Movies like My Mum's Best Friend (2010)
The best movies like My Mum's Best Friend (2010) are Henry & June (1990), True Romance (1993) and The Hot Spot (1990). If My Mum's Best Friend hooked you with its romance, these 23 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedTrue Romance (1993)7.5/10 from 3,246 votes
- NewestWhen The Rain Falls (2022)Released 2022
Henry & June (1990)
While traveling in Paris, author Henry Miller and his wife, June, meet Anais Nin, and sexual sparks fly as Nin starts an affair with the openly bisexual June. When June is forced to return to the U.S., she gives Nin her blessing to sleep with her husband. Then, when June returns to France, an unexpected, and sometimes contentious, threesome forms.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTrue Romance (1993)
Clarence marries hooker Alabama, steals cocaine from her pimp, and tries to sell it in Hollywood, while the owners of the coke try to reclaim it.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Hot Spot (1990)
Upon arriving to a small town, a drifter quickly gets into trouble with the local authorities — and the local women — after he robs a bank.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNaked Lust (2009)
Softcore flick about popular singer Cherry Pop who is desperately looking for inspiration for a new album.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Secret Sex Club (2003)
A man visits a mysterious woman after strange things start happening in his apartment.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
The Pamela Principle (1992)
Pamela is a young actress who has moved into New York City from the midwest. She meets up with Carl who is middle-aged tailor of women's clothings and is going through a "mid-life crisis". He sees his son's amourous escapades and longs for better relationship with his wife Anne who is distant at times. He has an affair with Pamela. But Pamela's lifestyle does not go well with him.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
With Heart (2005)
Two women make love passionately until things get a little dark...
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Geile Sau (2005)
Two lesbians fantasize about how it would be if they were gay men.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Hotel Exotica (1999)
A woman, her husband, her sister and the husband's business partner visit a resort, where stale relationships are rekindled with the help of the hostess and her girls.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Diary of Lust (2000)
An esteemed sex researcher discovers a very old diary, with a number of strange and erotic secrets within. A Gothic-erotic tale of obsession.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
When The Rain Falls (2022)
Hazuki clips her nails every time it rains. She caressed 'her' with these fingers back then. Hazuki, an editor of a publishing company now, is attracted by Shiori, the head of planning. On a day when the two women soaked wet in the rain, they enter an motel for shelter and take a shower. There Hazuki sees the image of her lost "girlfriend" in Shiori and eventually they reach out to each other.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Der Hammer (2005)
A musical about a woman getting work done on her house.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Rivals in Love (1976)
A maid at a seaside hotel nurses to health a man she found on the beach who has lost his memory.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Carol (2015)
In 1950s New York, a department-store clerk who dreams of a better life falls for an older, married woman.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisBar Hopping Hotties (2003)
Carol, timid and reserved, doesn't like to go out and party. But when she finally decides to step out of her comfort zone and go to a bar, Carol discovers a side of herself she's never seen before. After witnessing erotic episodes amongst the bar staff, she begins to get in touch with her sensual side, proving to everyone she meets that she's definitely a bar hopping hottie!
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
The Busy Lesbian Club (1934)
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Emma & Louise (2000)
Emma and Louise meet at a nightclub. They enjoy each other, have a drink and end their evening in bed. This is when the question of protected sex arises...
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Madame Hollywood (2002)
Daisy arrives in Los Angeles full of dreams and aspirations, but when her boyfriend dumps her unceremoniously, she ends up stripping to eke out a living. Soon, her ambition takes over as she unites her fellow strippers and begins a business that caters to a very wealthy and not so discreet clientele. It is not long before the Los Angeles Vice Squad raids her apartment and she meets and falls in love with Detective Collin. Will she now reveal all she knows? And can she find true love with Collin and finally enjoy the life of which she once dreamed?
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Arisan Brondong (2010)
Geng socialite mother; Lolita was a widow who became entrepreneurs due to expensive boutiques treasure Gono-gini ex-ex-husband, Anis rather an idiot, and Uut fat, often hold joint gathering costly. By the time the three get together, the mortal enemy of Lolita, Misye, while gathering brought a popcorn (the term to refer to youth aged bear) named Erik. Misye gaze is believed to be a challenge for Lolita, which eventually terkompori and with Anis and Uut, holding auditions looking for popcorn at the shop.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Stolen Kisses (2001)
Max and Karen seem like a normal happily married couple, but in reality are undercover agents working for different governments. Their sexual relationship develops with new neighbors Melinda and Phil.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Nefeli (1980)
A beautiful woman is going to the island of Lesbos to rest, there she will meet two other beautiful young women and it will be great having sex with everyone.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Loving Annabelle (2007)
Annabelle is the wise-beyond-her-years newcomer to an exclusive Catholic girls school. Having been expelled from her first two schools she's bound to stir some trouble. Sparks fly though when sexual chemistry appears between her and the Head of her dorm and English teacher, Simone Bradley. Annabelle pursues her relentlessly and until the end the older woman manages to avoid the law.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like My Mum's Best Friend?
The closest matches to My Mum's Best Friend are Henry & June (1990), True Romance (1993) and The Hot Spot (1990). Below are 20 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after My Mum's Best Friend?
Start with Henry & June (1990), the closest match to My Mum's Best Friend.
What is the highest-rated movie like My Mum's Best Friend?
True Romance (1993), rated 7.5/10 by 3,246 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like My Mum's Best Friend?
When The Rain Falls (2022) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like My Mum's Best Friend?
Yes: Henry & June (1990), True Romance (1993) and The Hot Spot (1990).
How are movies similar to My Mum's Best Friend chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside My Mum's Best Friend, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.