As Mother's Day approaches, and many of us rush to buy the special matriarchal figures in our lives gifts, flowers, a card – what about activities to do on the day?
We at Glamour believe that motherhood is worth celebrating, whatever form it might present itself to you, whether it's your biological mother, chosen family or yourself as a mother that you choose to celebrate this year.
So we've rounded up the ultimate Mother's Day movies to watch this year with someone you love, elevating all forms of motherhood.
Like every other thirtysomething Millennial, we're rewatching the Noughties teen drama
Mother’s Day movies for 2026
Starring: Saoirse Ronan, Timothée Chalamet, Beanie Feldstein, Laurie Metcalf, Lucas Hedges
Plot: The ultimate coming-of-age movie for the Millennial generation, Saoirse Ronan plays frustrated high school teen Lady Bird as she struggles to navigate her way towards adulthood. Her relationship with her mother (played by Laurie Metcalf) is strained to say the least, but no less full of love, reminding us of both the complexities and uniqueness of a mother-daughter relationship.
Watch on: Amazon Prime Video
Starring: Jennifer Aniston, Danielle MacDonald, Luke Benward, Dove Cameron
Plot: A compelling (and by no means perfect) portrayal of mothers and daughters is Dumplin', which tells the story of former beauty pageant queen Rosie see her plus-size daughter Willowdean (Dumplin') enter the pageant and revolutionise their small town's perceptions of beauty.
Watch on: Netflix
Starring: Jamie Lee Curtis, Lindsay Lohan, Chad Michael Murray, Julia Butters, Sophia Hammons
Plot: A much awaited sequel to Noughties classic Freaky Friday sees Lohan's Anna (who plays a high schooler musician in the original) handling life as a single mum. We see multiple body swaps occur, including grandmother Tess (Jamie Lee Curtis), as well as Anna's daughter and stepdaughter. Capers and mother-daughter love aplenty.
Watch on: Disney+
Starring: Amy Adams, Scoot McNairy, Zoë Chao
Plot: Adapted from the novel by Rachel Yoder, Nightbitch sees Amy Adams' visceral portrayal of an unnamed character referred to as Mother as she gets to grips with the animalistic nature behind motherhood. She becomes so deeply entrenched, in fact, that she becomes convinced that she is turning into a dog.
Watch on: Disney+
Starring: Jennifer Aniston, Julia Roberts, Kate Hudson
Plot: Uniting some iconic Hollywood female actors, Mother's Day tells a story of a family's multiple generations attempt to come together to celebrate the holiday.
Watch on: Amazon Prime Video
Starring: Brooke Shields, Miranda Cosgrove, Benjamin Bratt, Chad Michael Murray
Plot: Brooke Shields' Lana is thrown into a hilarious-but-awkward situation when she discovers that her daughter Emma has got engaged to the son of the man who broke her heart years ago. So naturally, they all end up in Thailand together for a destination wedding. Let the drama commence.
Watch on: Netflix
Starring: Jane Fonda, Jennifer Lopez
Plot: The most underrated Noughties chick flick IMO. It sees J-Lo's Charlie face off against, you guessed it, a rather terrifying mother-in-law in the form of Jane Fonda's Viola. Charlie finds herself at war with Viola, with rather hilarious consequences, as she fights to marry her “perfect man”.
Watch on: Amazon Prime Video
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