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Movies like To Comfort You (2009)

The best movies like To Comfort You (2009) are Shiva Baby (2021), Elena Undone (2010) and Four Good Days (2021). If To Comfort You hooked you, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. Shiva Baby (2021)

    College student Danielle must cover her tracks when she unexpectedly runs into her sugar daddy at a shiva - with her parents, ex-girlfriend and family friends also in attendance.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  2. Elena Undone (2010)

    The wife of a pastor who preaches against homosexuality embarks on an affair with a female writer.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  3. Four Good Days (2021)

    A mother helps her daughter work through four crucial days of recovery from substance abuse.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  4. Tuesday (2024)

    A mother and her teenage daughter must confront Death when it arrives in the form of an astonishing talking bird.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  5. The Truth About Jane (2000)

    High schooler Jane struggles with the self-discovery that she is a lesbian after developing an intense friendship with another girl. However, this is only the start of Jane's troubles when her unaccepting mother Janice also contends with the surprising revelation brought forth by her only daughter.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  6. Ellie and Abbie (and Ellie's Dead Aunt) (2020)

    School captain Ellie is seriously crushing on her rebellious classmate Abbie. Determined to ask her first love to the year 12 formal, Ellie devises a plan to go public with the invitation but before she can go through with it, her dead aunt Tara reappears from beyond the grave. Believing she's been brought back from the dead to be Ellie's fairy godmother, Tara dishes out unwanted dating advice based on her life as an out lesbian in the '80s.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  7. Palm Trees and Power Lines (2023)

    Seventeen-year-old Lea spends her summer break tanning in her backyard, and drifting between tiptoeing around her needy mother, and aimlessly trailing her best friend and boys from school. This monotony is interrupted by a chance encounter with Tom, a seductive man twice her age who promises an alternative to Lea's unsatisfying adolescent life.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  8. Lady Bird (2017)

    Lady Bird McPherson, a strong willed, deeply opinionated, artistic 17 year old comes of age in Sacramento. Her relationship with her mother and her upbringing are questioned and tested as she plans to head off to college.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  9. The Fallout (2021)

    In the wake of a school tragedy, Vada, Mia and Quinton form a unique and dynamic bond as they navigate the never linear, often confusing journey to heal in a world that feels forever changed.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  10. Jack of the Red Hearts (2016)

    A teenage con artist tricks a desperate mother into hiring her as a live-in companion for her autistic daughter.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  11. LOL (2012)

    In a world connected by YouTube, iTunes, and Facebook, Lola and her friends navigate the peer pressures of high school romance and friendship while dodging their sometimes overbearing and confused parents. When Lola's mom, Anne, "accidentally" reads her teenage daughter's racy journal, she realizes just how wide their communication gap has grown.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  12. An Education (2009)

    Despite her sheltered upbringing, Jenny is a teen with a bright future; she's smart, pretty, and has aspirations of attending Oxford University. When David, a charming but much older suitor, motors into her life in a shiny automobile, Jenny gets a taste of adult life that she won't soon forget.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  13. The Vampire Lovers (1970)

    In the heart of Styria the Karnstein Family, even after their mortal deaths, rise from their tombs spreading evil in the countryside in their lust for fresh blood. Baron Hartog whose family are all victims of Karnstein vampirism, opens their graves and drives a stake through their diabolical hearts. One grave he cannot locate is that of the legendary beautiful Mircalla Karnstein. Years of peace follow that grisly night until Mircalla reappears to avenge her family's decimation and satisfy her desire for blood.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  14. Departure (2016)

    An English mother and her teenage son spend a week preparing the sale of their remote holiday house in the South of France. Fifteen-year-old Elliot struggles with his dawning sexuality and an increasing alienation from his mother, Beatrice. She in turn is confronted by the realisation that her marriage to his father, Philip, has grown loveless and the life she knows is coming to an end. When an enigmatic local teenager, Clément, quietly enters their lives, both mother and son are compelled to confront their desires and, finally, each other.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  15. Beaches (1988)

    A privileged rich debutante and a cynical struggling entertainer share a turbulent, but strong childhood friendship over the years.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  16. 'night, Mother (1986)

    A mother and daughter spend a night together after the daughter reveals that she will kill herself by the end of it.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  17. Cowboys (2020)

    Troy and his young transgender son Joe are on the run from his conservative mother in the Montana wilderness, with a detective in hot pursuit.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  18. Hot Milk (2025)

    Rose and her daughter Sofia travel to the Spanish seaside town of Almería to consult with the shamanic Dr. Gomez, a physician who could possibly hold the cure to Rose’s mystery illness, which has left her bound to a wheelchair. But in the sultry atmosphere of this sun-bleached town Sofia, who has been trapped by her mother’s illness all her life, finally starts to shed her inhibitions, enticed by the persuasive charms of enigmatic traveller Ingrid.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

  19. Love You to Death (2019)

    Inspired by a true story, this film tells the shocking tale of a mother and daughter who are nothing like they seem, their tumultuous relationship ending in a brutal murder.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  20. The Starling Girl (2023)

    17-year-old Jem Starling struggles with her place within her Christian fundamentalist community. But everything changes when her magnetic youth pastor Owen returns to their church.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like To Comfort You?

The closest matches to To Comfort You are Shiva Baby (2021), Elena Undone (2010) and Four Good Days (2021). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after To Comfort You?

Start with Shiva Baby (2021), the closest match to To Comfort You.

What is the highest-rated movie like To Comfort You?

The Fallout (2021), rated 7.5/10 by 1,353 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like To Comfort You?

Hot Milk (2025) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there English movies like To Comfort You?

Yes: Shiva Baby (2021), Elena Undone (2010) and Four Good Days (2021).

How are movies similar to To Comfort You chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside To Comfort You, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.

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