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10 Best Movies Like Ciao, Mama

If you loved Ciao, Mama, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
And When Did You Last See Your Father?

And When Did You Last See Your Father?

2007★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Ciao, Mama for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The story of a son's conflicting memories of his dying father....

#2
Anemone

Anemone

2025★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Ciao, Mama for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Middle-aged Jem sets out from his suburban home on a journey into the woods, where he reconnects with his estranged hermit brother Ray. Bonded by a mysterious, complicated past, th...

#3
The Beautiful Country

The Beautiful Country

2004★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Ciao, Mama for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

After reuniting with his mother in Ho Chi Minh City, a family tragedy causes Binh to flee from Viet Nam to America. Landing in New York, Binh begins a road trip to Texas, where his...

#4
The Etruscan Smile

The Etruscan Smile

2018★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Ciao, Mama for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Rory MacNeil, a rugged old Scotsman, reluctantly leaves his beloved isolated Hebridean island and travels to San Francisco to seek medical treatment. Moving in with his estranged s...

#5
Daddy Longlegs

Daddy Longlegs

2010★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Ciao, Mama for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

After months of living a solitary existence, Lenny, 34, picks up his kids from school. Every year he spends a couple of weeks with his sons Sage, 9, and Frey, 7. Lenny hosts his ki...

#6
Strange Weather

Strange Weather

2016★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Ciao, Mama for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Years after her son's suicide, a woman longs to confront both the past and a friend of his who took his business idea....

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