The chemistry between mother and daughter is an interesting dynamic that plays well on both the small and big screens. Be it a terrifying life adventure or an all-round happy playground, these stories evoke real life experiences that make them satisfactory lifesavers.
At a time when going out has become a third and fourth option in our daily activities, streaming venues such as Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime Video, HBO Max and the newly minted Ghanaian platform Sparrow Station harbors the best at-home company.
As we zoom into the Mother’s Day celebration this Sunday, there are a lot of film and TV territories to navigate with your mum to mark the occasion. Regardless the treasured bond that exists between you and her, the provided playlist offers a comprehensive guide on what’s best for mum this Sunday.
‘Miss Juneteenth‘
SYNOPSIS: A former beauty queen and single mom prepares her rebellious teenage daughter for the “Miss Juneteenth” pageant.
CAST: Nicole Beharie, Alexis Chikaeze
DIRECTOR: Channing Godfrey Peoples
AVAILABLE TO WATCH: iTunez, Amazon Prime Video, Vudu
‘Freaky Friday’
SYNOPSIS: Tess and her daughter, Anna, do not get along. Things take a turn when, in a freak incident, their bodies are switched and they are forced to live each other’s lives.
CAST: Jamie Lee Curtis, Lindsay Lohan
DIRECTOR: Mark Waters
AVAILABLE TO WATCH: Amazon Prime Video
‘Moms at War‘
SYNOPSIS: Two mothers have children, live in the same neighbourhood and hate each other. The mums go through all sorts of antics when their children find themselves competing against each other at school.
CAST: Omoni Oboli, Funke Akindele Bello
DIRECTOR: Omoni Oboli
AVAILABLE TO WATCH: Netflix
‘Dumplin’‘
SYNOPSIS: Willowdean, an overweight teenager of a yesteryear beauty queen, decides to participate in her mother’s Miss Teen Bluebonnet pageant to prove a point.
CAST: Jennifer Aniston, Danielle Macdonald
DIRECTOR: Anne Fletcher
AVAILABLE TO WATCH: Netflix
‘The Mirror Boy‘
SYNOPSIS: A young African British boy is taken back to the land of his mother’s birth, but then gets mysteriously lost in a foreboding forest and embarks on a magical journey that teaches him lessons in life.
CAST: Genevieve Nnaji, Edward Kagutuzi
DIRECTOR: Obi Emelonye
AVAILABLE TO WATCH: Netflix
‘Bird Box‘
SYNOPSIS: When a mysterious force decimates the population, only one thing is certain — if you see it, you die. The survivors must now avoid coming face to face with an entity that takes the form of their worst fears. Searching for hope and a new beginning, a woman and her children embark on a dangerous journey through the woods and down a river to find the one place that may offer sanctuary. To make it, they’ll have to cover their eyes from the evil that chases them — and complete the trip blindfolded.
CAST: Sandra Bullock, Vivian Lyra Blair, Julian Edwards
DIRECTOR: Susanne Bier
AVAILABLE TO WATCH: Netflix
‘Chasing Lullaby’
SYNOPSIS: On the eve of Mother’s Day, 5 women confronting loss, love and life, in a series of connected events, journey towards redemption as they re-build their lives in the wake of a day where motherhood is celebrated and the childless are forgotten.
CAST: Yvonne Okoro, Joselyn Dumas, Naana Hayford
DIRECTOR: Shirley Frimpong-Manso
AVAILABLE TO WATCH: Sparrow Station
‘Mama Mia‘
SYNOPSIS: As Sophie and her family are busy preparing for her wedding, she secretly invites three men, who were her mother’s lovers in the past, with the hope that one of them is her father.
CAST: Meryl Streep, Amanda Seyfried
DIRECTOR: Phyllida Lloyd
AVAILABLE TO WATCH: Netflix
‘Little Fires Everywhere‘
SYNOPSIS: Following the intertwined fates of the picture-perfect Richardson family and an enigmatic mother and daughter who upend their lives.
CAST: Reese Witherspoon, Kerry Washington
AVAILABLE TO WATCH: Hulu
‘Jane the Virgin‘
SYNOPSIS: Jane Villanueva’s life turns upside down after she gets artificially inseminated. She is in for a greater shock when she discovers that the biological donor is her boss and former crush.
CAST: Gina Rodriguez, Justin Baldoni
AVAILABLE TO WATCH: Netflix
