If you are looking for an idea of what to give your mother for Mother's Day, we have a fun and budget-friendly activity for you: give her some time that will be all yours and prepare her a movie night. Below are some great suggestions.
A quality and relaxed evening with mom and a good movie sounds like the perfect activity for Mother's Day, don't you agree? Here are the movies to watch!
Musical drama
Dumplin' (2018)
In protest against her former beauty queen mother, Willowdean enters a local pageant and unexpectedly starts a body positivity revolution in a small Texas town, teaching her mother a lesson.
Drama
The Joy Luck Club (1993)
The film follows the lives of four Chinese women in America, their compelling (and sometimes harrowing) stories about mothers, and vividly shows how we can learn from each other's pasts.
A post-apocalyptic thriller
Bird Box (2018)
This thrilling post-apocalyptic thriller follows a mother who risks her life to save her children from a malevolent supernatural being.
Drama
Thelma & Louise (1991)
For the mother-daughter duo who are eternal partners in crime! The story of the film follows two best friends who are hiding from the law. At the end, you will discuss which of you is Thelma and which of you is Louise.
A romantic musical
Mamma Mia! (2008)
You almost certainly already know the movie. The one and only Meryl Streep plays the mother of a daughter who is desperately searching for her father. And what does he do? She invites three of her mother's ex-boyfriends to her wedding.
Drama
The Mask (1985)
The mask is based on the true story of a teenager with a disfigured face who is determined to achieve his dreams. Cher stars as the boy's mother in this poignant film.
Romantic drama
Sylvia (Sylvia, 2003)
Gwyneth Paltrow and her mother Blythe Danner star in a film based on the true romance between poet Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes. Don't forget the box of tissues, you'll need them to finish this movie.
Melodrama
The Piano (1993)
Set in New Zealand, the film tells the story of Ada, a mute pianist married to a wealthy plantation owner. Through a difficult life, she still manages to put her young daughter Flora first. The film won three Oscars: Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress and Best Original Screenplay.
Comic criminal
Serial Mom (1994)
This comedy proves that a mother will do literally anything for her children. With a super funny cast that includes Kathleen Turner, Sam Waterson and Ricki Lake, this movie is on your must see list! (But no small children!)
A romantic comedy
Mother's Day (2016)
This perfectly titled romantic comedy follows the lives of four families during their most turbulent days leading up to Mother's Day.
