Top 7 movies about mothers and their selfless love for their children

7. "The Blind Side"
- 2009
- USA
- Drama, biography
- Director: John Lee Hancock
- Starring: Sandra Bullock, Quinton Aaron, Tim McGraw, Jay Head, Lily Collins
- IMDb Rating: 7.6
Michael Oher (Quinton Aaron), the son of a drug addict, has been wandering around foster homes since childhood, and in none of them did he stay for long. When once again he is left on the streets, he is taken into care by the Tuohy family. Thanks to foster mom Leigh Ann (Sandra Bullock), the formerly homeless teen finds a home and a life's work.
This is the true story of homeless teenager Michael Oher, who became one of the best athletes in American soccer. The movie received two Oscar nominations and took home the statuette for Best Actress (Sandra Bullock).
"A very good movie based on real events. The actors put out 100 percent that you feel for the characters and somewhere even a tear... Definitely worth the time!" — Shooky.
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6. "Philomena"
- 2013
- UK, France, USA
- Drama, comedy
- Director: Stephen Frears
- Starring: Lady Judi Dench, Steve Coogan, Sophie Kennedy Clark, Mare Winningham, Barbara Jefford
- IMDb Rating: 7.6
At the age of 19, young woman Philomena Lee (Sophie Kennedy Clark) becomes pregnant by a young man. Under pressure from her parents, she went to live at the local church to atone for her "sins". There Philomena was separated from her child and forced to do the dirtiest work. For half a century she searched for her son and kept a terrible secret, until one day she let slip to a waitress who told a journalist (Steve Coogan). Inspired by the interesting and mysterious story, he meets an aging Philomena (Lady Judi Dench). After 50 years, Philomena decides to tell the whole truth.
The movie is based on a true story. It has dozens of awards and honors, among them four Oscar nominations, including Best Picture. At the BAFTA Awards the film won Best Screenplay, and at the Venice Film Festival the film took home two awards.
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5. "Changeling"
- 2008
- USA
- Director: Clint Eastwood
- Thriller, drama, crime, detective, biography, history
- Starring: Angelina Jolie, John Malkovich, Jeffrey Donovan, Gattlin Griffith, Michael Kelly
- IMDb Rating: 7.8
1928, Los Angeles. The city is plagued by rampant crime and lawless officials. Telephonist Christine Collins (Angelina Jolie) returns home after work, where she fails to find her 9-year-old son Walter (Gattlin Griffith). Ten days later, after a fuss has been raised, the police return the boy, but the woman is convinced that the child found is not her son. Christine demands that the police continue the search, but lazy and corrupt officials lock her in a madhouse.
The movie is based on the true story of a series of child abductions and murders known as the Wineville Chicken Coop Murders. "Changeling" was nominated for an Oscar, Cannes Film Festival, BAFTA, Golden Globe, and other film awards.
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4. "All About My Mother" / Todo sobre mi madre
- 1999
- Spain, France
- Drama, melodrama
- Director: Pedro Almodovar
- Starring: Cecilia Roth, Marisa Paredes, Candela Peña, Antonia San Juan, Penelope Cruz, Eloy Azorin
- IMDb Rating: 7.9
Manuela (Cecilia Roth) witnesses the death of her own son Esteban (Eloy Azorin), who is killed in a car accident. He was 17 years old. From the boy's notes, the woman learns that he dreamed of finding out who his father was. Obeying her son's last wish, Manuela travels from Madrid to Barcelona to find the man who gave birth to her child. And on this journey she will find much more than she expected.
For this film Pedro Almodovar was awarded both the award for directing at Cannes and Oscar in the category Best Foreign Language Film. The film also won six Goya Awards (Spain's main film award), including Best Film, Best Director, and Best Actor.
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3. "Boyhood"
- 2014
- USA
- Drama
- Director: Richard Linklater
- Starring: Ellar Coltrane, Ethan Hawke, Patricia Arquette, Lorelei Linklater, Libby Villari
- IMDb Rating: 7.9
Young Mason Evans' (Ellar Coltrane) parents divorced years ago, and he misses his dad (Ethan Hawke) dearly. Together with his mom Olivia (Patricia Arquette), the boy moves from the quiet suburbs to bustling Houston. There he studies, makes new friends, falls in love, and discovers a huge world of adults. In this journey to support Mason will be a selfless mom.
The movie about growing up and upbringing was created over a decade — from 2002 to 2013. It won an Oscar for Best Actress, three BAFTA awards, three Golden Globes and many other international prizes. "Boyhood" is one of only eight films to ever receive a 100 score on Metacritic, while on Rotten Tomatoes, movie critics rated the film as 97% "fresh".
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2. "Dancer in the Dark"
- 2000
- Denmark, Sweden, USA, Argentina, UK, Germany, Iceland, Spain, Italy, Netherlands
- Musical, crime, drama
- Director: Lars Von Trier
- Starring: Björk, Catherine Deneuve, David Morse, Peter Stormare, Joel Grey, Vladica Kostich
- IMDb Rating: 7.9
1964, USA. Selma Ježková (Björk) is an immigrant from Czechoslovakia who has come to America to earn money. She works in a factory to pay for eye surgery for her visually impaired son (Vladica Kostich). Like him, Selma loses her sight but continues to work and dream of musicals. One day, the policeman (David Morse) she's renting from sees her stash of money and decides to steal it.
The musical drama "Dancer in the Dark" took the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival — the Palme d'Or. The music for the movie was written by the singer Björk, who played the lead role, and the lyrics were co-written by director Lars von Trier and the famous Icelandic poet Sjon Sigurdsson. The song "I've Seen It All", which Björk performed with Peter Stormare, was nominated for an Oscar.
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1. "Autumn Sonata" / Höstsonaten
- 1978
- Germany, Great Britain
- Drama, music
- Director: Ingmar Bergman
- Starring: Ingrid Bergman, Liv Ullmann, Lena Nyman, Halvar Bjerk, Marianne Aminoff
- IMDb Rating: 8.1
Eva (Liv Ullmann), the wife of a village pastor (Halvar Bjerk), invites her mother Charlotte (Ingrid Bergman), whom she hasn't met in seven years, to visit her. Her mother is a world-renowned, self-centered pianist. Ava is also a pianist, but not as talented. The girl has chosen a quiet life that is unhappy: her husband has no real feelings for her, their son is dead, and her mother has never loved her. They will have to talk as never before, frankly, suffocating from the resentment that has been accumulating for many years.
The movie has a Golden Globe for Best Foreign Film and two Oscar nominations, including for Best Screenplay.
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