20 movies like A Mother Knows Worst, ordered by similarity : The Sweetheart(2018), In the Fade(2017), A Good Woman Is Hard to Find(2019), Parasite(2019), Little Sister(2015), You Were Never Really Here(2017), Wildlife(2018), Spider(2002), Fugue(2018), Crimes of the Mind(2014), The Talented Mr. Ripley(1999), Out of the Blue(2006) ...
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA
2020
90 Minutes
Katie Leclerc Jeff Schine Victoria Barabas Todd Cahoon Heather Ankeny Katie Michels Tyee Tilghman Martha Hackett
mother pregnant woman grieving mother father friend baby bleak disturbing intense raw suspenseful frightening united states family home death of child obsession motherhood jealousy parenting rebuilding
After losing her child, Olivia Davis meets a woman and her daughter and admiration turns into obsession.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
France
2018
100 Minutes
Jessalyn Gilsig Jon Cor Hannah Vandenbygaart Scott Gibson Taveeta Szymanowicz
young woman mother father mother's boyfriend psychopath intense suspenseful thrilling disturbing melodramatic brooding house canada hospital car united states car accident divorce new love false identity
Matthias Le Goff, an Olympic champion, makes a homophobic statement on TV. His punishment: coach the Shiny Shrimps, an amateur gay water-polo team. They have only one thing in mind: to qualify for the Gay Games in Croatia.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Germany|France
2017
105 Minutes
Diane Kruger Denis Moschitto Johannes Krisch Samia Chancrin Numan Acar Ulrich Tukur Rafael Santana Ulrich Brandhoff Laurens Walter
mother grieving mother terrorist murderer murder victim son husband german sad shocking intense tense germany court workplace family home city terrorism extremism revenge
Katja's life collapses after the death of her husband and son in a bomb attack. After a time of mourning and injustice, Katja seeks revenge.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
UK|Belgium
2019
97 Minutes
Sarah Bolger Edward Hogg Andrew Simpson Jane Brennan Caolan Byrne Packy Lee Susan Ateh Sean Sloan Nigel O'Neill Rudy Doherty Macie McCauley
widow mother bleak tense thrilling suspenseful home united kingdom murder loss drug smuggling metamorphosis sacrifice 21st century
A recently widowed young mother will go to any lengths to protect her children as she seeks the truth behind her husband's murder.
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
South Korea
2019
132 Minutes
Song Kang-ho Yeo-jeong Jo So-dam Park Woo-sik Choi Sun-kyun Lee Seo-joon Park Jung Ziso Jeong-eun Lee Andreas Fronk Hyae Jin Chang Myeong-hoon Park
son mother daughter maid father tense bleak sad hilarious family home party estate secret hideout vanity class distinctions poverty murderous rampage hostage situation misfortune escape
Greed and class discrimination threaten the newly formed symbiotic relationship between the wealthy Park family and the destitute Kim clan.
Drama
2015
126 Minutes
Haruka Ayase Masami Nagasawa Kaho Suzu Hirose Kirin Kiki Shinobu Ohtake RyƓ Kase Jun Fubuki
sister mother figure estranged father sibling half sister friend caregiver grandmother love interest romantic interest mother lighthearted emotional engaging endearing positive japan home family home family
After the death of their estranged father, three siblings (Haruka Ayase, Masami Nagasawa, Kaho) invite their half sister (Suzu Hirose) to live with them.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
UK|USA|France
2017
90 Minutes
Joaquin Phoenix Ekaterina Samsonov Alessandro Nivola Alex Manette John Doman Judith Roberts Dante Pereira-Olson Leigh Dunham Jason Babinsky
kidnapped child kidnapper mother hired hand young girl police officer bleak dark disturbing frightful gripping intense united states new york brothel country house house trauma abuse kidnapping
A traumatized veteran, unafraid of violence, tracks down missing girls for a living. When a job spins out of control, Joe's nightmares overtake him as a conspiracy is uncovered leading to what may be his death trip or his awakening.
Drama
USA
2018
104 Minutes
Carey Mulligan Jake Gyllenhaal Ed Oxenbould Bill Camp Zoe Colletti Travis W. Bruyer Darryl Cox Mollie Milligan
teen boy golfer housewife firefighter mother friend bleak emotional tense intricate raw montana forest school house car small town mother/child relationship father/child relationship marriage
A teenage boy must deal with his mother's complicated response after his father temporarily abandons them to take a menial and dangerous job.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
2002
98 Minutes
Ralph Fiennes Miranda Richardson Gabriel Byrne Bradley Hall Lynn Redgrave John Neville Gary Reineke Philip Craig
mental patient schizophrenic father mother mistress friend disturbing intense dark mental institution halfway house london canal pub kitchen memory mental illness childhood trauma family dysfunction secret
Haunted by his childhood, a psychotic loner (Ralph Fiennes) has difficulty after his release from a mental institution.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
2018
100 Minutes
Gabriela Muskala Lukasz Simlat Malgorzata Buczkowska Piotr Skiba Halina Rasiakowna Zbigniew Walerys Dariusz Chojnacki Iwo Rajski Klara Bielawka Grzegorz Stelmaszewski
amnesiac mother daughter wife family member friend gripping raw emotional intricate tense forest hospital house beach train tracks train station amnesia starting over going home
Alicja suffers from memory loss and has rebuilt her own free-spirited way of life. Two years later, she returns to her former family to assume against her will her role as wife, mother, and daughter to people who are strangers to her.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Canada|USA
2014
90 Minutes
Christina Cox Tina Ivlev Paula Trickey Rebekah Kennedy Blanca Blanco Matt Corboy Eric Scott Woods Joe Howard Mandy Levin
woman kidnapped child kidnapper mother cult leader intense disturbing brooding thrilling emotional suspenseful cult headquarters brainwashing cult mother/daughter relationship desperation emotional abuse love rescue underdog
A woman spends five years trying to get her brainwashed daughter back from a cult.
Crime, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA
1999
139 Minutes
Matt Damon Gwyneth Paltrow Jude Law Cate Blanchett Philip Seymour Hoffman Jack Davenport James Rebhorn Sergio Rubini Philip Baker Hall Celia Weston Fiorello
sociopath playboy expatriates father friend detective thrilling suspenseful tense new york city italy boat hotel rome apartment deception death affair friendship obsession
In late 1950s New York, Tom Ripley, a young underachiever, is sent to Italy to retrieve Dickie Greenleaf, a rich and spoiled millionaire playboy. But when the errand fails, Ripley takes extreme measures.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
New Zealand
2006
102 Minutes
Karl Urban Matthew Sunderland Lois Lawn Simon Ferry Tandi Wright Paul Glover William Kircher Georgia Fabish Fayth Rasmussen
murderer older man mother daughter boyfriend survivor disturbing tense emotional profound new zealand small town house street beach mass murder violence arson david gray survival
Based on the Aramoana Massacre that occurred on 13 November and 14 November 1990. Resident David Gray, an unemployed gun collector, went on a rampage in which 13 people were shot dead, before Gray himself was shot by police.
Mystery & Thriller, Sci-Fi, Drama
USA
2018
100 Minutes
Gugu Mbatha-Raw Lorraine Toussaint Saniyya Sidney David Strathairn Christopher Denham Hannah Kauffmann Avery Akerson Levi Dylan Monique Straw Ramona King Richard L. Olsen
mother daughter grandmother cop sheriff scientist bleak brooding dreamy somber spirited desert cottage car small town family home on the run super powers apocalypse energy field
After years in hiding, a woman is forced to go on the run when her superhuman abilities are discovered. Years after having abandoned her family, the only place she has left to hide is home.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA
2016
89 Minutes
Arianne Zucker Brando Eaton George Stults Natalie Lander Joanne Baron Todd Cahoon Josh Drennen Theodora Greece Catherine Lazo Sierra Love Brett Ryback
magazine editor husband assistant wife daughter babysitter creepy disturbing frightening intense shocking suspenseful tense united states home magazine office secret plans revenge murder revenge
A magazine editor's life and career simultaneously begin to unravel after she takes on a new assistant with secret motives of his own.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
India
2008
134 Minutes
Rajeev Khandelwal Aishwarya Vasan Bala Chinkal Jhilmil Hazrika Gajraj Rao
terrorist medical student father mother brother sister brutal tense frightening mumbai, india airport street terrorism blackmail violence family schemes abduction transformation mystery
A doctor of Indian origin returning to Mumbai from London is forced to participate in a terrorist plot.
Drama
USA|UK
2003
100 Minutes
Holly Hunter Evan Rachel Wood Nikki Reed Jeremy Sisto Kip Pardue Sarah Clarke D.W. Moffett Vanessa Hudgens Jenicka Carey Ulysses Estrada
teen girl best friend mother foster mother boyfriend brother disturbing raw los angeles family home school troubled youth peer pressure mother/daughter relationship drugs sexual awakening shoplifting growing up transformation temptation
A thirteen-year-old girl's relationship with her mother is put to the test as she discovers drugs, sex, and petty crime in the company of her cool but troubled best friend.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Ireland|Australia
2015
111 Minutes
Nicole Kidman Joseph Fiennes Hugo Weaving Lisa Flanagan Meyne Wyatt Maddison Brown Nicholas Hamilton Jim Russell Sean Keenan Martin Dingle-Wall
teen girl teen boy parent police officer community member mother tense striking somber raw frightening disturbing desert rural community outback australia small town town storm disappearance
A family finds their dull life in a rural outback town rocked after their two teenage children disappear into the desert, sparking disturbing rumors of their past.
Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Canada
2018
106 Minutes
Anouk Whissell Graham Verchere Judah Lewis Caleb Emery Cory Gruter-Andrew Tiera Skovbye Rich Sommer Jason Gray-Stanford Shauna Johannesen J. Alex Brinson
friend mother journalist neighbor teen boy serial killer suspenseful frightening small town basement woods home island neighborhood mysterious deaths evil investigation determination crush 1980s
After suspecting that their police officer neighbor is a serial killer, a group of teenage friends spend their summer spying on him and gathering evidence, but as they get closer to discovering the truth, things get dangerous.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
2017
98 Minutes
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Heather Graham Christopher McDonald Reyna De Courcy Jennifer Ehle Rob Morgan Tyler Elliot Burke Pamela Dunlap Louis Mustillo Lynne Wintersteller Lauren LaVera
business partner daughter addict mother family businessman gripping tense suspenseful atlantic city, n.j. united states city crime fresh start parenting parent/child relationship addiction fall rescue revenge
As a major storm approaches the outskirts of Atlantic City, a newly sober police detective goes to extreme measures to make sure that his estranged family does not fall victim to the vengeance of a local crime lord.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama, Horror
India
2009
146 Minutes
Madhavan Neetu Chandra Poonam Dhillon Sachin Khedekar Dhritiman Chatterjee Deepak Dobriyal
tenant wife police officer friend tv personality mother tense chilling thrilling apartment police station india mysterious past mind games family danger television show violence discovery mystery
A man experiences a supernatural occurrence at his newly purchased apartment; a soap opera being telecast exclusively on his TV, which shows the future of his family.