Movies Like Finding Love in Mountain View (2020)

Finding Love in Mountain View is a 2020 drama, romance, tv movie film from Sandra L. Martin with a MovieMagicScore of 6.5/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with The Reluctant Nanny and Lifemark.

Drama Romance TV Movie

The Reluctant Nanny

2015

IT guru Libby gets more than she bargained for when, after losing her job, she reluctantly agrees to help a cop with fostering two abandoned kids.

6.4

MagicScore

Lifemark

2022

David's comfortable world is turned upside down when his birth mother Melissa unexpectedly reaches out, longing to meet the eighteen year old son she's only held once.

7.5

MagicScore

Like Dandelion Dust

2009

A compelling drama that explores the different meanings of being a parent through the gritty, realistic lives of a struggling family, and a privileged family. Their lives intersect, intertwine and collide, all for the love of a little boy. This film bravely exposes the humanity in each character reminding us that we each have the potential to be the best and worst versions of ourselves at any time.

6.9

MagicScore

A Home of Our Own

1993

In 1960s Los Angeles an energetic widow and her six children try to make a dream of theirs come true: to have a home of their own. They leave L.A. and head for the countryside, all the while facing numerous difficulties and obstacles during their journey.

6.8

MagicScore

Just the Way You Are

2015

When a professional matchmaker’s own marriage loses its spark, she seeks to recharge the relationship by asking her husband out on a blind date. As Mother’s Day approaches and their romance starts to rekindle, she wonders if her career-driven husband will finally learn to put his family’s needs before his job.

5.2

MagicScore

The Unloved

2009

Lucy is eleven years old. Having been neglected by her estranged mother and father, she is placed in a children's home. Through her eyes, we follow her struggle to cope with the system; her only saving being her self-belief and certainty that she is being watched over and protected by the holy spirit.

7.0

MagicScore

A Week Away

2021

Troubled teen Will Hawkins has a run-in with the law that puts him at an important crossroad: go to juvenile detention or attend a Christian summer camp. At first a fish-out-of-water, Will opens his heart, discovers love with a camp regular, and sense of belonging in the last place he expected to find it.

6.9

MagicScore

The Girl

2012

A young Texan mother who loses her child to foster care begins smuggling Mexicans across the border.

6.1

MagicScore

Ayla: The Daughter of War

2017

In 1950, amidst the ravages of the Korean War, Sergeant Süleyman stumbles upon a a half-frozen little girl, with no parents and no help in sight and he risks his own life to save her, smuggling her into his army base and out of harm’s way.

8.0

MagicScore

#10

Short Term 12

2013

Grace, a compassionate young supervisor at a foster care facility, helps at-risk teens. But when a new charge dredges up memories of her own troubled past, Grace's tough exterior begins eroding.

7.8

MagicScore

#11

White Oleander

2002

A teenager journeys through a series of foster homes after her mother goes to prison for committing a crime of passion.

7.1

MagicScore

#12

10½

2010

Tommy, 10 years old, is well known by Social Services. He is considered a danger to society. Gilles, his guardian at this halfway house, sees potential for redemption in this kid driven by violence.

7.0

MagicScore

#13

Sound of Hope: The Story of Possum Trot

2024

Led by Donna and Reverend W.C. Martin, 22 families from a rural Black church in the small East Texas town of Possum Trot adopt 77 of the most difficult-to-place kids in the foster system and kickstart a movement in the process.

7.0

MagicScore

#14

My Name Is Emily

2016

Packed off to a foster home after her father is institutionalized, a rebellious young Irish girl resolves to bust her dad out of the hospital where he's been confined.

6.8

MagicScore

#15

Gimme Shelter

2013

After running away from her abusive mother, a streetwise teen seeks refuge with her father, but he rejects her when he learns that she's pregnant.

6.6

MagicScore

#16

Age Out

2018

Fresh out of foster care at age 18, a young drifter turns to petty crime to survive, and discovers an impossible love in an unlikely friend.

6.0

MagicScore

#17

Earth Mama

2023

A pregnant single mother, with two children in foster care, embraces her Bay Area community as she fights to reclaim her family.

5.9

MagicScore

#18

In My Dreams

2015

Natalie and Nick are frustrated with their luck in romance. After tossing coins into a fountain, the two then begin dreaming about each other. But, according to fountain mythology, they only have a week to turn those dreams into reality.

6.4

MagicScore

#19

Love Begins

2011

Clark Davis adventurous dreams of seeing the world are put into jeopardy after he and a friend start a fight which damages a local cafe. Through a plea deal with the Sheriff and café owner Millie, Clark works off his sentence as a farmhand for the Barlow sisters, Ellen and Cassie. Older sister Ellen doesnt understand Cassies friendly nature with Clark; she agreed to the Sheriffs offer only because the farm has become too much to maintain alone. Clark is slowing winning Ellen over, but suddenly suffers a traumatic head injury in a fall. After Ellen nurses him back to health, her former fiancé returns to win her back. Will Clark travel on or stay behind where love begins?

7.9

MagicScore

#20

A Royal Runaway Romance

2022

Princess Amelia of Bundbury travels across America to explore a budding romance with an artist, only to fall in love with her bodyguard, Grady.

7.2

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Finding Love in Mountain View?

The top films similar to Finding Love in Mountain View by MovieMagicScore are The Reluctant Nanny (6.4), Lifemark (7.5), Like Dandelion Dust (6.9). Each shares drama/romance/tv movie themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Finding Love in Mountain View worth watching?

Finding Love in Mountain View holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.5/10 from 37 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Finding Love in Mountain View?

Finding Love in Mountain View (2020) is a drama, romance, tv movie film directed by Sandra L. Martin, starring Danielle C. Ryan, Myko Olivier, John-Paul Lavoisier.

Where can I find more recommendations like Finding Love in Mountain View?

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About movies like Finding Love in Mountain View

This ranked list pairs Finding Love in Mountain View (2020), a drama and romance and tv movie film from Sandra L. Martin, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Danielle C. Ryan take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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