Most Similar Movies to Make Way for Tomorrow (1937)
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My Bill (1938), Bad Girl (1931), Female (1933), Come Back, Little Sheba (1952), Adoption (1975), The Dark at the Top of the Stairs (1960), Fanny (1932) ... Let's take a look at the following list...

My Bill (1938)
The town of Colbrook, Massachusetts was founded by the family of the same name, and as such they are its leading family. Widowed Mrs. Reginald Colbrook - Mary - has had to manage the family money following her husband's death, something she had never done and at which she knows she is not good. However, in doing what she felt best, she made some bad investments, leavi...Read all
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Bad Girl (1931)
Working-class model Dorothy Haley (Sally Eilers) deflects unwanted passes by claiming she's married to a boxer, but when hard-boiled radio salesman Eddy Collins (James Dunn) shows no interest in her charms, it piques her curiosity. Their ensuing rocky marriage founders due to the couple's Depression-era poverty and Eddy's proud belief that he should be his family's only breadwinner. But, when Dorothy gets pregnant and Eddy loses his job, he goes into prizefighting to support his wife and child.
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Female (1933)
An auto-company president (Ruth Chatterton) finds her right-hand man (George Brent) by process of elimination.
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Come Back, Little Sheba (1952)
An emotionally remote recovering alcoholic and his dowdy, unambitious wife face a personal crisis when they take in an attractive lodger.
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Adoption (1975)
A lonely middle-aged woman wants to give birth to a child, but her acquaintance with dysfunctional teenagers leads her to the idea of adoption.
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The Dark at the Top of the Stairs (1960)
In Oklahoma in the 1920s, Rubin Flood (Robert Preston) loses his job as a travelling salesman when the company goes bankrupt. This adds to his worries at home. His wife Cora (Dorothy McGuire) is frigid because of trying to make ends meet. His teenage daughter Reenie (Shirley Knight) is afraid of going out on dates, but eventually makes friends with a troubled Jewish b...Read all
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Fanny (1932)
Marius (Pierre Fresnay) goes to sea, pregnant Fanny (Orane Demazis) marries, and Cesar (Raimu) is a godfather in part two of the Marseille trilogy.
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Tokyo Story (1953)
An elderly Japanese couple (Chishu Ryu, Chieko Higashiyama) visit their busy children but are not treated with respect.
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Kotch (1971)
Wanting to avoid settling in a nursing home, Joseph Kotcher, a retired salesman, is obliged to leave his son's family. He embarks on a road trip during which he strikes up a friendship with a pregnant teenager and begins to understand the true meaning of life as he helps the girl give birth to her child.
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The Black Orchid (1959)
Anthony Quinn and Sophia Loren star as longtime widower Frank and recently widowed Rose, lonely hearts who discover something special in The Black Orchid, a sensitive comedy romance directed by Martin Ritt (Norma Rae, Murphy's Romance).
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My Son, My Son (1940)
A self-made success is determined to give his son the lavish upbringing he himself was denied. Not surprisingly, the son grows up to be spoiled rotten, causing grief and pain to everyone who loves him.
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Going Home (1971)
Nineteen year old Jimmy Graham has grown up to be an angry young man based on his experiences, including not having either his mother or father in his life as he was growing up. When he was six, Jimmy saw his mother, Ann Graham, die before his eyes, she killed by his father Harry Graham in a drunken rage. Jimmy's testimony helped put his father away. Jimmy's anger oft...Read all
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Raggedy Man (1981)
A divorcee (Sissy Spacek) with two sons has an affair with a young sailor (Eric Roberts) passing through her Texas town in 1944.
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To Each His Own (1946)
An unwed mother, forced to give up her child to avoid scandal, follows her son's life from afar even as she prospers in business.
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Okaasan (1952)
A teenaged girl witnesses her widowed mother's attempt to sustain her family.
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Kokoro (1955)
At the end of Meiji era a young student befriend an older man who as a proof of trust but also as a kind of exorcism entrust him his secret, a story about jealousy, betrayal, shame and guilt.
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Twelve and Holding (2005)
After bullies cause the death of an adolescent, the lives of his identical twin (Conor Donovan) and his friends become further complicated as they try to deal with their grief.
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The Sisters (1938)
Three daughters of a small town pharmacist undergo trials and tribulations in their problematic marriages between 1904 and 1908.
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