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25 Best Movies About Fathers

Father-son, father-daughter — films that capture the bond at its best and most complicated.
Updated March 23, 2026 · ThumbScore Editorial
1
Interstellar (2014)
Audience Score: 85%
2
The Lion King (1994)
Audience Score: 83%
3
Bicycle Thieves (1948)
Audience Score: 82%
4
The Father (2020)
Audience Score: 81%
5
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
Audience Score: 80%
6
The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)
Audience Score: 79%
7
About Time (2013)
Audience Score: 79%
8
The Mitchells vs. the Machines (2021)
Audience Score: 79%
9
Paper Moon (1973)
Audience Score: 79%
10
Finding Nemo (2003)
Audience Score: 78%
11
Logan (2017)
Audience Score: 78%
12
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
Audience Score: 78%
13
Big Fish (2003)
Audience Score: 78%
14
The Whale (2022)
Audience Score: 78%
15
Aftersun (2022)
Audience Score: 77%
16
Gattaca (1997)
Audience Score: 76%
17
Boyhood (2014)
Audience Score: 75%
18
Taken (2008)
Audience Score: 74%
19
Minari (2021)
Audience Score: 73%
20
Eighth Grade (2018)
Audience Score: 72%
21
The Lion King (2019)
Audience Score: 71%
22
Chef (2014)
Audience Score: 71%
23
Field of Dreams (1989)
Audience Score: 71%
24
The Road (2009)
Audience Score: 70%
25
Armageddon (1998)
Audience Score: 68%

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