thursday 13: movies about mothers

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I figured, since Mother’s Day is this weekend, I’d do 13 random movies with mom characters that are either front and center or in some way iconic to the movies’ plots.

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1. Mother-In-Law

genre: comedy, drama
starring: Jennifer Lopez, Jane Fonda, Michael Vartan, Wanda Sykes
streaming/purchase: $3.79+ (Amazon)

2. Where the Heart Is

genre: comedy, drama
starring: Natalie Portman, Ashley Judd, Stockard Channing, James Frann
streaming/purchase: $3.79+ (Amazon)

3. Hope Floats

genre: romance, drama
starring: Sandra Bullock, Harry Connick Jr., Gena Rowlands, Mae Whitman
streaming/purchase: $3.79+ (Amazon), Hulu, Disney +

4. Enough

genre: thriller
starring: Jennifer Lopez; Billy Campbell; Juliette Lewis; Dan Futterman; Noah Wyle; Tessa Allen
streaming/purchase: $3.59+ (Amazon), Hulu, Roku, Starz

5. Mamma Mia!

genre: comedy, romance, musical
starring: Meryl Streep; Pierce Brosnan; Amanda Seyfried
streaming/purchase: Hulu, Max, Amazon Prime

6. The Mother

genre: thriller
starring: Jennifer Lopez; Lucy Paez; Omari Hardwick
streaming/purchase: Netflix

7. Bird Box

genre: thriller
starring:
Sandra Bullock; Trevante Rhodes; John Malkovich
streaming/purchase: Netflix

8. Forrest Gump

genre: romance, drama
starring: Tom Hanks; Robin Wright; Gary Sinise; Sally Field
streaming/purchase: Paramount +, Amazon Prime, Roku

9. Easy A

genre: comedy, drama
starring: Emma Stone; Penn Badgley; Amanda Bynes; Patricia Clarkson
streaming/purchase: $3.99+ (Amazon)

10. Baby Mama

genre: comedy
starring: Tina Fey; Amy Poehler
streaming/purchase: Netflix

11. Adore

genre: romance, drama
starring: Naomi Watts; Robin Wright
streaming/purchase: $3.99+ (Amazon)

12. Lady Bird

genre: drama
starring: Saoirse Ronan; Laurie Metcalf; Tracy Letts
streaming/purchase: Hulu, Max, Amazon Prime, Roku

13. Bad Moms

genre: comedy, drama
starring: Mila Kunis; Kathryn Hahn; Kristen Bell
streaming/purchase: Paramount +, Amazon Prime, Hulu, Roku