Absent father movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant absent father movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out touching, psychological, realistic, captivating, serious and sentimental films and TV shows about / with absent father, family relations, coming of age, father son relationship, youth, parents and children, friendship, teenager, boy and boyfriend girlfriend relationship plots mostly in Drama, Comedy and Romance genres shot in USA, UK, France and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as absent father: Painkillers (2014), Jumbo (2020), Boy (2010), Flower (2017), Run the Race (2018), Role Models (2008), Abel's Field (2012), Second Best (1994), Close-Ups (2014), Little Men (2016).
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Casper (Gijs Blom) has never met his father and lives alone with his mother Marit (Birgit Schuurman). He likes to spend his free time playing the piano, so he is thrilled when he is chosen to become a pianist in a youth orchestra – and especially ...
Style:
realistic, semi serious, sentimental, captivating, psychological ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
absent father, family relations, parents and children, single parent, coming of age, youth, teenage life, friendship, love and romance, terminal illness, friendship between boys, medical examination ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
holland, prague, europe, central europe
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1K
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: France, Belgium, Luxembourg
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Jeanne, a shy young woman, works as a night guard at an amusement park and has a close relationship with her mother. While no man can compete with this opposed duo, Jeanne begins to develop strange romantic feelings for Jumbo, the latest attraction ...
Style:
sexy, psychological, talky, melancholic, touching ...
Plot:
mental illness, female nudity, sexuality, absent father, male nudity, autism, sexual perversion, mother daughter relationship, lgbt, love and romance, family relations, escapades ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe
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31K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: New Zealand
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
It's 1984, and Michael Jackson is king - even in Waihau Bay, New Zealand. Here we meet Boy, an 11-year-old who lives on a farm with his gran, a goat, and his younger brother, Rocky (who thinks he has magic powers). Shortly after Gran leaves for ...
Style:
touching, humorous, visually appealing, unusual plot structure, surreal ...
Plot:
coming of age, childhood, absent father, daydreamer, youth, small town, beach, family relations, father son relationship, mischievous children, parents and children, boy ...
Time:
year 1984, year 2010, 2010s, 80s, 20th century ...
Place:
new zealand, oceania, tokyo
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11K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Rebellious, quick-witted Erica Vandross is a 17-year-old firecracker living with her single mom, Laurie, and her mom's new boyfriend, Bob, in L.A.'s San Fernando Valley. When Bob's mentally unbalanced son, Luke, arrives from rehab to ...
Style:
sexy, suspense, touching, road movie, disturbing ...
Audience:
teens, date night, teen drama
Plot:
friendship, chase, child molestation, sexual promiscuity, teenager, 17 year old, teenage girl, absent father, pervert, teenage boy, relationships, murder ...
Time:
year 2016
Place:
paris france, mexico
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Genre: Drama, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Reeling from his mother’s death and his father’s abandonment, Zach, an All-State athlete, finds glory on the football field, working to earn a college scholarship and the brothers’ ticket out of town. When a devastating injury puts Zach—and ...
Style:
christian film, psychological, captivating, realistic, sentimental ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
brother brother relationship, american football, christian, high school football, teenage boy, party, family bonds, coming of age, friendship, rivalry, society, bare chested male ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, florida, alabama
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251K
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Two salesmen trash a company truck on an energy drink-fueled bender. Upon their arrest, the court gives them a choice: do hard time or spend 150 service hours with a mentorship program. After one day with the kids, however, jail doesn't look ...
Style:
funny, entertaining, hilarious, sexy, slapstick ...
Audience:
kids, teens, chick flick
Plot:
lifestyle change, community service, friendship, friends, dimwit, farce, adolescence, public nudity, one night stand, teaching the ways of the world, young heroes, youth ...
Time:
year 2008, medieval times, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, middle east, california, usa, venice beach california ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Seth McArdle (Samuel Davis) is a high school senior with an especially full plate. Not only must he navigate the usual social and academic pitfalls of high school, but he has to contend with his young twin sisters, serving as de facto parent in the ...
Style:
serious, realistic, touching, emotional, christian film ...
Plot:
absent father, school, orphan, family relations, life is a bitch, youth, christian, responsibility, fight, faith, death of mother, bad father ...
Time:
21st century
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
The difficult relationship between a british postal officer and his adoptive son.
Style:
serious, emotional, sentimental, touching, realistic
Plot:
orphan, social worker, man boy relationship, child abuse, adoption, single parent, absent father, coming of age, family problems, parents and children, hopes, family relations ...
Time:
90s, year 1994
Place:
england, europe, wales
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Poland
Duration: 76 min.
Story:
37-year-old Marta gets married and wants to have a baby. But her toxic relationship with overbearing mother complicates her life in many ways.
Style:
psychological, serious, sincere, captivating
Plot:
mother in law son in law relationship, domineering mother, absent father, marital argument, husband wife relationship, dysfunctional family, sculptor, pregnancy, jealousy, desperation, family relations, overprotective mother ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA, Greece, Brazil
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Jake is a quiet, sensitive middle schooler with dreams of being an artist. He meets the affably brash Tony at his grandfather's funeral, and the unlikely pair soon hit it off. The budding friendship is put at risk, however, when a rent dispute ...
Style:
social, atmospheric, melancholic, captivating, touching ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
best friend, boy, friendship between boys, bullying, father son relationship, 13 year old, landlord tenant relationship, coming of age, psychotherapist, storytelling, theatre director, acting class ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, brooklyn new york city, manhattan new york city, usa
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
After his mother dies, 19-year-old Charlie Conrad skips college to raise his 9-year-old brother, Ben, in this moving drama. But the heavy responsibility soon causes Charlie to yearn for a normal life. Things start to look up when he embarks on a ...
Style:
realistic, serious, touching, sincere, sexual ...
Plot:
gay teenager, gay, longing, lgbt, gay interest, family relations, absent father, college, dysfunctional family, mysterious character, youth, love and romance ...
Time:
21st century
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Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Anna, a young teenager, comes home from her Catholic boarding school for the holidays and discovers her father has left. Her mother is devastated and confined in the company of the local priest, who is also a childhood friend. Anna clings to her ...
Style:
contemplative, realistic, psychological, captivating, sentimental ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens
Plot:
coming of age, faith, dysfunctional family, mother daughter relationship, grandfather, religion, belief in god, crisis of faith, catholic, religious faith, absent father, death of grandfather ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france, brittany, europe
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Genre: Action, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Wes Rawlins is considered one of the best bounty hunters in the West. His life changes when he finds out that his mother is dead and the man responsible is still at large. Wes believes that his long lost father Ray Eastman is responsible and sets ...
Style:
disturbing, tense, captivating, suspense
Plot:
gunfight, bounty hunter, father son relationship, sheriff, fighting crime, father son reunion, bandit, father and son, fight, absent father, loss of mother, fight for justice ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Argentina
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Martina and Manuel cross the border from Bolivia as «mules». Manuel dies with the cocaine capsules inside his body. Martina turns to her father, who she never met before, for help.
Style:
suspense, disturbing, psychological, captivating, tense ...
Plot:
father daughter relationship, moral dilemma, female protagonist, absent father, drug dealer, drug traffic, death, cocaine, desperation, trafficking, social problems, family relations ...
Place:
bolivia, south america
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Country: Spain, Belgium, France, USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A black and white silent movie, based on the Snow White fairy tale, that is set in a romantic version of 1920s Seville and centered on a female bullfighter.
Style:
fairy tale, captivating, atmospheric, stylized, gothic ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
matador, bullfighting, physical appearance, bullfighter, absent father, desire for fame, rise to the top, good versus evil, snow white, escapades, danger, rivalry ...
Time:
2010s, year 2012, 1920s, 20th century, year 1929
Place:
spain
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Country: UK, USA, Germany
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
When Elizabeth returns to her mother's home after her marriage breaks up, she recreates her imaginary childhood friend, Fred, to escape from the trauma of losing her husband and her job. In between the chaos and mayhem that Fred creates, ...
Style:
surreal, dark comedy, humorous, absurd, light ...
Audience:
teens, kids, adult, teen drama
Plot:
imaginary friend, childhood memory, mental illness, emotional manipulation, friendship, vengeance, personal growth, emotional abuse, absent father, self discovery, mother daughter relationship, adult humor ...
Time:
80s
Place:
minnesota, usa
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 144 min.
Story:
Aftab has been brought up his mother, Mariam, and has no knowledge as to the identity and whereabouts of his biological father. When Mariam gets news that Ramakant Pandit is dying, she asks...
Style:
cult classic
Plot:
terrorist, brother brother relationship, male bonding, on the run, death of father, desert, illegitimate son, absent father, traitor, corrupt cop, yuppie, framed for murder ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: France, USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
As the devoutly single Don Johnston is dumped by his latest girlfriend, he receives an anonymous pink letter informing him that he has a son who may be looking for him.
Style:
melancholic, road movie, emotional, sexy, atmospheric ...
Plot:
midlife crisis, loneliness, single parent, existentialism, illegitimate son, teenage girl, nudity, flowers, quest, divorce, female exhibitionist, casual sex ...
Time:
year 2005, 2000s, 90s, 21st century
Place:
new jersey, france, tokyo
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
When Pete and Ellie decide to start a family, they stumble into the world of foster care adoption. They hope to take in one small child but when they meet three siblings, including a rebellious 15 year old girl, they find themselves speeding from ...
Style:
feel good, funny, sweet, sincere, sad ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, chick flick, teens
Plot:
adoption, parenting, foster home, foster parent, adoptive father adopted son relationship, adolescence, couples, problem child, anger, substance abuse, amusement park, parents and children ...
Time:
2010s, year 2019, 21st century
Place:
usa, california
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
During his twenties, a young man works at various homeless shelters in Boston, where he often intersects with his brilliant but troubled father.
Style:
realistic, touching, serious, suspenseful, psychological ...
Plot:
father son relationship, homeless, absent father, homeless shelter, writer's life, suicide, anal rape, poet, writers, estrangement, family relations, social misfits ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, boston, massachusetts, new york
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Set in 1969, a twelve-year-old grows up in Key West with his mother, who is paying the bills by stripping at the local topless bar. The boy finds out about her activities and tries to convince her to stop, to no avail. A local restaurant owner hires ...
Style:
realistic, serious, gloomy, bleak, touching
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
boy, strip club, oedipus complex, coming of age, boyhood, youth, absent father, moon landing, bare butt, bare chested male, overprotective mother, children ...
Time:
year 1969, year 1992, 60s, 20th century
Place:
florida, key west florida, asia, vietnam, miami
Is relevant?
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
After his father takes his two brothers and high tails it, Peel is forced to grow up in a state of arrested development. Once his mother dies, he must forge his own path and attempts to find his lost brethren.
Style:
captivating, disturbing, psychological, touching, heartfelt ...
Plot:
family reunited, loneliness, social misfits, innocence, abandoned, mother son relationship, coming of age, absent father, family problems, grownups, socially awkward, lifestyle ...
Time:
2010s
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A teenager tries to deal with his guilty conscience after his role in a prank that causes the death of his girlfriend's older brother.
Style:
psychological, sincere, touching, rough, romantic comedy ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, teen drama
Plot:
young love, small town, coming of age, confession, working mom, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, love, peer pressure, absent father, teenager, petty theft, boyhood ...
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Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family
Country: Denmark
Duration: 76 min.
Story:
Topper thinks summer vacation is boring. He misses his father who is sailing the seven seas. He can't figure out Sille who's cute. And his best friend, Viggo, always has to help out his punctilious dad, Mr Lion, in the café on the first ...
Style:
sentimental, humorous, not serious, computer animated, sincere ...
Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
friendship, rhinoceros, mischievous children, disorder, best friend, parents and children, youth, animal life, imaginary, absent father, sailor, small town ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
denmark
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Russia
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A young man drops out of university and goes to the police. He's done nothing wrong he just wants a job. A particular job. Playing the victim in murder reconstructions. Maybe by getting close to death he can manage to cheat on his own.
Style:
art house, surreal, thought provoking, psychological, philosophical ...
Plot:
murder, social satire, post soviet, accusation, absent father, victim, dark humor, experiment, murder investigation, meaning of life, monologue, poisoning ...
Place:
russia
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Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Maura Mackenzie believes the world is hers to conquer. With her career as a concert pianist gaining momentum, it seems her beauty and talent will be strong enough to mask the demons that threaten to engulf her. But with an absent husband and two ...
Style:
captivating, sincere, disturbing, psychological, psychiatric
Plot:
mental illness, family problems, musician, pianist, mother, absent father, mother child relationship, mentally unstable, motherhood, female protagonist, child custody, unhappy marriage ...
Time:
90s
Place:
newfoundland, canada
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Genre: Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Mexico
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Futuristic movie about Alejandro, a gifted left-handed child marble player who must win a competition as the entire town's hopes - and money - rest on him.
Style:
futuristic, serious, exciting, captivating, gloomy ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
youth, ambition, folk hero, clergy, rivalry, dystopian future, dishonesty, uninhibited rivalry, society, underdog, child hero, absent father ...
Time:
future, year 2003
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Germany, South Africa
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A sperm donor is confronted by his 99 children, when a disclosure is sued.
Style:
humorous, light, feel good, entertaining, funny ...
Plot:
sperm donor, biological father, financial problem, pregnant girlfriend, absent father, father son relationship, large family, paternity revealed, fatherhood, family relations, parenthood, father daughter relationship ...
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Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Jackson and Emily aren't like the other kids. Two burgeoning sociopaths on the brink of total meltdown. Ticking time bombs seeking revenge. Who will unravel first?
Style:
suspense, psychological, rough, serious, scary ...
Plot:
bullying, killing spree, revenge, high school student, drug use, infidelity, suicide attempt, absent father, sociopath, mentally unstable, serial killer, violence ...
Place:
rhode island
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Ten year old Jared Marshall's life crumbled down after his parents' divorce a year ago. Not only does his dad put his job first since, mother uproots him from Iowa by moving in with her ma so she can take a job in California. When ...
Style:
touching, semi serious, feel good, realistic, sentimental ...
Audience:
family outing, date night, girls' night, chick flick
Plot:
love and romance, fall in love, dating, family relations, single parent, soldier, parents and children, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, father son relationship, single mother, absent father, architecture ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
california, bosnia, europe, usa
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