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
The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)
Audience Score: 93%
2
Interstellar (2014)
Audience Score: 92%
3
Bicycle Thieves (1948)
Audience Score: 91%
4
The Lion King (1994)
Audience Score: 89%
5
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
Audience Score: 89%
6
Finding Nemo (2003)
Audience Score: 88%
7
Taken (2008)
Audience Score: 88%
8
Minari (2021)
Audience Score: 87%
9
Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
Audience Score: 86%
10
Chef (2014)
Audience Score: 85%
11
The Father (2020)
Audience Score: 83%
12
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
Audience Score: 83%
13
Armageddon (1998)
Audience Score: 83%
14
The Whale (2022)
Audience Score: 82%
15
The Lion King (2019)
Audience Score: 82%
16
Aftersun (2022)
Audience Score: 81%
17
Logan (2017)
Audience Score: 80%
18
The Road (2009)
Audience Score: 80%
19
Boyhood (2014)
Audience Score: 78%
20
About Time (2013)
Audience Score: 77%
21
Big Fish (2003)
Audience Score: 77%
22
Field of Dreams (1989)
Audience Score: 76%
23
Paper Moon (1973)
Audience Score: 68%
24
The Mitchells vs. the Machines (2021)
Audience Score: 67%
25
Eighth Grade (2018)
Audience Score: 51%

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