Father figure movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant father figure movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, serious, captivating, touching, psychological and sentimental films and TV shows about / with father figure, father son relationship, family relations, friendship, teenager, fight, friends, youth, coming of age and love plots mostly in Drama, Thriller and Romance genres shot in USA, Canada, UK and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as father figure: Darkness of Man (2024), A Perfect World (1993), Léon: The Professional (1994), The Little Mermaid (2023), The Doo Dah Man (2015), The Three Gifts (2009), Cruel and Unusual (2001), Somewhere in Tonga (2017), Hearts in Atlantis (2001), Local Boys (2002).
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List of father figure movies
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, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
A kidnapped boy strikes up a friendship with his captor: an escaped convict on the run from the law, headed by an honorable U.S. Marshal.
Style:
suspense, road movie, sincere, touching, emotional ...
Plot:
friendship, prison, fugitives, life philosophy, moral ambiguity, on the run, boy, child abuse, road trip, small town, prison escape, coming of age ...
Time:
60s, 20th century, 90s, year 1963, year 1993
Place:
texas, austin texas, birmingham alabama, alaska, usa ...
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France, USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Leon, the top hit man in New York, has earned a rep as an effective "cleaner". But when his next-door neighbors are wiped out by a loose-cannon DEA agent, he becomes the unwilling custodian of 12-year-old Mathilda. Before long, ...
Style:
neo noir, touching, rough, suspenseful, retro ...
Audience:
teens, date night, adult
Plot:
hitman, mentor, revenge, friendship, murder, loneliness, organized crime, redemption, sniper, loner, life philosophy, dark hero ...
Time:
20th century, year 1994, 90s
Place:
new york, usa, france, paris france, manhattan new york city ...
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Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
The youngest of King Triton’s daughters, and the most defiant, Ariel longs to find out more about the world beyond the sea, and while visiting the surface, falls for the dashing Prince Eric. With mermaids forbidden to interact with humans, Ariel ...
Style:
fairy tale, motion capture, feel good, semi serious, captivating ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, date night, teen fantasy
Plot:
magic spell, mermaid, interspecies romance, human, sea, interspecies friendship, marine life, mysterious girl, little mermaid, spell, advisor, shipwreck ...
Time:
19th century, 1830s
Place:
caribbean
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Set in 1980, The Doo Dah Man tells the story of JAKE, a 20 year old college student living in New Jersey who, after fighting with his absentee father, decides to run away from his life and hitch hike across the country. Along the way he is picked up ...
Style:
road movie, touching, exciting, captivating, rough ...
Plot:
teenage boy, stealing a car, father son relationship, teenage protagonist, father figure, intergenerational friendship, on the road, friendship, on the run, scam, young man, on the lam ...
Time:
80s
Place:
southern usa
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Jack Green inherited a southern Californian horse ranch and an all-natural toy factory in the barn. With his wife Cherie, he accepts taking in the three 'holy terrors' from his bossy aunt Rita's orphanage during renovations, until the ...
Style:
sincere, sentimental, light, feel good, touching
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
christmas, adoption, missing child, father figure, orphan, horse ranch, orphanage, kids and family, lifestyle change, countryside, father son relationship, happy ending ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Orphan Mike O'Conner was abused from age three by his own dad, fled to Chicago to start a rock band but got dragged in bad mates' crime and convicted under probation. Mike's sister, Kate, managed to get him released and employed as ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, realistic, exciting, tense ...
Plot:
serial killer, family relations, small town life, psychopath, small town, siblings relations, lighthouse, father figure, female nudity, missing brother, brother sister relationship, voyeur ...
Place:
usa, oregon
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Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
There is nothing that keeps passionate social worker Wolski in Germany. On an uninhabited island in the Kingdom of Tonga he wants to give criminal teenagers a second chance. His first candidate is Marcel, 16, and no stranger to drugs, violence and ...
Style:
sincere, psychological, contemplative, unusual plot structure, tense ...
Plot:
father figure, bully, punishment, vandalism, chores, boy, trial, friends, youth, social worker, juvenile delinquent, teenager ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
germany
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Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A widowed mother and her son change when a mysterious stranger enters their lives.
Style:
touching, atmospheric, sincere, sentimental, enigmatic ...
Plot:
small town, childhood, stephen king, single mother, friendship, childhood friend, coming of age, mysterious stranger, childhood memory, father figure, psychic, psychic power ...
Time:
year 2001, 1950s, 20th century, 60s
Place:
virginia, connecticut, usa, new york, boston
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
On Skeet’s twelfth birthday his older brother Randy buys him his first surfboard. Suddenly his summer turns to the endless search for the perfect wave, wild times and beach parties and eventually, finding his own daring adventures when Randy’s ...
Style:
sentimental, serious, realistic, disturbing
Audience:
kids
Plot:
surfing, father figure, boy, youth, coming of age, brother brother relationship, gang, friendship, best friend, parents and children, siblings relations, adolescence vs adulthood ...
Place:
california, usa, mexico
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Genre: Drama, Family, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
After an altercation with her ailing mother, Jennifer, a self-absorbed teenager inadvertently stumbles into a local homeless shelter late one evening. Upset with his daughter's selfish attitude, Jennifer's father offers an ultimatum which ...
Style:
entertaining, thought provoking, sweet, feel good
Audience:
family outing, teen drama
Plot:
homeless shelter, christmas, holiday, teenage girl, father daughter relationship, transformation, christmas romance, youth, family values, character change, responsibility, generation gap ...
Place:
utah
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Genre: Drama, Family
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Nine year old Finn lives with his father in a small town. Together with his best friend Erik he plays football, but he prefers to play music. His dad wants him to play football, just like every other kid his age. Finn does not understand why, but ...
Style:
serious, realistic, sentimental, touching, twisted
Audience:
family outing, pre-teens
Plot:
youth, friendship, father figure, follow your dream, musician's life, family relations, teachers and students, hopes, parents and children, elderly, father son relationship, grandfather ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
holland, europe
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
The coming of age of a youth named Sonny in a small Texas town in the 1950s.
Style:
sexy, sentimental, teen, crying, captivating ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
coming of age, small town, friendship, high school, self discovery, teenager, nostalgia, death, skinny dipping, elopement, teen angst, older woman younger man relationship ...
Time:
1950s, 20th century, 50s, year 1971, year 1952 ...
Place:
texas, usa, oklahoma, midwest, north america ...
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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: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
As a math savant uncooks the books for a new client, the Treasury Department closes in on his activities and the body count starts to rise.
Style:
suspense, surprise ending, tense, suspenseful, action thriller ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
autism, accountant, assassin, mathematics, lone hero, organized crime, twists and turns, vigilante, justice, hitman, violence, gunfight ...
Time:
year 2016, 2010s, year 1989, 2000s, year 2006 ...
Place:
washington d.c., chicago, illinois, new hampshire, germany ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Johnny is a successful banker with great respect for and dedication to the people in his life, especially his future wife Lisa. The happy-go-lucky guy sees his world fall apart when his friends begin to betray him one-by-one.
Style:
independent film, realistic, semi serious, cult classic, funny ...
Plot:
infidelity, best friend, breast cancer, dark humor, suicide, flower shop, american football, seduction, strange behavior, psychologist, room, unrequited love ...
Time:
year 2003, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
san francisco, bay area, california
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A stranger mentors a young Reno gambler who weds a hooker and befriends a vulgar casino regular.
Style:
neo noir, noir, cult classic, independent film, clever ...
Plot:
gambling, blackmail, casino, prostitute, secret, redemption, murder, motel, kindness, hostage, honeymoon, wedding ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1996
Place:
las vegas, atlantic city, nevada, usa, atlantic city new jersey ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A deadly collision between a train and car lead to an unlikely bond between the train engineer and a young boy who escapes the carnage.
Style:
touching, emotional, realistic, sincere, sentimental ...
Plot:
train, orphan, father figure, friendship, family relations, terminal illness, family problems, grief, coming of age, collision, parents and children, single parent ...
Time:
year 2007
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Mollie is a single working mother who's out to find the perfect father for her child. Her baby, Mikey, prefers James, a cab driver turned babysitter who has what it takes to make them both happy. But Mollie won't even consider James. ...
Style:
funny, sentimental, light, humorous, feel good ...
Audience:
kids, girls' night, chick flick, date night, toddlers ...
Plot:
pregnancy, babies and infants, baby, babysitting, single parent, couples, accountant, baby boy, single mother, motherhood, taxi, sex scene ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
new york
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13K
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 143 min.
Story:
Disowned by his father as a boy, Surya is taken in by a crime boss. When his brother Shiv is wrongly imprisoned, his father pleads for Surya's help.
Style:
sexy, exciting, realistic, semi serious, stylized ...
Plot:
cheerleader, corrupt cop, father son reunion, bully, police brutality, father figure, bad cop, corrupt politician, showdown, criminal's revenge, one man army, good versus evil ...
Time:
year 2013, 21st century
Place:
india, asia, delhi
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Fred lives on his own. His wife is dead, his son has left. He leans on the church, busses, meat-and-two-veg. Then Leo appears. Leo is a tramp. Fred lets Leo move in with him. An absurdist feature debut with a laugh and a tear in stuffy Netherlands.
Style:
semi serious, atmospheric, humorous, realistic, offbeat ...
Plot:
mentally challenged, friendship, loneliness, obsession, society, social relations, father figure, religion, gay, grief, empathy, personal growth ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
holland, netherlands
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Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
Gus van Sant tells the story of a young African American man named Jamal who confronts his talents while living on the streets of the Bronx. He accidentally runs into an old writer named Forrester who discovers his passion for writing. With help ...
Style:
feel good, sentimental, touching, sincere, inspirational ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
mentor, literature, dedicated educator, coming of age, prejudice, genius, basketball, writers, teacher, african american, prodigy, intergenerational friendship ...
Time:
year 2000, 90s, 20th century
Place:
new york, brooklyn new york city, scotland, usa, bronx new york city ...
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240K
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
This Karate Kid sequel series picks up 30 years after the events of the 1984 All Valley Karate Tournament and finds Johnny Lawrence on the hunt for redemption by reopening the infamous Cobra Kai karate dojo. This reignites his old rivalry with the ...
Style:
captivating, light, motivational, exciting, epic ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
karate, martial arts, dojo, martial arts training, master apprentice relationship, martial artist, starting over, coming of age, father son relationship, fight, bullying, contests and competitions ...
Time:
90s, 2010s, 2020s
Place:
california, north america, thailand, los angeles, southern california
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
In the final days of World War II, the Nazis attempt to use black magic to aid their dying cause. The Allies raid the camp where the ceremony is taking place, but not before a demon - Hellboy - has already been conjured. Joining the Allied forces, ...
Style:
stylized, exciting, cult classic, visually stunning, saga ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, kids, date night, adult
Plot:
supernatural, superhero, monster, supernatural ability, demon, comic book, occult, comic hero, superhuman powers, undercover, danger, good versus evil ...
Time:
year 2004, 1940s, y2k, 20th century, post world war two ...
Place:
new york, new jersey, america, moscow russia, scotland ...
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157K
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA, South Africa
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
After a bad blind date, a man and woman find themselves stuck together at a resort for families, where their attractions grows as their respective kids benefit from the burgeoning relationship.
Style:
feel good, funny, romantic, sweet, light ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night, kids, teens, girls' night
Plot:
single parent, fall in love, love story, single father, vacation, coming of age, love and romance, children, opposites attract, youth, couples, family values ...
Time:
year 2014, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
south africa, africa, hawaii, usa
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Czech Republic, Germany
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Overwhelmed by a world he can no longer control, a quarrelsome worker in his fifties tries to preserve the integrity of his neighbourhood...
Style:
ambiguous ending, light, touching, captivating, humorous ...
Plot:
friendship, group of friends, gay slur, father son relationship, murder, mayor, suicide, loss of father, dark humor, friendship between men, mentor, chase ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
prague, central europe
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Rachel decides to take her three year old daughter to daycare. As the days pass, the woman feels that the teacher turns too with her daughter, reaching an almost obsessive relationship.
Style:
bleak, serious, captivating, suspenseful
Audience:
toddlers
Plot:
abused child, hidden camera, kidnapping, therapy, father figure, children, jealousy, financial problem, child, mother and daughter, financial difficulty, daughter ...
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A college student suspects that a nurse may harm her lonely, widowed mother.
Style:
realistic, suspenseful, scary, serious, dark ...
Plot:
abuse, family problems, family relations, parents and children, college, isolation, death in the family, danger, couple relations, grief, poisoning, mother daughter relationship ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
canada
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Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 120 min.
TV show
Story:
After painter Michael 'Mike' Sheldrake's failed suicide attempt, house-mate and life-long best friend Peter Tremaine, an antiques shop owner, reminisces their common past, like Mike does in therapy. It started at the beach, when ...
Style:
serious, captivating, psychological, tense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
haunted by the past, friends, friendship, fall in love, power relations, father figure, jealousy, love, flashback sequence, suicide attempt, best friend, performer's life ...
Time:
20th century, 21st century
Place:
england
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Genre: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
On its last leg homeward, from Pearl Harbour (Hawaii) to San Diego, the USS Constellation hosts a jolly 'tiger cruise' for USNavy, Marines and USNAF relatives, mainly minors ('Navy brats'). Attitudes and emotions vary from simple ...
Style:
sad
Audience:
teens, girls' night
Plot:
father daughter relationship, father figure, 9/11, war on terror, terrorism, aviation, occupation, teenager, us military, navy, ship, career ...
Time:
september 11 2001
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