Mark webber actor tumblr7/1/2023 Lots of love and some messy family business make this a relatable, yet lovely, watch. Aniston plays the pageant queen mom to the less lithe Willowdean. Dumplin’ (2018) - Based on the great book by Julie Murphy, Dumplin’ is honestly Jennifer Aniston’s best work in years.Baby Mama (2008) - This Tina Fey-Amy Poehler comedy is not only a “stealth” Christmas movie, it’s also a great Mother’s Day watch that’s funny and has a little something to say about society’s vision of who is “worthy” of being a mom.If you’re not singing and dancing along with the mother-daughter wedding hijinks, you’re doing it all wrong. Mamma Mia! (2008) - This Abba-jukebox musical has a star-studded cast-Meryl Strep! Amanda Seyfried! Christine Baranaski!-and a heart of gold.It’s also about found families in a way that feels very modern Mother’s Day appropriate, and is a whole family watch that holds up better than you’d think given it’s a story about a man who convinces a rich lady with amnesia that she’s the mother of his three rowdy boys all because she stiffed him on a contracting job. But, whatever you do, don’t watch the dreadful 2018 remake (shudder). Overboard (1987) - This goofy ‘80s comedy features real-life loves Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn at their most charming.Philomena (2013) - As an adoptee, another very personal watch for me (even if this situation is nothing like my own), this story of a woman searching for the child she was forced to give up is incredibly well done, and funny as well as heart wrenching, with absolutely incredible performances from both Judi Dench and Steve Coogan.Funny, all-ages humor that packs quite an emotional punch, amidst all the silliness, and the Mama Bear fierceness Rudolph provides in the climax is epic. The Mitchells vs the Machines (2021) - This Netflix-original animated movie, starring Maya Rudolph as the mom, is a pretty perfect Mother’s Day watch.MacLaine really cornered the market on over-the-top, yet-loving mom roles, and there are few better mother-daughter dramas than this absolute classic weepy that co-stars Debra Winger. Terms of Endearment (1983) - As you can see, Shirley MacLaine looms large on this list.Freaky Friday (2003 or 1976) - Whether you prefer the Jamie Curtis-Lindsay Lohan remake, or the Jodie Foster-Barbara Harris original, this Disney classic is fun, funny and an absolute hoot of a mother-daughter romp.Postcards from the Edge (1990) - Based on Carrie Fisher’s roman a clef about her own relationship with actress-mother Debbie Reynolds, this Meryl Strep-Shirley MacLaine movie is one of my very favorites.Petite Maman (2021) - This simple, sweet, but never cloying, French story of a daughter who magically meets and befriends her mother as a child, leading to greater love and understanding between them is the absolute perfect mom-centric movie, on Mother’s Day or anytime.A great, whole family watch, and a wildly under-rated ‘80s comedy. Mom (1983) - While the premise-A dad being the primary caregiver? How novel!-may be dated, the comedy in this Teri Garr-Michael Keaton comedy still holds up remarkably well, give or take a moment or two. It nails teen angst and the push pull of mother-daughter relationships perfectly. Lady Bird (2017) - Probably the best mother-daughter movie of the last 20 years, this Greta Gerwig classic is a perfect watch on Mother’s Day, or any time.This is one that never fails to make me laugh, cry and think about my mama. And, while much of Steel Magnolias is over the top, the cast is, indisputably, top-notch. Steel Magnolias (1989) - This Southern-friend Schmaltz-fest is near and dear to my heart, having lost my own mother in a way not all that dissimilar to Julia Roberts’ character.There are hundreds, probably thousands, of movies exploring the bonds of mothers and their children, both sweet and sour, but below are my Top 25 favorite mom movies… We’ve all got a mother, heck, some of us even are mothers, making motherhood extremely fertile, movie-making subject matter for everything from tear-jerking melodrama to slasher flicks. What better way to celebrate mom than by watching a mother-centric movie with her or, if that’s not possible, while thinking about her, or her memory?
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