Winter's Child

1989

French

6.0

♡ 6

Action

Drama

fatherhood

relationship problems

Olivier Assayas Director

Jean-Philippe Écoffey as Bruno

Yves Dangerfield as Jean-Marie

Nathalie Richard as Leni

Virginie Thévenet as Maryse

Feckless aspiring architect Stéphane leaves his pregnant girlfriend for theater designer Sabine; Sabine in turn vainly attempts to overcome her violent obsession with an actor in her theater company. A game of emotional chutes and ladders ensues.

West of Sunshine

2017

English

5.9

♡ 3

79%

football (soccer) ball

Jason Raftopoulos Director

Faye Smythe as

Kaarin Fairfax as Andrea

Kat Stewart as Mel

Arthur Angel as Steve

A father has less than a day to pay back a debt to a violent loan shark, while looking after his young son.

My Name Is Emily

2015

English

6.5

♡ 16

89%

Simon Fitzmaurice Director

George Webster as Arden

Barry McGovern as Dr. Golding

Stella McCusker as Granny

Martin McCann as Swimming Teacher

Packed off to a foster home after her father is institutionalized, a rebellious young Irish girl resolves to bust her dad out of the hospital where he's been confined.

Dads

2019

English

6.9

♡ 12

94%

Bryce Dallas Howard Director

Ron Howard as Self

Will Smith as Self

Patton Oswalt as Self

Bryce Dallas Howard as Self

A joyful exploration of modern fatherhood, this doc gathers the testimonies of dads around the world, from famous comedians to everyday parents. Their unfiltered stories speak to the beauty, struggles, and ridiculous hilarity of being a dad today.

Aaron's Blood

2016

English

4.7

♡ 3

87%

Tommy Stovall Director

James Martinez as Aaron

Michael Chieffo as Earl

Luke Barnett as Officer Vaughn

Nicholas Small as Will

Single father Aaron fights to save his 12-year-old hemophiliac son after becoming infected with vampire blood.

Dom Hemingway

2013

English

6.1

♡ 25

58%

Richard Shepard Director

Jude Law as Dom Hemingway

Emilia Clarke as Evelyn

Nathan Stewart-Jarrett as Hugh

Kerry Condon as Melody

After spending 12 years in prison for keeping his mouth shut, notorious safe-cracker Dom Hemingway is back on the streets of London looking to collect what he's owed.

My Baby's Daddy

2004

English

4.5

♡ 7

6%

interracial relationship

male friendship

Cheryl Dunye Director

Mark Chalant Phifer as Big Swoll

Jason Sklar as Brotha Stylz #2

Genelle Williams as Receptionist

Paula Jai Parker as Rolonda

A trio of young men are forced to grow up quick when their girlfriends all become pregnant around the same time.

The Ground We Won

2015

English

7.9

♡ 1

96%

Christopher Pryor Director

With great bawdiness and backbone, a rugby team made up of farmers strive to redeem themselves from a long run of bitter losses. In the face of the hefty demands of farming and fatherhood, the Saturday game becomes the focus of the men’s passions and the ground on which their worth is proved. ‘The Ground We Won’ is a highly authentic, slice of life film about the challenges and joys of manhood, as seen through the rites and rituals of a rural New Zealand rugby club.

Ghost Dad

1990

English

4.4

♡ 14

6%

parent child relationship

satan

Sidney Poitier Director

Christine Ebersole as Carol

Amy Hill as Nurse #1

Ian Bannen as Sir Edith Moser

Brian Stokes Mitchell as Teacher

Elliot Hopper, a widower with three children, is working on a business deal to get his family out of financial straits when he is suddenly killed in a taxi accident. With the aid of a paranormal researcher, Elliott attempts to complete the deal from the beyond, ensuring his family will be taken care of.

Ace Wonder: Message from a Dead Man

2014

English

5.3

♡ 14

Action

Adventure

based on graphic novel

John Robert Moore Director

Audrey Moreland as Audrey Morton

Jack Moore as Jack Moore

Garrett Schenck as Marcus DeWhitt

Reagan Moore as Reagan Moore

Ace Wonder is a 10-year-old detective, struggling to find a storyline for his latest novel. When his path tangles with Derek Morton, a simple family mystery becomes a very real case of corporate espionage, scientific discovery, and one coldblooded killer.

Menashe

2017

Yiddish

6.6

♡ 14

95%

parent child relationship

single father

Joshua Z Weinstein Director

Yoel Falkowitz as Fischel

Menashe Lustig as Menashe

Ruben Niborski as Rieven - Menashe's son

Meyer Schwartz as The rabbi

Within Brooklyn’s ultra-orthodox Jewish community, a widower battles for custody of his son.

Pusher II

2004

Danish

7.3

♡ 13

parent child relationship

prison

Nicolas Winding Refn Director

Maria Erwolter as Gry

Kurt Nielsen as Kusse-Kurt

Zlatko Buric as Milo

Mads Mikkelsen as Tonny

Tonny is released from prison - again. This time he has his mind set on changing his broken down life, but that is easier said than done.

The Other F Word

2011

English

7.2

78%

Andrea Blaugrund Nevins Director

Tony Hawk as Self

Duane Peters as Self Flea

Flea as Self

Mark Mothersbaugh as Self

What happens when a generation's ultimate anti-authoritarians — punk rockers — become society's ultimate authorities — dads? With a large chorus of punk rock's leading men — Blink-182's Mark Hoppus, Red Hot Chili Peppers' Flea, Rise Against's Tim McIlrath — The Other F Word follows Jim Lindberg, 20-year veteran of skate punk band, Pennywise, on his hysterical and moving journey from belting his band's anthem, "Fuck Authority", to embracing his ultimately pivotal authoritarian role in mid-life, fatherhood.

Old Dads

2023

English

6.2

♡ 38

27%

Bill Burr Director

Rachael Harris as

Miles Robbins as Aspen Bell

Reign Edwards as Britney Erin Wu

Erin Wu as Diamelle

A cranky middle-aged dad and his two best friends find themselves out of step in a changing world of millennial CEOs and powerful preschool principals.