Recommended for you

5 reasons we love fictional characters more than real people

Start writing a post

Featured

70 Movies And TV Shows To Binge With Your Mom on Mother's Day

Spend your weekend watching strong motherly figures in these amazing movies and television shows.

Julia Mertes

May 05, 2022

Pennsylvania State University

1226

70 Movies And TV Shows To Binge With Your Mom on Mother's Day

Photo by Giftpundits.com on Pexels

As a young child, do you remember running up to your mother, with tears streaming down your face, after falling and scraping your leg? Of course, she enveloped you in a hug and made the pain dissipate immediately. Coming home from school after a challenging day, did you curl up into your mother's arms — consequently feeling invincible for the first time that day? Throughout our lives, motherly figures have helped us grow into who we are meant to be. Most people are lucky enough to have a strong motherly figure (i.e. a mother, aunt, grandmother, godmother) in their lives, helping to guide them and love them. In honor of Mother's Day, watch some television shows and movies with strong motherly figures and bonds.

First of all, here are 35 movies that are filled with happy moments.

1. The Secret Life of Bees

2. The Blind Side

3. Matilda

4. Freaky Friday

5. The Parent Trap

6. Mamma Mia!

7. Akeelah and the Bee

8. Life As We Know It

9. Monster-In-Law

10. The Incredibles & Incredibles 2

11. Mrs. Doubtfire

12. Blended

13. Mother's Day

14. Dumplin'

15. Yes Day

16. Wonder

17. Gravity

18. The Princess Diaries

19. Little Women

20. The Help

21. Bad Moms

22. The Age of Adeline

23. Julie & Julia

24. Brave

25. Lady Bird

26. Miracles from Heaven

27. Breakthrough

28. The Sound of Music

29. Tarzan

30. Bambi

31. Lilo & Stitch

32. National Lampoon's Vacation

33. The Greatest Showman

34. Mine, Yours & Ours

35. Waterboy

Maybe you aren't in the mood to watch a movie. If that's the case, maybe you'd prefer television shows. So, are you looking for television shows with strong motherly characters? Here is a list of 35 television shows worthy of binge watching with your family.

1. Gilmore Girls

2. The Middle

3. One Day at a Time

4. Reba

5. The Golden Girls

6. Melissa and Joey

7. The Fosters

8. The Goldbergs

9. Switched at Birth

10. Once Upon a Time

11. Home Improvement

12. Sister, Sister

13. Everybody Loves Raymond

14. Jane the Virgin

15. Roseanne

16. I Love Lucy

17. Leave It to Beaver

18. The Brady Bunch

19. Mom

20. Bewitched

21. Last Man Standing

22. Modern Family

23. Hart of Dixie

24. Fuller House

25. Dead to Me

26. Alexa and Katie

27. Young Sheldon

28. George Lopez

29. 9-1-1

30. American Housewife

31. Fresh Off the Boat

32. Outmatched

33. Sabrina the Teenage Witch

34. The Suite Life of Zach & Cody

35. Stranger Things

Report this Content

Student Life

Things I Am Actually Going To Do This Semester

Or at least try to do.

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

628

CampusExplorer

New year, new semester, not the same old thing. This semester will be a semester to redeem all the mistakes made in the previous five months.

1. I will wake up (sorta) on time for class.

Let's face it, last semester you woke up with enough time to brush your teeth and get to class and even then you were about 10 minutes late and rollin' in with some pretty unfortunate bed head. This semester we will set our alarms, wake up with time to get ready, and get to class on time!

Keep Reading...Show less

new year

Student Life

The 5 Painfully True Stages Of Camping Out At The Library

For those long nights that turn into mornings when the struggle is real.

Southwestern University

1331

woman reading a book while sitting on black leather 3-seat couch

Photo by Seven Shooter on Unsplash

And so it begins.

1. Walk in motivated and ready to rock

Camping out at the library is not for the faint of heart. You need to go in as a warrior. You usually have brought supplies (laptop, chargers, and textbooks) and sustenance (water, snacks, and blanket/sweatpants) since the battle will be for an undetermined length of time. Perhaps it is one assignment or perhaps it's four. You are motivated and prepared; you don’t doubt the assignment(s) will take time, but you know it couldn’t be that long.

Keep Reading...Show less

library

Student Life

The 14 Stages Of The Last Week Of Class

You need sleep, but also have 13 things due in the span of 4 days.

Michigan State University

900

Photo by Estée Janssens on Unsplash

December... it's full of finals, due dates, Mariah Carey, and the holidays. It's the worst time of the year, but the best because after finals, you get to not think about classes for a month and catch up on all the sleep you lost throughout the semester. But what's worse than finals week is the last week of classes, when all the due dates you've put off can no longer be put off anymore.

Keep Reading...Show less

Student Life

Top 20 Thoughts College Students Have During Finals

The ultimate list and gif guide to a college student's brain during finals.

University of Vermont

172

Thanksgiving break is over and Christmas is just around the corner and that means, for most college students, one hellish thing — finals week. It's the one time of year in which the library becomes over populated and mental breakdowns are most frequent. There is no way to avoid it or a cure for the pain that it brings. All we can do is hunker down with our books, order some Dominos, and pray that it will all be over soon. Luckily, we are not alone in this suffering. To prove it, here are just a few of the many deranged thoughts that go through a college student's mind during finals week.

Keep Reading...Show less

finals

Student Life

28 Daily Thoughts of College Students

"I want to thank Google, Wikipedia, and whoever else invented copy and paste. Thank you."

Kennesaw State University

1553

group of people sitting on bench near trees duting daytime

Photo by Naassom Azevedo on Unsplash

I know every college student has daily thoughts throughout their day. Whether you're walking on campus or attending class, we always have thoughts running a mile a minute through our heads. We may be wondering why we even showed up to class because we'd rather be sleeping, or when the professor announces that we have a test and you have an immediate panic attack.