Movies like mother!

Like mother!, Midsommar takes its characters through a labyrinth of psychological distress and twisted rituals. Both films share a director who is unafraid to disturb and provoke audiences, with Midsommar's bright, pastoral horror offering a jarring contrast to its dark themes.

Both mother! and The Lighthouse employ claustrophobic settings and eschew traditional narratives to convey their characters' spiraling madness. Robert Eggers' film is a descent into maritime myth and insanity, with an atmosphere of impending doom that matches Aronofsky's style in mother!.

Stanley Kubrick's The Shining is a masterpiece of psychological horror that shares the escalating tension and unfolding chaos found in mother! The Isolation of the Overlook Hotel serves as the perfect backdrop for a terrifying unraveling, similar to the solitary home in Aronofsky's film.

The Witch captures a sense of dread and the unraveling of a family's sanity, similar to the tension in mother!. Set in 17th-century New England, this film immerses you in the palpable fear of the unknown surrounding a Puritan family's struggle with supernatural forces.

If the psychological intensity and surrealist overtones of mother! captivated you, Black Swan will similarly enthrall you with its tale of an artist's descent into obsession and madness. Darren Aronofsky's visceral direction blends reality with hallucination in this harrowing look at the cost of perfection in the world of ballet.