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, sincere, sentimental, captivating and touching films and TV shows about / with father figure, friendship, father son relationship, family relations, friends, youth, boy, coming of age, fight and love plots mostly in Drama, Romance and Comedy genres shot in USA, Canada, Germany and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as father figure: Local Boys (2002), Watchtower (2001), Shoelaces for Christmas (2018), Léon: The Professional (1994), Somewhere in Tonga (2017), Finn (2013), Cobra Kai (2018), The Best of Me (2014), Matterhorn (2013), The Last Picture Show (1971).

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 6.5
 1K
Local Boys (2002)
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, youth, boy, coming of age, gang, brother brother relationship, friendship, father figure, best friend, parents and children, teenage love, love triangle ...
Place: california, usa, mexico
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 4.6
 822
Watchtower (2001)
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, captivating ...
Plot: serial killer, family relations, small town life, life is a bitch, psychopath, small town, siblings relations, lighthouse, father figure, voyeur, village, village life ...
Place: usa, oregon
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Shoelaces for Christmas (2018)
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: feel good, sweet, thought provoking, entertaining
Audience: family outing, teen drama
Plot: christmas, homeless shelter, holiday, christmas romance, character change, teenage girl, transformation, family values, youth, father daughter relationship, responsibility, generation gap ...
Place: utah
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Léon: The Professional (1994)
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, rough, suspenseful, touching, cult classic ...
Audience: teens, date night, adult
Plot: hitman, mentor, revenge, friendship, loneliness, organized crime, murder, sniper, redemption, loner, life philosophy, killings ...
Time: 20th century, 90s, year 1994
Place: new york, usa, france, paris france, iran ...
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Somewhere in Tonga (2017)
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: psychological, sincere, unusual plot structure, tense, light ...
Plot: father figure, bully, punishment, trial, chores, vandalism, boy, youth, social worker, friends, juvenile delinquent, teenager ...
Time: 21st century
Place: germany
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 6.6
 358
Finn (2013)
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: touching, serious, realistic, sentimental, twisted
Audience: family outing, pre-teens
Plot: youth, friendship, father figure, follow your dream, family relations, teachers and students, musician's life, hopes, elderly, parents and children, grandfather, father son relationship ...
Time: 21st century
Place: holland, europe
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 8.5
 203K
Cobra Kai (2018)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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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: light, motivational, exciting, epic, captivating ...
Audience: teen drama
Plot: karate, martial arts, dojo, martial arts training, master apprentice relationship, fight, starting over, middle aged man, teenager, martial artist, father figure, father son relationship ...
Time: 2020s, 90s, 2010s
Place: los angeles, thailand, california, southern california
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 6.7
 77K
The Best of Me (2014)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story: A pair of former high school sweethearts reunite after many years when they return to visit their small hometown.
Style: touching, romantic, sentimental, sad, sexy ...
Audience: chick flick, date night, girls' night, teens
Plot: love, love and romance, unfulfilled love, high school sweetheart, true love, love affair, lovers reunited, small town, ex boyfriend ex girlfriend reunion, road not taken, young love, couples ...
Time: year 2014, year 1992, 21st century
Place: usa
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 7.1
 2K
Matterhorn (2013)
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: tragicomedy, semi serious, atmospheric, humorous, realistic ...
Plot: mentally challenged, friendship, loneliness, obsession, society, social relations, father figure, religion, father, lgbt, lgbtq, gay ...
Time: 21st century
Place: holland, netherlands
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The Last Picture Show (1971)
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: black and white, sentimental, realistic, thought provoking, captivating ...
Audience: teens, teen drama
Plot: coming of age, small town, friendship, high school, older woman younger man relationship, self discovery, teenager, elopement, nostalgia, graduation, death, depression ...
Time: 1950s, 20th century, 50s, year 1971, year 1951 ...
Place: texas, usa, austin texas, midwest, oklahoma ...
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Hearts in Atlantis (2001)
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, sincere, sentimental, atmospheric, melancholic ...
Plot: small town, childhood, coming of age, single mother, childhood memory, friendship, stephen king, mysterious stranger, childhood friend, father figure, parents and children, selflessness ...
Time: 60s, 1950s, year 2001, 20th century
Place: virginia, new york, usa, connecticut
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 5.1
 12K
Boss (2013)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, 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: realistic, semi serious, exciting, sexy, humorous ...
Plot: corrupt cop, father son reunion, bully, father figure, police brutality, corrupt politician, bad cop, showdown, cheerleader, sibling relationship, hotshot hero, rivalry ...
Time: year 2013, 21st century
Place: india, asia, delhi
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The Little Mermaid (2023)
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, semi serious, romantic, entertaining ...
Audience: kids, family outing, date night
Plot: mermaid, sea, magic spell, evil witch, merman, human, princess, female protagonist, wish fulfillment, interspecies friendship, interspecies romance, interracial romance ...
Time: 19th century, 1830s
Place: caribbean
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 6.6
 21K
Snowtown (2011)
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, psychopath, true crime, male rape victim, murder, mother's boyfriend, tortured to death, torture, suspicion, manipulation, single mother, gang ...
Time: 2010s, 90s, year 1998, 20th century, year 1999
Place: australia, oceania, south australia, adelaide south australia
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 7.3
 317K
The Accountant (2016)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, 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: surprise ending, suspense, tense, suspenseful, intense ...
Audience: adult
Plot: autism, assassin, accountant, mathematics, lone hero, organized crime, twists and turns, justice, gunfight, vigilante, hitman, investigation ...
Time: year 2016, 2010s, 2000s, year 1989, year 2006 ...
Place: washington d.c., chicago, illinois, new hampshire, germany ...
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 3.6
 95K
The Room (2003)
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, funny, light ...
Plot: infidelity, best friend, breast cancer, suicide, flower shop, seduction, american football, friendship, betrayal, strange behavior, surprise party, psychologist ...
Time: year 2003, 2000s, 21st century
Place: san francisco, bay area, california
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 7.1
 55K
Hard Eight (1996)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story: A stranger mentors a young Reno gambler who weds a hooker and befriends a vulgar casino regular.
Style: neo noir, cult classic, noir, independent film, clever ...
Plot: gambling, blackmail, redemption, casino, prostitute, hotel, kindness, mentor protege relationship, dark past, motel, secret, father figure ...
Time: 90s, year 1996, 20th century
Place: las vegas, atlantic city, nevada, usa, atlantic city new jersey ...
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 6.7
 4K
Rails & Ties (2007)
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: emotional, touching, realistic, sincere, psychological ...
Plot: orphan, train, family relations, friendship, terminal illness, family problems, father figure, grief, coming of age, parents and children, collision, suicidal ...
Time: year 2007
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A Perfect World (1993)
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: road movie, sincere, suspense, touching, neo noir ...
Plot: kidnapping, life philosophy, fugitives, prison escape, prison, moral ambiguity, on the run, boy, friendship, child abuse, small town, road trip ...
Time: 60s, 20th century, 90s, year 1993, year 1963
Place: texas, usa, austin texas, birmingham alabama, alaska
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Finding Forrester (2000)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
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: sentimental, touching, feel good, uplifting, sincere ...
Audience: teens, teen drama
Plot: mentor, friendship, dedicated educator, prejudice, literature, basketball, teacher, african american, prodigy, writers, coming of age, writer's life ...
Time: year 2000, 20th century, 90s
Place: new york, brooklyn new york city, scotland, usa, bronx new york city
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 4.8
 535
Deadly Daycare (2014)
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: suspenseful, bleak, captivating, serious
Plot: abused child, hidden camera, therapy, father figure, jealousy, kidnapping, kindergarten, female teacher, daughter, children, child, mother and daughter ...
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Hats Off to Christmas! (2013)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: Mia (Duff), the loyal and hard-working manager of her small town's Christmas hat shop, is blindsided when her boss of over ten years asks her to train his son, Nick (Cupo), for a vacant upper-management position that Mia had been coveting. ...
Style: feel good, captivating, romantic, sincere, light ...
Audience: girls' night
Plot: christmas, holiday, christmas season, xmas, father son relationship, competition, father figure, relationship vs career, christmas romance, social climber, christmas eve, boy ...
Place: new york
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 6.9
 280
The Best Man (2006)
Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 120 min.
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, realistic ...
Plot: haunted by the past, friendship, friends, power relations, fall in love, jealousy, father figure, love, flashback sequence, suicide attempt, best friend, performer's life ...
Time: 20th century, 21st century
Place: england
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The Three Gifts (2009)
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, light, feel good, sentimental, touching
Audience: girls' night
Plot: christmas, missing child, orphanage, adoption, horse ranch, orphan, father figure, lifestyle change, kids and family, bittersweet, family relations, responsibility ...
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 4.6
 141
Deceit (2004)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: Ellen's life is turned upside down after her wealthy hubby vanishes at sea. Everyone close to her is a liar - especially Ellen's missing spouse. Was this a case of an affair gone bad? A corporate cover-up? Or something far more sinister? ...
Style: realistic, serious, suspenseful, suspense, mind bending
Plot: infidelity, murder, love affair, couple relations, life is a bitch, dangerous attraction, dishonesty, who done it, couples, alcohol abuse, father figure, debt ...
Time: 21st century
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Leichtmatrosen (2017)
Genre: Comedy
Country: Germany
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Three men and a houseboat: Three crisis-plagued Stuttgarters sailed for a week on the Havel in the direction of Müritz. The unfamiliar and not so tranquil Dreisamkeit brings so many things to light, which has hitherto been successfully concealed ...
Style: road movie, humorous, light, feel good, tense ...
Plot: bully, friend, group of friends, friendship, friendship between men, conflict between friends, chore, male objectification, ship, breakup, father son relationship, boy ...
Time: 21st century
Place: germany
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 6.5
 695
Le Grand Chef (2007)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 113 min.
Story: A young, incredibly talented chef quits the profession after a contest to head a world-class restaurant ends in tragedy. Retiring to a small rural town with his grandfather, he finds a new and more peaceful existence, working as a farmer and selling ...
Style: humorous, serious, sincere, suspenseful
Plot: chef, food, cooking competition, childhood, ambition, competition, culinary arts, father son relationship, love, family secret, orphan, descendant ...
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Colossal Youth (2018)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: When his dream girl returns to school a hopeless romantic teen tries to win her heart, until he hits rock bottom and realizes his true love has been there all along.
Style: sincere, humorous, captivating, touching
Audience: teens
Plot: friendship, teenage love, unrequited love, teenage crush, prank, heartache, high school, party, father figure, death of friend, book, underage drinking ...
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 5.9
 2K
Tiger Cruise (2004)
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, ship, navy, bomb ...
Time: september 11 2001
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We Are the Champions (2005)
Genre: Comedy, Sport
Country: Denmark
Duration: 80 min.
Story: Divorced father without custody Torben, a former pro soccer player, concentrates on his talented son David's juniors poorly performing team. When the coach suddenly accepts another position, Torben gets his change 'for the time ...
Style: captivating, humorous, light, feel good, entertaining
Audience: kids
Plot: football, coach, single father, father son relationship, champion, father figure, punishment, rivalry, sport team, contests and competitions, friendship, soccer ...
Time: 21st century
Place: denmark
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