Films and TV shows that feel like Hey, Ma by Bon Iver

A tender, wistful letter to a mother and to home, full of gratitude, regret and the ache of growing up and drifting away from the people who raised you.

1. Lady Bird (2017): A restless kid and her mother, with love and friction, and a hometown she only appreciates after leaving.
2. Boyhood (2014): Growing up in the American heartland, with a mother whose quiet sacrifices are only understood in time.
3. Manchester by the Sea (2016): Small-town New England grief and family, with the same bruised tenderness.
4. Nebraska (2013): A road trip through the Midwest to reckon with family and where you come from.
5. Little Miss Sunshine (2006): A flawed family bound by love on a road trip that brings them closer.
6. C'mon C'mon (2021): Gentle black-and-white study of parenthood, care, and saying what you feel to the people you love.
7. Aftersun (2022): A grown child looks back at a parent with love, regret and ache.
8. Friday Night Lights (2006): Heartland small-town life, family bonds and the pull of home and leaving.