If you loved Bye Bye Morons, try Once Upon My Mother

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Once Upon My Mother has roughly 4.1× fewer votes than Bye Bye Morons — it's a deeper cut, not a mainstream recommendation. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

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Bye Bye Morons

2020 · dir. Albert Dupontel

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Once Upon My Mother

2025 · dir. Ken Scott

What they share

Theyboth carry the bittersweet, tender mood tags, and they sit in Comedy / Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to Bye Bye Morons, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What Once Upon My Mother is

A mother promises her club-footed son he’ll walk like everyone else in 1963 Quebec. Decades later, she’s still chasing that vow with stubborn devotion. Half comedy, half heartbreak, the film stops short of proving walking equals happiness.

If you loved Bye Bye Morons, try Once Upon My Mother

Bye Bye Morons

Once Upon My Mother

What they share

What Once Upon My Mother is

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