Surrogate father movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant surrogate father movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, serious, melancholic, weird, crying and emotional films and TV shows about / with surrogate father, family relations, friendship, death, father son relationship, betrayal, redemption, female nudity, teenager and mother son relationship plots mostly in Drama, Comedy and Crime genres shot in USA, UK, Canada and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as surrogate father: Almost Pregnant (1992), The Proposition (1998), Anchor and Hope (2017), Jurassic World: Dominion (2022), Broken Flowers (2005), In Your Absence (2008), Geppetto (2000), Father & Son (2015), Turn Right by the Yellow Dog (2003), Darkness of Man (2024).
Best films
New films
| Walkaway Joe (2020) | 5.6 | |
| Mr. Long (2017) | 7.0 | |
| The Zero Theorem (2013) | 6.0 | |
| Mr. Church (2016) | 7.6 | |
| Mortal Engines (2018) | 6.1 |
List of surrogate father movies
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Charlie (Conaway) is a happy man with a beautiful wife (Roberts), a wonderful career and every blessing a man could want except "...children". When the wife demands a "star child" and Charlie can't deliver the goods, they ...
Style:
erotic, sex comedy, independent film, realistic, semi serious ...
Plot:
making love, sex scene, infertility, farce, swinger couple, pregnancy, family relations, couples, dishonesty, betrayal, fall in love, love and romance ...
Time:
90s
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Father Michael McKinnon goes from the UK to Boston circa 1935. For unknown reasons, he avoids at all costs the most prominent parishioners, Arthur and Eleanor Barret. Meanwhile Eleanor and Arthur desperately want to have a child, but Arthur is ...
Style:
melancholic, absurd, sincere, emotional, inspirational ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
priest in love, adultery, love triangle, dangerous attraction, human nature, family problems, fall in love, society, crumbling marriage, dishonesty, murder, surrogate father ...
Time:
1930s, year 1998, 20th century, 19th century
Place:
boston, usa, europe, england, new jersey
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Spain, UK
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Eva and Kat enjoy a carefree existence on their houseboat on a London canal. Until Eva's dream of becoming a mother is reignited by the death of their pet. Kat just wants to get a new cat. But when Kat's best friend, Roger, visits from ...
Style:
sexy, humorous, melancholic, psychological, touching ...
Plot:
lgbt, lesbian, lgbtq, threesome, lesbian couple, surrogate father, lesbian love, lovers, lesbian teen, lesbian relationship, gay, pregnancy ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england, london
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, China
Duration: 147 min.
Story:
Four years after Isla Nublar was destroyed, dinosaurs now live—and hunt—alongside humans all over the world. This fragile balance will reshape the future and determine, once and for all, whether human beings are to remain the apex predators on a ...
Style:
suspense, saga, psychotronic, anamorphic, retro ...
Plot:
dinosaur, animal attack, creature, prehistoric creature, tyrannosaurus rex, monster, genetics, creature feature, jurassic park, giant creature, teenage girl, disaster ...
Time:
jurassic, 2020s, future
Place:
malta, italy, texas, washington d.c., san francisco ...
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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: Drama
Country: Canada, Spain
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
13-year-old Pablo is a quiet, lonely boy with a troubled past. His only friend is Julia, a shameless 15-year-old girl who is more than willing to help Pablo with his transition from childhood to adolescence, and give him some advice on sex, love and ...
Style:
emotional, serious, captivating, disturbing, art house ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens, adult
Plot:
coming of age, stranger, teenage girl, boy, nudity, flashback, male nudity, surrogate father, lgbt teen, masturbation, father son relationship, dog ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
spain, andalusia
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Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
When a man wishes for a son, he learns what it means to be a father.
Style:
stylized, humorous, feel good, semi serious, fairy tale ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, pre-teens, preschool
Plot:
puppet, youth, pinocchio, father son relationship, fairy, family relations, mischievous children, young heroes, parents and children, friendship, escapades, miraculous event ...
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Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Thailand
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
A story about a gay dad who has raised his surrogate son alone after the death of his partner. The kid, weary of being bullied, seeks to break out on his own. He takes up with a guy who it turns out has a crush on the kid's dad. In limited ...
Style:
psychological, sincere, unusual plot structure, contemplative, sexy ...
Plot:
lgbt, parent child relationship, male homosexuality, boys love, gay interest, gay crush, fall in love, gay son, relationship problems, gay love, homosexuality, father and son ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
taiwan
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: Denmark
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A fair point, considering the father happens to be dead! Philip is a successful architect with little or no time for his 16-year-old son. When his own father dies, Philip suddenly realises the pain of having been abandoned years ago. Enter Karl, a ...
Style:
emotional, melancholic, satirical
Audience:
adult
Plot:
father son relationship, family drama, loss, surrogate father, grief, identity, redemption, secrets, healing, midlife crisis, reconciliation, estrangement ...
Time:
2000s
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Russell Hatch, an Interpol operative who takes on the role of father figure to Jayden, the son of an informant killed in a routine raid gone wrong. Years later, Hatch finds himself protecting Jayden and his grandfather from a group of merciless ...
Style:
action thriller, noir, psychological, captivating, thrilling ...
Plot:
interpol, father figure, gang, problem, agent, child custody, special agent, protector, vigilante, surrogate father, city, father son relationship ...
Place:
los angeles, california
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
When corrupt agent Martin Oudkerk enters a crime scene, he finds out that a criminal of the old order, but most of all his surrogate father, Henk is one of the victims. A new generation of criminals has entered the stage that plays by its own rules: ...
Style:
neo noir, suspense, crime drama, dark, tense
Plot:
police, corruption, corrupt cop, betrayal, underworld, organized crime, moral ambiguity, violent, urban, moral dilemma, blackmail, danger ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Hungary
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A man and a kid are discovering beauty in life.
Style:
art house, emotional, melancholic, existential, period piece
Plot:
father daughter relationship, children, loneliness, loss, getting home, relationships, bonding, alienation, intimate, nostalgia, humanism, mourning ...
Time:
70s, year 1978
Place:
hungary
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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: UK
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Michael Lamb is a Father questioning his calling, in a Reform School in Ireland. When young epileptic runaway Eoin is sent to the school, the two recognise kindred spirits and escape to London together. With the police on their tail and the money ...
Style:
independent film, contemplative, serious, realistic, thought provoking ...
Plot:
boys' school, epilepsy, youth, school, man boy relationship, surrogate father, teacher student relationship, murder by drowning, neurology, epileptic seizure, schoolboy, priest ...
Time:
year 1985, 80s
Place:
ireland, england, dublin ireland, london, europe ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
In this biting and disturbing coming-of-age tale from writer-director Michael Cuesta, life is bittersweet along the L.I.E., also known as the Long Island Expressway, as suburban teen Howie Blitzer learns all too clearly. In the space of a week, he ...
Style:
sexy, disturbing, controversial, brutal, enigmatic ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
gay, coming of age, pedophile, teenage boy, male prostitution, sexual abuse, lgbt teen, juvenile delinquent, childhood, pedophilia, mentor, intergenerational friendship ...
Time:
year 2001, 21st century
Place:
long island, new york, new jersey, california
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A mountain man who wishes to live the life of a hermit becomes the unwilling object of a long vendetta by Indians when he proves to be the match of their warriors in one-to-one combat on the early frontier.
Style:
atmospheric, scenic, epic, meditative, factual ...
Audience:
manly
Plot:
wilderness, survival, native, hunting, mountain man, native american, revenge, mountain, rocky mountains, grizzly bear, indians, trapper ...
Time:
19th century, 1840s, 1850s, year 1972
Place:
colorado, persia, usa, north america
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Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 142 min.
Story:
Harry, Ron and Hermione return to Hogwarts for another magic-filled year. Harry comes face to face with danger yet again, this time in the form of escaped convict, Sirius Black – and turns to sympathetic Professor Lupin for help.
Style:
gothic, fairy tale, dark fantasy, atmospheric, sexy ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, kids, teen fantasy, family friendly ...
Plot:
magic, witch, harry potter, fantasy world, magical, wizard, witchcraft, time travel, good versus evil, werewolf, friendship, boarding school life ...
Time:
year 2004, 2000s, 20th century, 90s, year 1994 ...
Place:
europe, england
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
An American actor in Tokyo struggles to find purpose until he lands an unusual gig: working for a Japanese "rental family" agency, playing stand-in roles for strangers. As he immerses himself in his clients' worlds, he begins to form ...
Style:
intercultural, contemplative, crying, detective, comedy drama ...
Plot:
self discovery, identity, personal growth, character study, fish out of water, loneliness, empathy, bittersweet, urban, slice of life, identity crisis, role playing ...
Place:
tokyo, japan, asia, mount fuji
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Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Jimmy Pearls, a directionless young drifter, kills Henry Logan's son and two other men after he found out that they murdered Jimmy's parents for their land. Trying to get away from Logan's vengeance, he goes to ground in the mountains ...
Style:
tense, suspenseful, dark, period piece, atmospheric
Plot:
revenge, outlaw, manhunt, vengeance, mountain, survival, isolation, bloodbath, trapper, moral ambiguity, violence, justice ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, UK, Canada
Duration: 42 min.
Story:
On a mission to make Christmas unforgettable for Quill, the Guardians head to Earth in search of the perfect present.
Style:
entertaining, captivating, funny, exciting, humorous ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
christmas, gift, holiday, villain, group, superhero, heroes, super villain, galaxy, adventure hero, miraculous event, dog ...
Place:
california, los angeles
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Italy
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Four thirtyish university students share the same flat in Florence. Leonardo fantasizes about Letizia, a very beautiful girl; Rocco works as a night watchman, Bruno tries to get his degree to please his father in law and Pino dreams of becoming a ...
Style:
realistic, semi serious, sentimental, humorous
Plot:
bird, milf, graduation, thirty something, family relations, friendship, university, graduate student, male friendship, couples, friends, thirtysomething life ...
Place:
italy, florence, europe
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Genre: Drama, Family
Country: Canada
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
To save her ranch after the accidental death of her husband, a woman marries the man responsible for the mishap.
Style:
independent film
Plot:
prairie, youth, blizzard, arranged marriage, bonding, rider horse relationship, wild horse, training, horse actor, pony, stepfather stepson relationship, rancher ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
colorado
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
In the early 21st century, mankind has colonized the oceans. The United Earth Oceans Organization enlists Captain Nathan Bridger and the submarine seaQuest DSV to keep the peace and explore the last frontier on Earth.
Style:
cliffhanger, futuristic, exciting, serious, psychotronic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
submarine, space and aliens, sea, military, benign alien, teenager, skinny dipping, water, dystopia, marine, fish, boat ...
Time:
future, 2010s, 2030s, 2020s, 21st century
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Australia
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Based on true events, 16 year-old Jamie falls in with his mother's new boyfriend and his crowd of self-appointed neighborhood watchmen, a relationship that leads to a spree of torture and murder.
Style:
psychological, disturbing, serious, tense, realistic ...
Plot:
serial killer, true crime, gang, psychopath, violence, male rape victim, homosexual, rape victim, tortured to death, transgression, mother's boyfriend, murder ...
Time:
year 1998, 2010s, 20th century, 90s, year 1999
Place:
australia, south australia, adelaide south australia, oceania
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Australia, Germany, USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
For many years, four teenage orphans at an Australian outback convent have watched their younger comrades find new parents, and realize that they may never be adopted. The Reverend Mother sends the four boys away on a seaside vacation, where they ...
Style:
sentimental, emotional, touching, sad, erotic ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
adoption, friendship, teenage boy, male friendship, couple relations, orphan, male bonding, youth, summer vacation, boy, male virgin, best friend ...
Time:
year 2007, 20th century, 60s, 2000s, 70s ...
Place:
australia, south australia, tasmania, tokyo, london ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
The military draft is back. Three best friends are drafted and given 30 days to report for duty. In that time they're forced to confront everything they believe about courage, duty, love, friendship and honor. If called to serve, what would you ...
Style:
disturbing, psychological, serious, sincere, contemplative ...
Plot:
erotic scene, coping, friendship, duty, introspection, military, destiny, protestor, freedom, friends, gay, violence ...
Time:
future, year 2007, september 11 2001
Place:
usa, iraq, new york, manhattan new york city
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
The story of a young ex-con Jack, newly released from serving a prison sentence for a murder he committed as a child.
Style:
psychological, touching, suspense, heartbreaking, compassionate ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
redemption, juvenile delinquency, childhood, haunted by the past, going straight, bullying, melancholy, released from prison, teen angst, rehabilitation, violent, starting over ...
Time:
year 2007, 21st century
Place:
nebraska, britain, united kingdom, england, europe ...
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Music, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
Elwood, the now lone "Blues Brother" finally released from prison, is once again enlisted by Sister Mary Stigmata in her latest crusade to raise funds for a children's hospital. Once again hitting the road to re-unite the band and win ...
Style:
cult classic, humorous, feel good, captivating, scary ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
blues, car chase, on the road, voodoo, chase, music, orphan, dancing, pursuit, road trip, police officer, russian mafia ...
Time:
90s
Place:
louisiana, usa, chicago
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Brazil, Canada, Japan, UK, Italy
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
When a sudden plague of blindness devastates a city, a small group of the afflicted band together to triumphantly overcome the horrific conditions of their imposed quarantine.
Style:
apocalyptic, disturbing, bleak, intense, depressing ...
Plot:
post apocalypse, apocalypse, blindness, epidemic, plague, survival, dystopia, distopia, catastrophe, pandemic, isolation, chaos ...
Time:
year 2008, distant future, 21st century
Place:
portugal, sao paulo brazil, canada
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
In the year 1935, a teen named Billy Bathgate finds first love while becoming the protégé of fledgling gangster Dutch Schultz.
Style:
erotic, stylized, serious, realistic, suspenseful ...
Plot:
gangster, organized crime, nudity, teenage boy, lake, mafia, waterfall, great depression, jewish mob, coming of age, lawyer, murder ...
Time:
1930s, year 1991, 20th century
Place:
new york, usa, bronx new york city
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