MesmeroWatch list, 0 saved

Movie

Im Namen einer Mutter

1960

A somber, talky courtroom tragedy that weighs a mother's grief against the law, leaving a heavy, uneasy sadness.

Directed by
Erich Engels
Genres
Drama
Starring
Ulla Jacobsson, Claus Holm, Dietmar Schönherr
Overview
A young widow shoots the murderer of her young daughter because the court had to declare the sex offender—who had already killed two children—mentally ill and not criminally responsible; she herself is granted leniency for manslaughter in the heat of the moment.

Your rating is saved. See your suggestions, or find titles like this one below.

Rate it, and Mesmero finds titles that feel like it. You do not need an account.

Search YouTube for a trailer

In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Erich Engels
Genres
Drama
Starring
Ulla Jacobsson, Claus Holm, Dietmar Schönherr
In your watch list

How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • justice
  • revenge
  • morality
  • crime
Places
None
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour1
Realism7
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity4
Emotional weight8

More like this

Titles like Im Namen einer Mutter

Movie

Elena Knows

2023

A quiet, heavy, slowly tightening search for truth, carried by a fragile body and a stubborn will.

Melancholic, tense · about grief and justice

Via
  • melancholic
  • tense
  • grief
  • justice
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Runtime
100 min
Details
Elena KnowsHidden from your suggestions.
Short film

After

2023

A quiet, heavy chamber piece that sits with a grieving man's anger and asks you to weigh duty against rage.

Dark, melancholic · about grief and justice

Via
  • dark
  • melancholic
  • grief
  • justice
Pacing
slow-burn
Attention
engaged
Runtime
18 min
Details
AfterHidden from your suggestions.
TV series

The Twelve

2019

A slow-burning, emotionally charged courtroom drama that keeps you guessing while probing the jurors' personal lives.

Dark, melancholic · about grief and justice

Via
  • dark
  • melancholic
  • grief
  • justice
Pacing
slow-burn
Attention
engaged
Seasons
3
Details
The TwelveHidden from your suggestions.
TV series

Qara Yazı

2019

A long, brooding melodrama of a woman's slow, determined pursuit of payback, heavy with grief and simmering resentment.

Dark, melancholic · about grief and justice

Via
  • dark
  • melancholic
  • grief
  • justice
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Seasons
1
Details
Qara YazıHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

2017

A raw, darkly funny, and emotionally charged ride through grief and rage, with sharp dialogue and a stellar ensemble.

Dark, melancholic · about grief and justice

Via
  • dark
  • melancholic
  • grief
  • justice
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Runtime
115 min
Details
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, MissouriHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Ballistic

2026

A somber, slow-burning revenge story that weighs grief against complicity, with a tense, morally serious atmosphere.

Dark, melancholic · about grief and justice

Via
  • dark
  • melancholic
  • grief
  • justice
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Runtime
91 min
Details
BallisticHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Her Mother

2017

A quiet, emotionally wrenching study of a mother's impossible moral choice, unfolding with patient, painful intimacy.

Dark, melancholic · about grief and justice

Via
  • dark
  • melancholic
  • grief
  • justice
Pacing
slow-burn
Attention
demanding
Runtime
95 min
Details
Her MotherHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Adalet Oyunu

2011

A slow, brooding psychological drama that weighs grief and vengeance in claustrophobic silence, leaving a lingering unease.

Dark, melancholic · about grief and justice

Via
  • dark
  • melancholic
  • grief
  • justice
Pacing
slow-burn
Attention
engaged
Details
Adalet OyunuHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Moka

2016

A quiet, simmering study of grief that keeps you uneasy as a mother's search turns quietly obsessive.

Dark, melancholic · about grief and revenge

Via
  • dark
  • melancholic
  • grief
  • revenge
Pacing
slow-burn
Attention
engaged
Runtime
89 min
Details
MokaHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Gandhari

2026

A grim, grief-soaked hunt that trades spectacle for raw maternal fury, keeping you tense and unsettled throughout.

About grief and justice

Via
  • grief
  • justice
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Runtime
117 min
Details
GandhariHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Watching This Movie Is a Crime!

2021

A somber, morally serious drama that simmers with quiet tension as a grieving man wrestles with loss and the pull of retaliation.

Dark, melancholic · about grief and justice

Via
  • dark
  • melancholic
  • grief
  • justice
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Runtime
88 min
Details
Watching This Movie Is a Crime!Hidden from your suggestions.
TV series

A Matter of Justice

1993

A somber, earnest courtroom-and-custody drama that leans on grief and moral outrage, moving steadily toward a hard-won reckoning.

Melancholic, tense · about grief and justice

Via
  • melancholic
  • tense
  • grief
  • justice
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Seasons
1
Details
A Matter of JusticeHidden from your suggestions.

Where to watch in the UK

No UK streaming, rental or purchase options are known.

Streaming data from JustWatch.TMDB

Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Erich Engels
Starring
Ulla Jacobsson, Claus Holm, Dietmar Schönherr, Brigitte Mira, Carsta Löck, Rudolf Fernau, Irene von Meyendorff, Hans Putz
Country
Germany

TMDBIMDbLetterboxdWikidata