Canada|Luxembourg|USA|Japan|UK|France
2017
94 Minutes
girl father mother sibling police officer emotional incredible inspiring moving powerful afghanistan afghan village house shop wilderness family relationships financial troubles war in afghanistan poverty
In 2001, Afghanistan is under the control of the Taliban. When her father is captured, a determined young girl disguises herself as a boy in order to provide for her family.
Comedy, Drama
USA|China
2016
105 Minutes
Hailee Steinfeld Haley Lu Richardson Blake Jenner Kyra Sedgwick Woody Harrelson Hayden Szeto Alexander Calvert Eric Keenleyside Nesta Cooper Daniel Bacon Lina Renna
teen girl best friend older brother mother teacher love interest cheeky emotional cool high school house yard store classroom office lust growing up rejection friendship dating
High-school life gets even more unbearable for Nadine when her best friend, Krista, starts dating her older brother.
Drama
USA
2019
116 Minutes
Chrissy Metz Josh Lucas Topher Grace Marcel Ruiz Dennis Haysbert Sam Trammell Rebecca Staab Mike Colter Ali Skovbye Victor Zinck Jr. Lisa Durupt
adopted son pastor mother father rescue worker doctor incredible inspiring touching moving emotional powerful lake house school hospital hospital room rescue near-death experience family
When her 14-year-old son drowns in a lake, a faithful mother prays for him to come back from the brink of death and be healed.
Drama
UK|France|Belgium
2016
100 Minutes
Dave Johns Hayley Squires Dylan McKiernan Briana Shann Kate Rutter Sharon Percy Kema Sikazwe Micky McGregor Julie Nicholson
widower carpenter doctor government official single mother child cool engaging emotional disheartening england office house neighborhood hospital work-life balance grief health care heart attack romance
After having suffered a heart-attack, a 59-year-old carpenter must fight the bureaucratic forces of the system in order to receive Employment and Support Allowance.
Drama
India
2010
137 Minutes
Rajat Barmecha Ronit Roy Aayan Boradia Ram Kapoor Manjot Singh Anand Tiwari
student half brother father uncle emotional moving charming india college bar house hospital dysfunctional family brotherhood dream vs. reality child abuse drinking growing up 2010s
Expelled from his school, a 16-year old boy returns home to his abusive and oppressive father.
Drama
Japan
2010
106 Minutes
Takako Matsu Masaki Okada Yoshino Kimura Kaoru Fujiwara Kai Inowaki Hotaru Nomoto Mana Ashida Sora Iwata Daichi Izumi Karin Katô Takuya Kusakawa
mother grieving mother murderer murder victim student teacher dark intense gripping suspenseful chilling emotional japan school house murder confession psychopath investigation revenge
A psychological thriller of a grieving mother turned cold-blooded avenger with a twisty master plan to pay back those who were responsible for her daughter's death.
Drama
USA
1989
91 Minutes
Sean Astin Stockard Channing Melinda Dillon Jim Haynie Levon Helm Dinah Manoff Dermot Mulroney Tim Quill Keith Szarabajka Daphne Zuniga
father mother brother son older brother younger brother emotional heartwarming amusing small town restaurant family business life lessons coming of age father/son relationship mother/son relationship brotherhood growing up 1980s
The complacent life of three small town brothers is shattered when their father sells the family business from under them.
Drama
Canada
2002
90 Minutes
Molly Parker Rebecca Jenkins Stacy Smith Marguerite McNeil Elliot Page Hollis McLaren Emmy Alcorn Joseph Rutten Nicola Lipman Jackie Torrens
alcoholic sister mother teen girl daughter emotional tender solemn nova scotia house mother/child relationship alcoholism child abuse repression reconciliation sisterhood sacrifice rescue rivalry love
Three estranged sisters reunite to care for their dying mother and old conflicts and secrets return to the surface.
Kids & Family, Drama
1957
83 Minutes
Dorothy McGuire Fess Parker Tommy Kirk Kevin Corcoran Jeff York Beverly Washburn Chuck Connors
boy mother father dog brother endearing heartwarming sad texas ranch household childhood friendship family pets farming bravery growing up discovery sacrifice
A teenage boy (Tommy Kirk) grows to love a stray yellow dog while running his Texas homestead with his father (Fess Parker) away.
Drama
Germany
2018
93 Minutes
Aenne Schwarz Andreas Döhler Hans Löw Tilo Nest Lina Wendel Lisa Hagmeister Dagny Dewath Thomas Gräßle Annika Blendl Doris Buchrucker
woman boyfriend boss rapist rape victim intense emotional disheartening melodramatic touching brutal office office building rape fear isolation trust abuse secrets rescue
Janne's new boss's brother-in-law rapes her, but she doesn't report the incident and continues her way of life as usual. But her silence has consequences, not only for her but also for the love that she feels for her friend Piet.
Drama
USA
2000
122 Minutes
Kevin Spacey Helen Hunt Haley Joel Osment Jay Mohr Jim Caviezel Jon Bon Jovi Angie Dickinson David Ramsey Gary Werntz
teacher student single mother journalist homeless person ex-husband inspiring heartwarming emotional las vegas school household los angeles house big city kindness alcoholism assignment investigation book
A young boy attempts to make the world a better place after his teacher gives him that chance.
Adventure, Crime, Drama
Japan
2018
121 Minutes
Lily Franky Sakura Andô Mayu Matsuoka Kirin Kiki Jyo Kairi Miyu Sasaki Sôsuke Ikematsu
shoplifter man outsider child orphan abusive father engaging playful charming amusing emotional melodramatic japan house prison family happiness shoplifting child abuse crime
A family of small-time crooks take in a child they find outside in the cold.
Drama
Ireland|UK|Denmark|Spain
2003
98 Minutes
Aidan Quinn Iain Glen Marc Warren Dudley Sutton Alan Devlin Stuart Graham John Travers Chris Newman
school principal schoolboy schoolteacher prefect irishman teacher friend rival bully intense sad emotional endearing ireland school teaching school abuse sadism courage
The true story of a single teacher's courage to stand up against an untouchable prefect's sadistic disciplinary regime and other abuse in a Catholic Reformatory and Industrial School in 1939 Ireland.
Crime, Comedy, Drama
USA
2018
134 Minutes
John David Washington Adam Driver Laura Harrier Topher Grace Jasper Pääkkönen Corey Hawkins Ryan Eggold Michael Joseph Buscemi Paul Walter Hauser Ashlie Atkinson Alec Baldwin
detective white supremacist partner undercover cop police officer amusing hilarious tense suspenseful thrilling police station secret headquarters office woods house undercover operations ku klux klan police work investigation underdog
Ron Stallworth, an African American police officer from Colorado Springs, CO, successfully manages to infiltrate the local Ku Klux Klan branch with the help of a Jewish surrogate who eventually becomes its leader. Based on actual events.
Drama
2018
95 Minutes
Karine Teles Otávio Muller Adriana Esteves Konstantinos Sarris César Troncoso Mateus Solano Camilo Pellegrini Ariclenes Barroso Pablo Riera Lucas Gouvêa
mother father child brother sister teen boy touching emotional amusing charming cheeky moving rio de janeiro house school beach car auditorium leaving home mother/son relationship
On the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro, Irene has only a few days to overcome her anxiety about sending her eldest son out into the world on his own.
Drama
UK|France|Belgium
2019
100 Minutes
Kris Hitchen Debbie Honeywood Rhys Stone Katie Proctor Mark Birch Alfie Dobson Charlie Richmond
entrepreneur employee father wife husband mother child boss bleak brooding dark disheartening emotional gritty melancholy moving profound raw sad solemn
Hoping that self-employment through gig economy can solve their financial woes, a hard-up UK delivery driver and his wife struggling to raise a family end up trapped in the vicious circle of this modern-day form of labour exploitation.
Crime, Drama
Canada
2017
105 Minutes
Amanda Crew Jack Kesy Ty Olsson Stephen McHattie David Cubitt Peter McRobbie Matty Finochio Philip Granger Darren Dolynski Jason Diablo Fanny Migneault-Lecavalier
mother son brother priest police officer criminal brash brutal uneasy unrestrained tense raw house car police station barn bar office suicide murder
After a lengthy absence, a small town outlaw returns to his hometown, violently obsessed with the notion that his Mother's death was not a suicide.
Comedy, Drama
USA|Canada
2018
94 Minutes
Charlize Theron Mackenzie Davis Mark Duplass Ron Livingston Emily Haine Elaine Tan Asher Miles Fallica Lia Frankland Gameela Wright Colleen Wheeler Maddie Dixon-Poirier
mother wife husband brother child nanny amusing emotional tense raw touching house school parking lot barbecue concert stage motherhood marriage relationships childcare
A struggling mother of three forms an unexpected bond with the night nanny hired to help with her newborn baby.