Movies like Friend's Mother 2017: The Day My Friend Wasn't Home (2017)
The best movies like Friend's Mother 2017: The Day My Friend Wasn't Home (2017) are Love Don't Co$t a Thing (2003), The Clique (2008) and Adventures of Dally and Spanky (2019). If Friend's Mother 2017: The Day My Friend Wasn't Home hooked you with its family, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedLove Don't Co$t a Thing (2003)7.7/10 from 743 votes
- NewestGame of Hearts (2025)Released 2025
- In KoreanMeaty (2019)Also in Korean
Love Don't Co$t a Thing (2003)
A high school outcast pays a cheerleader to pose as his girlfriend so he can be considered cool.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Clique (2008)
A young girl tries to fit in with a clique of popular middle school girls after moving into the guest house of one of their homes.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family
SnoozefestMovies like thisAdventures of Dally and Spanky (2019)
A girl inherits a miniature horse that develops an unlikely friendship with her half-sister's Jack Russell Terrier, who takes to riding on the horse's back.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family
Worth the HypeMovies like thisBecause of Winn-Dixie (2005)
A girl, abandoned by her mother when she was three, moves to a small town in Florida with her father. There, she adopts an orphaned dog she names Winn-Dixie. The bond between the girl and her special companion brings together the people in a small Florida town and heals her own troubled relationship with her father.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPreacher's Kid (2010)
Longing to experience more of life, twentysomething preacher's daughter Angie strikes out on her own for the very first time and joins a traveling gospel show.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMy Spy The Eternal City (2024)
JJ, a veteran CIA agent, reunites with his protégé Sophie, in order to prevent a catastrophic nuclear plot targeting the Vatican.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSarafina! (1992)
A Soweto schoolgirl named Sarafina is galvanized to protest apartheid after her teacher is arrested for her activism, leading her to join the student resistance movement.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPlease Don't Eat the Daisies (1960)
Drama critic Larry Mackay, his wife Kate and their four sons move from their crowded Manhattan apartment to an old house in the country. While housewife Kate settles into suburban life, Larry continues to enjoy the theater and party scene of New York.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAn American Rhapsody (2001)
A Hungarian family forced to flee the Communist country for the United States must leave a young daughter behind. Six years later, the family arranges to bring the absent daughter to the United States where she has trouble adjusting. The daughter then decides to travel to Budapest to discover her identity.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisJesus Henry Christ (2012)
At the age of ten, Henry James Hermin, a boy who was conceived in a petri-dish and raised by his feminist mother, follows a string of Post-It notes in hopes of finding his biological father.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMy Brother's Keeper (2021)
Returning war veteran SFC Travis Fox has one more battle to fight – PTSD. Following an improvised explosive device attack that killed his best friend and their entire Ranger platoon, Travis returns to his hometown to settle the mysterious affairs of his late parents. In searching for answers, he uncovers a new obstacle and finds support from church counselor Tiffany Robertson. Slowly beginning to rediscover his faith in God, Travis uncovers a secret hidden by his friend Donnie that threatens his newfound faith, restores his guilt, and causes him to consider the unthinkable.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958)
When the lovely Princess Parisa is shrunken by wicked Sokurah the Magician, Sinbad must embark on a quest to an island of monsters to cure her and prevent a war.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family
Worth the HypeMovies like thisCirque du Soleil: Worlds Away (2012)
An original story featuring performances by Cirque du Soleil. A young woman is entranced by an Aerialist. When they fall into the dreamlike world of Cirque du Soleil and are separated, they travel through the different tent worlds trying to find each other.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMy Science Project (1985)
His high school teacher issues an ultimatum: turn in a science project or flunk. So Mike Harlan scavenges a military base's junk pile for a suitable gizmo. He finds one... and unwittingly unleashes the awesome power and energy of the unknown. Twisted dimensions. Time warps. A fantastic realm where the past, present, and future collide in a whirling vortex of startling adventure and superlative special effects.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHow the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966)
Bitter and hateful, the Grinch is irritated at the thought of a nearby village having a happy time celebrating Christmas. Disguised as Santa Claus, with his dog made to look like a reindeer, he decides to raid the village to steal all the Christmas things.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family
Worth the HypeMovies like thisWill (2011)
Brennan is Liverpool's number one fan, able to recite facts ad infinitum about the club and at a public school in the south of England since his father Gareth is emotionally unable to care for him following the death of Will's mother. Gareth appears one day out of the blue with tickets for Liverpool's trip to the 2005 Champions League Final in Istanbul.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTroop Zero (2019)
In rural 1977 Georgia, a misfit girl dreams of life in outer space. When a national competition offers her a chance at her dream, to be recorded on NASA’s Golden Record, she recruits a makeshift troupe of Birdie Scouts, forging friendships that last a lifetime and beyond.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family
Worth the HypeMovies like thisGet Santa (2014)
A father and son must team up to save Christmas when they discover Santa Claus sleeping in their garage, having crashed his sleigh and found himself on the run from the police.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSpace Buddies (2009)
B-Dawg, Mudbud, Budderball, and all the rest of the Buddies are back, but this time, they're setting their sights even higher -- as in, the moon! With the help of their new pals Spudnick and Gravity, these pooches are go for launch. But to pull off their moon landing and make it home safely, our canine heroes will have to summon all their bravery and imagination...
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family
SnoozefestMovies like thisTouchback (2011)
A former high-school football star loses his shot at a college scholarship due to a devastating gridiron injury, but gets a second chance at living his dream.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSecret Sins (2006)
When ex-wild child Diane (Jacey Andrews) decides to settle down and get married, she means business. And when she joins her new husband and some friends (including Gina Ryder and Miss Felony) for a weekend in the country, her fast past comes back to haunt her. Will she reconcile with the fact that she banged her husband’s best friend on a jogging trail some months back, or will she fall headlong into the swinging party girl lifestyle that her slutty cabin mates have made all too welcoming for her? Is one man enough to sate her lusty appetites, or will Diane take it upon herself to spice things up a bit? In this common law cabin, how much loving does a normal couple need?
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both family
Vacance (2013)
What does the greatest actress, an elegant daughter-in-law of a rich family and a bride-to-be have in common? Their hard core party life in the past. While being threatened of being exposed, they get an order to seduce some men... These men are just a regular photographer, a handsome guy and a humorous guy on the outside but they all have a secret hobby of their own. The three men and three women run into each other and leave on the perfect vacation to paradise. However, everything was just a plot...
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both family
Powerful Father-in-law and Good Daughter-in-law (2021)
"You need to get married to get your act together!" Married life started after Kang-min was unable to win against his father's constant nagging. However, the daughter-in-law is completely unsatisfied with her sex life with Kang-min, who lacks energy and vitality. She gradually finds herself drawn to her healthy, powerful father-in-law whom she sees every day around the house... An erotic drama depicting a shocking and forbidden relationship under one roof.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both family
My Wife's Sister (2016)
Ji-seon is living with her sister and her husband after a divorce. Her sister Ji-yeong leaves for a work trip and Ji-seon is at home all alone with her brother-in-law. The two can't hide their sexual passion and they cross the line. Every time Ji-yeong leaves, the two enjoy risky sex...
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both family
My Brother's Wife 2 (2016)
A film about what happens when a man who is in debt and caught by Gundal becomes the wife's bodyguard.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both family
Game of Hearts (2025)
A tough guy is rare, and Robbie, the local heartthrob, is no exception. When he gets entangled with the girlfriend of a shady private investigator, he enters a world of excess and mystery. In the gritty nightlife of Los Angeles, these charming men will compete in nightclubs and bedrooms, leading one lucky woman to decide who wins in the Game of Hearts.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Affair with a 20-year-old Female Student (2023)
The woman, who went to her boyfriend's house and witnessed the scene where he had an affair with a young student, is surprised, leaves without saying anything, and drinks alone. Drunk, she stumbles on the way into her house, but her friend's brother sees her and supports her. After hearing her reason for drinking, he starts to seduce her by thinking about having sex with her.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Erotic In-Laws (2019)
A man who loves pictures of Japanese women falls in love with one of the girls in his photos. He heads to Japan to find her and happens to stumble across her in the street. They begin to date and eventually he meets her mother, who is shocked to see the Korean man looks like her late husband in his youth. The widow is attracted to him, but he is attracted to her, too.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
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What are the best movies like Friend's Mother 2017: The Day My Friend Wasn't Home?
The closest matches to Friend's Mother 2017: The Day My Friend Wasn't Home are Love Don't Co$t a Thing (2003), The Clique (2008) and Adventures of Dally and Spanky (2019). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Friend's Mother 2017: The Day My Friend Wasn't Home?
Start with Love Don't Co$t a Thing (2003), the closest match to Friend's Mother 2017: The Day My Friend Wasn't Home.
What is the highest-rated movie like Friend's Mother 2017: The Day My Friend Wasn't Home?
Love Don't Co$t a Thing (2003), rated 7.7/10 by 743 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Friend's Mother 2017: The Day My Friend Wasn't Home?
Game of Hearts (2025) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there Korean movies like Friend's Mother 2017: The Day My Friend Wasn't Home?
Yes: Meaty (2019), 내삼촌의아내:내여자가되던날 (2017) and Vacance (2013).
How are movies similar to Friend's Mother 2017: The Day My Friend Wasn't Home chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Friend's Mother 2017: The Day My Friend Wasn't Home, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.