Mother’s Day Movie Night

All momma really wants for Mother’s Day is to spend time with YOU! A Mother’s Day movie night is the perfect way to give mom what she wants! Relax at home, snuggle up with snacks, and bring back all the best childhood memories for your mom. In this article, you will find everything you need to surprise your mom with an irreplaceable, memorable evening with her baby!

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Let’s start with the main dish…THE MOVIE!

The perfect night starts with the perfect movie! Here are the BEST Mother’s Day movie options I could find. These movies are guaranteed to either bring back memories because of their nostalgia and familiarity and/ touch mom’s heart in all the right places! Either way, all these movies are sure to please and will definitely make for an unforgettable night!

Here are the top 24 best Mother’s Day movie picks for this year:

#1 Motherhood

Raising kids is never easy. Eliza, a stay-at-home mom of two, hilariously finds this out in seemingly endless day where she must plan a birthday party, deal with her scatter-brained husband, save her car from being towed, and write an essay for a parenting magazine before the fast-approaching deadline. Starring Uma Thurman, Anthony Edwards and Minnie Driver.

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#2 Mother

Albert Brooks, Debbie Reynolds. A jaded novelist moves back in with his mother after deciding that all of his romantic problems are linked to their relationship.

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#3 9 to 5

Stuck in a dead-end job under a boss that she trained, Violet Newstead (Lily Tomlin) is at her wit’s end. But when the boss’ good-natured secretary (Dolly Parton) and a new hire (Jane Fonda) decide that they’ve had enough, too, their revenge fantasy becomes hilarious reality in a scheme that spins wildly out of control!

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#4 The First Wives Club

Reunited by the death of a college friend, three divorced women seek revenge on the husbands who left them for younger women.

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#5 The Sound of Music

Rodgers & Hammerstein’s cinematic treasure, “The Sound of Music” is the winner of five Academy Awards, including Best Picture. In this true-life story, Julie Andrews lights up the screen as Maria, a spirited young Austrian woman who leaves the convent to become a governess for Captain von Trapp’s (Christopher Plummer) seven unruly children. Her charm and songs soon win the hearts of the children – and their father. But when Nazi Germany unites with Austria, Maria is forced to attempt a daring escape with her new family.

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#6 Steel Magnolias

Six divas of the silver screen – Sally Field, Dolly Parton, Shirley MacLaine, Daryl Hannah, Olympia Dukakis and Julia Roberts – come together as bosom buddies in this hilarious and heartwarming story of life, love and loss in a small Louisiana parish. At the center of the group is Shelby Eatenton (Julia Roberts), newly married and joyfully pregnant, despite the fact that her diabetes could make childbirth life-threatening. Terrified and angry at the possibility of losing her only daughter, M’Lynn Eatenton (Sally Field) looks to her four closest friends for strength and laughter as she battles her deepest fear of death in order to join Shelby in celebrating the miracle of new life.

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#7 Stepmom

An unlikely friendship develops when a mother of two is forced to teach another woman to raise her kids. Julia Roberts and Susan Sarandon star.

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#8 Little Women

Winona Ryder lights up the screen in this classic story of love and family devotion.

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#9 Now and Then

Demi Moore, Rosie O’Donnell and Melanie Griffith star in this nostalgic story of growing up in America.

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#10 Erin Brockovich

Single mother Erin Brockovich begins working at her attorney’s law firm following her involvement in a car accident. Soon she finds herself up against the most powerful energy company in California when she exposes a cover-up involving contaminated water.

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#11 Room

A woman and her 5-year-old son are confined in a windowless 10-by-10-foot room, and she has done what she can to give the boy as complete and fulfilling a life as possible. A risky escape plan brings them face-to-face with the real world.

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#12 Mother’s Day

From the director of Pretty Woman comes a feel-good comedy about the intersecting lives of four families over a crazy week leading up to Mother’s Day.

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#13 Guilt Trip

As inventor Andy Brewster is about to embark on the road trip of a lifetime, a quick stop at his mom’s house turns into an unexpected cross-country voyage with her along for the ride.

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#14 Because I Said So

A meddling mother tries to set her daughter up with the right man so her kid won’t follow in her footsteps.

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#15 Bad Moms

In this outrageous comedy from the writers of The Hangover, Amy (Mila Kunis) has a seemingly perfect life – a great marriage, over-achieving kids, beautiful home and a career. However, she’s over-worked, over-committed and exhausted to the point that she’s about to snap. Fed up, she joins forces with two other over-stressed moms (Kristen Bell and Kathryn Hahn) on a quest to liberate themselves from conventional responsibilities – going on a wild, un-mom-like binge of long overdue freedom, fun and self-indulgence – putting them on a collision course with PTA Queen Bee Gwendolyn (Christina Applegate) and her clique of devoted perfect moms (Jada Pinkett Smith and Annie Mumolo). See the movie that critics are cheering as “…a funny, giddy, sentimental laugh-in…” – Manohla Dargis, The New York Times.

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#16 Baby Boom

Corporate superwoman Diane Keaton’s career threatens to come off the fast track when she suddenly inherits a baby girl.

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#17 Terms of Endearment

A spunky woman babies her daughter, then her ex-astronaut neighbor. Oscars for best picture, director James L. Brooks, actress MacLaine, supporting actor Jack Nicholson.

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#18 Where the Heart Is

When her boyfriend ditches her, a pregnant 17-year-old (Portman) finds herself stranded at a Wal-Mart in a small Oklahoma town. After she takes out a secret “home” in a corner of the store, the jobless and broke young lady soon finds a host of colorful new friends willing to help her as she embarks on a new life.

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#19 Postcards from The Edge

Meryl Streep, Shirley MacLaine, Gene Hackman, Dennis Quaid and Richard Dreyfuss star in Mike Nichols’ hilarious blockbuster film about a very real mother-daughter relationship set against the backdrop of today’s Hollywood. Based on Carrie Fisher’s best-selling novel.

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#20 Mothers and Daughters

Stars an all-star cast of Susan Sarandon, Sharon Stone, Courtney Cox, Christina Ricci and Selma Blair! The story is focused on a rock photographer (Blair) who is riding a career high when an unlikely and unexpected pregnancy forces her to turn her lens inward and see her relationship with her estranged mother with fresh eyes.  Through a series of photographs documenting motherhood in all its varieties, she considers what it means to be maternal.

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#21 The Blind Side

Oscar-winners Sandra Bullock and Kathy Bates, and country singing star Tim McGraw headline this deeply moving adaptation of the Michael Lewis bestselling book.

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#22 Monster-in-Law

The love life of professional dog walker Charlotte “Charlie” Honeywell (international superstar Jennifer Lopez – The Wedding Planner, Maid in Manhattan) consists of an endless string of disastrous blind dates . . . until she meets the perfect guy, Kevin (Michael Vartan – “Alias”). Her dream man seems too good to be true, especially when he proposes marriage. Engaged to marry Kevin, Charlie has second thoughts after meeting his overbearing mother (two-time Academy Award winner Jane Fonda – Klute), who thinks no girl is good enough for her Kevin, and especially not Charlie. With her future mother-in-law aiming to destroy the relationship and Charlie’s dream of a perfect wedding, can the would-be bride tame her merciless future Monster-In-Law?

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#23 Freaky Friday

In the tradition of THE PRINCESS DIARIES, Disney’s FREAKY FRIDAY is the extremely funny and heartwarming comedy everyone will love. Dr. Tess Coleman (the hilarious Jamie Lee Curtis) and her teenage daughter Anna (rockin’ Lindsay Lohan) have one thing in common — they don’t relate to each other on anything. Not clothes or men or Anna’s passion to be in a rock band. Nothing. Then one night a little mystic mayhem changes their lives and they wake up to the biggest freak-out ever. Tess and Anna are trapped inside each other’s body! But Tess’s wedding is Saturday and the two must find a way to switch back — fast! Literally forced to walk in each other’s shoes, will they gain respect and understanding for the other’s point of view? Filled with comedy, rock ‘n roll and lots of heart, FREAKY FRIDAY is freaking fun everyone can enjoy together

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#24 The Kids are All Right

Academy Award® nominees Annette Bening and Julianne Moore star in this funny, smart and vibrant portrait of a modern American family. Nic (Bening) and Jules (Moore) are your average suburban couple raising their two teens, Joni (Mia Wasikowska) and Laser (Josh Hutcherson), in Southern California. But when the kids secretly track
down their “donor dad,” Paul (Mark Ruffalo), an unexpected new chapter begins for everyone as family ties are defined, re-defined and then re-re-defined. Fall in love with the big-hearted comedy that critics are calling “one of the best films of the year!”

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Now to set the mood for an epic movie night with mom:

The ambiance is just as, if not more, important for sparking those nostalgic moments with your momma. As a mom to two toddlers myself, I get super emotional every time I think about them growing up and growing out of some of the things that we do together now. I know, for myself, if my daughters were to recreate memorable moments of their childhood for me as they get older, I would be floored! Having them still want to spend time with me and knowing that they really planned a fun evening would mean the world to me. So don’t phone this one in! Go big and bold and make momma feel special and loved!

Here is everything you need to create the perfect trip down memory lane for your mom:

#1 Matching PJ’s

What brings back favorite childhood memories better than matching clothes with your momma?? Check out some of these too cute options:

#2 Personalized cups

You must admit, labeling yourselves with your drinking vessels is just adorable! Check out some of these cute labeled cups:

#3 Cozy Blankets

Snuggling up is the best part of a Mother’s Day movie night! You need a cute blanket to get cozy in and hunker down for movie night with mom! Check out some of these comfy throws:

Finally, let’s talk snacks!

What sparks memories the quickest? If you guessed food, you got it! Food and drink can instantly take you back in time! So, picking the perfect snacks for your Mother’s Day movie night is so important!

Here are some of the BEST, classic, family favorite snack options there are:

#1 Popcorn

Gotta have popcorn on movie night! To make your own AMAZING popcorn for your Mother’s Day movie night, check out my Epic Stovetop Popcorn recipe!

#2 Candy

Bring back mom’s favorites here! Check out these throw backs:

#3 Drinks

Alcoholic or non-alcoholic, here is another chance to throw it back! Check out some of these non-alcoholic gems:

I hope that this article helped you to find all the components for creating a magical evening with your mother! Please let me know how your Mother’s Day movie night went in the comments!