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Movies like Hi, Mom (2021)

The best movies like Hi, Mom (2021) are Christmas...Again?! (2021), Afterlife of the Party (2021) and Peggy Sue Got Married (1986). If Hi, Mom hooked you with its drama and comedy, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. Christmas...Again?! (2021)

    Rowena "Ro" is a high-spirited 11-year-old hoping to add more spunk to her Christmas celebrations when her parents’ divorce is going anything but smoothly.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & fantasy

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  2. Afterlife of the Party (2021)

    A social butterfly who dies during her birthday week is given a second chance to right her wrongs on Earth.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both fantasy & comedy

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  3. Peggy Sue Got Married (1986)

    At her 25th high school reunion, Peggy Sue faints and awakens in 1960—back in her senior year, before her marriage and all her regrets. Given a second chance to relive her youth, she must decide whether to change the choices that shaped her life or embrace the past that made her who she is.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & drama

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  4. The Odd Life of Timothy Green (2012)

    A childless couple bury a box in their backyard, containing all of their wishes for an infant. Soon, a child is born, though Timothy Green is not all that he appears.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both fantasy & drama

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  5. Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling (1986)

    Although Jo Jo Dancer has achieved success as a stand-up comedian, he hasn't found happiness. After receiving severe burns in a narcotics-related incident, Jo Jo remains in a coma, and, while in this state, he looks back on his life. Drifting off into memories of his troubled childhood, Jo Jo revisits his youth, recalling his eventual rise to fame and the decadence that followed. As he considers his existence, he must decide if he wants to go on living or not.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & comedy

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  6. The Willoughbys (2020)

    When the four Willoughby children are abandoned by their selfish parents, they must learn how to adapt their Old-Fashioned values to the contemporary world in order to create something new: The Modern Family.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & fantasy

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  7. Slumberland (2022)

    A young girl discovers a secret map to the dreamworld of Slumberland, and with the help of an eccentric outlaw, she traverses dreams and flees nightmares, with the hope that she will be able to see her late father again.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & fantasy

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  8. Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins (2008)

    When a celebrated TV show host returns to his hometown in the South, his family is there to remind him that going home is no vacation!

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & drama

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  9. Kristin's Christmas Past (2013)

    Kristin, a cynical 34-year-old, drinks a mysterious champagne on Christmas Eve and wakes up seventeen years in the past, sharing a room with her 17-year-old self. Given the chance to change the worst Christmas of her life, she attempts to fix past mistakes, only to discover surprising truths about her family that may help her mend her present-day relationships.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & fantasy

  10. 40 Acres (2025)

    Hailey Freeman and her family are the last descendants of African American farmers who settled in rural Canada after the Civil War. In a famine-decimated near future, they now struggle to safeguard their farm, as they make one last stand against a vicious militia hell-bent on taking their 40 Acres.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & fantasy

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  11. Bookworm (2024)

    Eleven-year-old Mildred’s life is turned upside down when her mother lands in hospital and estranged, American magician father, Strawn Wise, comes to look after her. Hoping to entertain the bookish tween, Strawn takes Mildred camping in the notoriously rugged New Zealand wilderness, and the pair embark on the ultimate test of family bonding – a quest to find the mythological beast known as the Canterbury Panther.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & drama

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  12. The 12 Days of Christmas Eve (2022)

    When Brian Conway, a successful businessman whose family relationships have suffered, gets in a car accident on Christmas Eve, Santa gives him twelve chances to redo the day and repair the relationships in his life, including with his daughter Michelle.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & fantasy

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  13. The Loud House Movie (2021)

    The Loud family travel to Scotland and discover they are descendants of Scottish royalty as they move into their giant ancestral castle.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & fantasy

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  14. A Very Brady Christmas (1988)

    Almost 20 years after the start of the original "Brady Bunch" the kids are grown up and have kids of their own. Everyone is having a wonderful time back at the family house for Christmas, until Mike learns of a structural problem in one of the buildings he designed. As he is inspecting the problem, the building collapses, trapping him inside. As the whole family waits by the pile of rubble, they fear the worst. Will Dad be all right?

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & comedy

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  15. Free Rein: The Twelve Neighs of Christmas (2018)

    As Bright Fields preps for its Mistletoe Ball, a broken ornament leads Zoe to a family secret, while Gaby finds herself at the mercy of new boss Mia.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & drama

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  16. Tom and Jerry: Forbidden Compass (2025)

    During a chase inside a museum, Tom and Jerry find an ancient magical compass and end up being transported through time. Lost in a distant era, they will need to work together to find a way back home.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & fantasy

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  17. The Boy with Green Hair (1948)

    Peter, an orphaned boy, is adopted by Gramp Frye after his parents are killed in Europe while doing war relief work. The boy feels safe with his new caretaker, but when he is taunted for being an orphan, he gets demoralized. The next day Peter wakes up with green hair. Embarrassed and further ridiculed, Peter seeks solace in a nearby forest. To his surprise, he finds other orphans in the woods, who encourage him to spread news of the injustices of war.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & comedy

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  18. Six Pack (1982)

    Stopping briefly in a small Texas town, an itinerant race car driver finds that his stock car, on a trailer behind his motor home, has just been quickly and expertly stripped. He chases down the miscreants, who turn out to be six orphan children. He has no recourse to the law, for the corrupt local sheriff takes most of the proceeds of their thievery in exchange for not putting them in an orphanage. They are charming rogues who are in turn charmed by him. Disliking their arrangement with the sheriff, they stow away with him, and he finds himself becoming a reluctant stepfather. Thanks to their enthusiasm and incredible mechanical know-how, he begins to make a name for himself on the racing circuit. But the sheriff doesn't take kindly to losing his extra income...

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & comedy

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  19. Family Weekend (2013)

    A 16-year-old girl takes her parents hostage after they miss her big jump-roping competition.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & drama

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  20. The 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 comedy & drama

  21. Sapphire Blue (2014)

    Gwen has just discovered, that she's the final member of the secret time-traveling Circle of Twelve. Now she has to juggle with constant trips to the past, her relationships with Gideon and figuring out dark secrets surrounding the Circle.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both fantasy & drama

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  22. My Little Sweet Pea (2013)

    It isn't easy to find a dream to chase when you're young, but Mugiko has one: she can't wait to become an anime voice actress. Saving up for classes while she works part time in a manga store, she lives with her older, gambler brother after her father's death. When the mother she never knew turns up out of nowhere and moves in, it only causes irritation for the aspiring otaku. But when her mother just as quickly disappears, it leaves Mugiko (or "Sweet Pea") searching for answers, bringing her back to her mother's hometown to discover what happened to her mother's own dream.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy & drama

  23. The Visitors (1993)

    After a wizard's spell goes awry, 12th-century Gallic knight Godefroy de Papincourt, Count of Montmirail finds himself transported to 1993, along with his dimwitted servant, Jacquouille la Fripouille. Startled and perplexed by modern technology, the duo run amok, destroying cars and causing chaos until they meet Beatrice de Montmirail, an aristocratic descendant of the nobleman, who may be able to help them get back to 1123.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both fantasy & comedy

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  24. Time for You to Get a Watch (2022)

    Patrick is just an average person about to go on a date. On his way he finds a watch.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy & drama

  25. Izo (2004)

    Izo is an assassin in the service of a Tosa lord and Imperial supporter. After killing dozens of the Shogun's men, Izo is captured and crucified. Instead of being extinguished, his rage propels him through the space-time continuum to present-day Tokyo. Here Izo transforms himself into a new, improved killing machine.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama & fantasy

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  26. El Peor Mejor Día (2025)

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  27. Kate & Leopold (2001)

    When her scientist ex-boyfriend discovers a portal to travel through time -- and brings back a 19th-century nobleman named Leopold to prove it -- a skeptical Kate reluctantly takes responsibility for showing Leopold the 21st century. The more time Kate spends with Leopold, the harder she falls for him. But if he doesn't return to his own time, his absence will forever alter history.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy

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  28. Warlock (1989)

    In 17th century New England, witch hunter Giles Redferne captures an evil warlock, but the conjurer eludes death with supernatural help. Flung into the future, the warlock winds up in the 1980s and plans to bring about the end of the world. Redferne follows the enchanter into the modern era and continues his mission, but runs into trouble in such unfamiliar surroundings. With the help of a young woman, can Redferne finally defeat the warlock?

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both fantasy

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  29. Suburban Commando (1991)

    Shep Ramsey is an interstellar hero, righting wrongs, etc. His ship is damaged after a fight with an interstellar nasty and he must hide out on Earth until it can recharge. He leaves his power suit at home, but still finds himself unable to allow wrongs to go unrighted and so mixes it up with bad drivers, offensive paperboys, muggers and the like.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy

  30. Graveyard of Horses (2022)

    A frigid winter on the Mongolian steppe, an untimely snowstorm aggravated the lives of a pregnant herder and her 8-year-old daughter: the missing flock of sheep, the unborn child, the absent husband, traces of wolves...... everything led the mother and daughter to places they’ve never been.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like Hi, Mom?

The closest matches to Hi, Mom are Christmas...Again?! (2021), Afterlife of the Party (2021) and Peggy Sue Got Married (1986). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after Hi, Mom?

Start with Christmas...Again?! (2021), the closest match to Hi, Mom.

What is the highest-rated movie like Hi, Mom?

Slumberland (2022), rated 7.2/10 by 998 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like Hi, Mom?

El Peor Mejor Día (2025) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there Chinese movies like Hi, Mom?

Yes: Tom and Jerry: Forbidden Compass (2025) and Graveyard of Horses (2022).

How are movies similar to Hi, Mom chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Hi, Mom, 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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