Movies Like The Mothering Heart (1913)

The Mothering Heart is a 1913 drama film from D.W. Griffith with a MovieMagicScore of 5.6/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Madam Satan and She's Having a Baby.

Drama

Madam Satan

1930

A socialite masquerades as a notorious femme fatale to win back her straying husband during a costume party aboard a doomed dirigible.

5.6

MagicScore

She's Having a Baby

1988

Jake and Kristy Briggs are newlyweds. Being young, they are perhaps a bit unprepared for the full reality of marriage and all that it (and their parents) expect from them. Do they want babies? Their parents certainly want them to. Is married life all that there is? Things certainly aren't helped by Jake's friend Davis, who always seems to turn up just in time to put a spanner in the works.

5.9

MagicScore

A House Divided

1913

A married couple, suspecting one another of infidelity, decide to "live separately together."

5.8

MagicScore

Penny Serenade

1941

Julie and Roger are a love-struck married couple who desperately want to have a child. Tragedy after tragedy gets in their way, as the two attempt to rise above their troubles and fulfill their dreams of parenthood.

6.6

MagicScore

Piccadilly

1929

A young Chinese woman, working in the kitchen at a London dance club, is given the chance to become the club's main act.

6.4

MagicScore

Tillie's Punctured Romance

1914

A womanizing city man meets Tillie in the country. When he sees that her father has a very large bankroll for his workers, he persuades her to elope with him.

6.1

MagicScore

The Great Lie

1941

After a newlywed's husband apparently dies in a plane crash, she discovers that her rival for his affections is pregnant with his child.

6.9

MagicScore

The Benefactor

2015

A newly married couple are forced to navigate the all-consuming interest of a powerful, mysterious, and possessive philanthropist.

4.9

MagicScore

I Married a Strange Person!

1998

On their wedding night, Grant begins experiencing strange, supernatural powers and his bride Keri can't cope. Whenever Grant thinks of something, it becomes reality, yet he doesn't know where this magic came from. Things become more complicated when a megalomaniac CEO sends the military to capture Grant in order to weaponize his abilities.

7.1

MagicScore

#10

Diabolique

1996

The wife and mistress of a cruel school master collaborate in a carefully planned and executed scheme to murder him. The plan goes well until the body, which has been strategically dumped, disappears. The psychological strain starts to weigh on the two women when a retired police investigator begins looking into the man's disappearance on a whim.

5.5

MagicScore

#11

Moms' Night Out

2014

Yearning for an evening without their kids, some friends plan a night out. But to do this, their husbands need to watch the kids. What can go wrong?

5.6

MagicScore

#12

Night of Dark Shadows

1971

Recently married, Quentin and Tracy Collins have just moved into Collinwood, a New England estate that has long been in the Collins family and which Quentin has just inherited. They soon find themselves plagued by spirits of past residents.

6.6

MagicScore

#13

Drums Along the Mohawk

1939

Albany, New York, 1776. After marrying, Gil and Lana travel north to settle on a small farm in the Mohawk River Valley, but soon their growing prosperity and happiness are threatened by the sinister sound of drums that announce dark times of revolution and war.

6.4

MagicScore

#14

Daughters of Darkness

1971

Ostend, Belgium. In a decadent seaside hotel, Stefan and Valerie, a newlywed couple, meet the mysterious Countess Báthory and Ilona, her secretary.

6.3

MagicScore

#15

Elizabeth Harvest

2018

The newly married Elizabeth arrives with her new husband, the scientist Henry, at a magnificent house. He tells her that she can do there anything she pleases, except to enter a certain closed room.

6.2

MagicScore

#16

I Do

1921

Comic adventures of newlyweds and children.

6.0

MagicScore

#17

In the Mood for Love

2000

In 1960s Hong Kong, two neighbors form an intimate bond after making a discovery about their spouses in this visually stunning tale of unrequited love.

8.1

MagicScore

#18

Death Saved My Life

2021

On the surface it seems Jade has it all, including a successful marketing career, a heart surgeon husband who is admired and respected in the community, and a young daughter they both dote on. However, behind closed doors, her life is far from perfect.

7.3

MagicScore

#19

Frantic

1988

The wife of an American doctor suddenly vanishes in Paris. To find her, he navigates a puzzling web of language, locale, laissez-faire cops, triplicate-form filling bureaucrats and a defiant, mysterious waif who knows more than she tells.

6.7

MagicScore

#20

The Gift

2015

Simon and Robyn are a young married couple whose life is going as planned until a chance run-in with Simon's high school acquaintance sends their world into a tailspin.

6.7

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like The Mothering Heart?

The top films similar to The Mothering Heart by MovieMagicScore are Madam Satan (5.6), She's Having a Baby (5.9), A House Divided (5.8). Each shares drama themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is The Mothering Heart worth watching?

The Mothering Heart holds a MovieMagicScore of 5.6/10 from 34 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is The Mothering Heart?

The Mothering Heart (1913) is a drama film directed by D.W. Griffith, starring Lillian Gish, Walter Miller, Viola Barry.

Where can I find more recommendations like The Mothering Heart?

Browse the full ranked list above, or explore more drama recommendations on MovieMagicScore, where every list is ordered by genuine viewer ratings.

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About movies like The Mothering Heart

This ranked list pairs The Mothering Heart (1913), a drama film from D.W. Griffith, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Lillian Gish 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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