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- Interstellar (2014) Directed by Christopher Nolan. Starring Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain. Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi (2h 49m) 8.7 on IMDb — 73% on RT.
- Aftersun (2022) Directed by Charlotte Wells. Starring Paul Mescal, Frankie Corio, Celia Rowlson-Hall. Drama (1h 42m) 7.7 on IMDb — 96% on RT. Aftersun was a critical favorite to come out of 2022, which is why its lack of Oscar wins was so disappointing.
- Leave No Trace (2018) Directed by Debra Granik. Starring Thomasin McKenzie, Ben Foster, Jeffery Rifflard. Adventure, Drama (1h 49m) 7.1 on IMDb — 100% on RT.
- Taken (2008) Directed by Pierre Morel. Starring Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace, Famke Janssen. Action, Crime, Thriller (1h 30m) 7.8 on IMDb — 59% on RT. Although the daughter in Taken doesn't get a lot of screen time, it's her relationship with her father that forms the basis of the entire story.
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- Aftersun (2022) Tossing between sweet nostalgia and bitter reality, Aftersun is a tale of a grown-up Sophie, looking back twenty years, to a time when she vacationed with her loving yet idealistic father Calum.
- Interstellar (2014) From the astonishing mind of Christopher Nolan is this epic sci-fi saga that further cemented the director’s status as a globally renowned one.
- Logan (2017) Logan is one of the best Fox-era X-Men movies, and it is set as a dystopian Western where the mutant community is facing a decrease in powers and dominance.
- Miracle in Cell No. 7 (2013) Miracle in Cell No. 7 is a beautiful South Korean drama that depicts the undying love between a mentally challenged father and her adorable little daughter.
May 18, 2024 · From Aftersun to Miracle in Cell No. 7, there's no shortage of touching and often heartbreaking films about complicated father-daughter relationships.
- Daniela Gama
- Double Dad
- Cargo
- Train to Busan
- Miracle in Cell No. 7
- On The Rocks
- Southpaw
- The Ballad of Jack and Rose
- Sun Belt Express
- Like Father
- The Descendants
‘Double Dad’ is a Brazilian comedy about 18-year-old Vicenza (Maisa Silva), who decides to track down her biological father after failing to convince her loving mother to reveal his true identity. Vicenza arrives in Rio de Janeiro and encounters two polar opposite men, Paco (Eduardo Moscovis) and Giovanne (Marcelo Médici), both of whom share 50-50 ...
A father desperately searching for a safe haven to leave his baby daughter before dying: ‘Cargo’ takes this emotion and puts it in the middle of a zombie apocalypse. Andy (Martin Freeman) has already lost his wife to the zombie pandemic. He, too, has been bitten and has 48 hours before turning into a zombie. Before that can happen, he has to find a...
One of the best zombie movies ever made, ‘Train to Busan’ is a South Korean film that transcends the genre by becoming a film that showcases a dad-daughter relationship that is heart-wrenchingly beautiful. Directed by Yeon Sang-ho, the story takes place in the middle of a zombie outbreak in South Korea. In the middle of the outbreak are stuck divor...
Directed by Lee Hwan-kyung, ‘Miracle in Cell No. 7’ is a South Korean comedy drama that stars Ryu Seung-ryong, Kal So-won, Park Shin-hye and Kim Jung-tae. It tells the story of a developmentally disabled father, Yong-gu, who is wrongfully sent to prison for the rape and murder of a commissioner’s daughter. How he wins the hearts of the inmates and ...
‘On the Rocks’ is Sofia Coppola’s second directorial venture on our list. Starring Rashida Jones, Bill Murray, Jenny Slate, and Barbara Bain, the movie centers on young mother Laura, who thinks that her husband is cheating on her despite having no solid proof for support her doubts. While she struggles to co-relate her husband’s absent-mindedness f...
Directed by Antoine Fuqua, ‘Southpaw’ stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Rachel McAdams, Forest Whitaker and Naomie Harris. It centers on undisputed light-heavyweight boxing champion Billy Hope, who has the perfect life anyone can dream of. But disaster soon strikes when Billy’s wife is shot to death during a brawl between him and a rival boxer. The events tha...
This film might not be an ideal example of how a father-daughter relationship should be. However, it does show how a father influences his daughter’s actions. Jack Slavin lives with his daughter Rose on an isolated island. Jack’s sole reasons for giving up city life are his heart condition and his environmentalist nature. He is there for nature but...
Professor Allen King has hit rock bottom. He has plagiarised his students’ work, which means the death of his professional life. To pay for his ex-wife’s expenses, he has to find something that can bring him the money. So, he decides to shuttle illegal Mexican immigrants. Sailing goes smoothly for a while until one particular trip threatens to make...
Rachel Hamilton has a very successful career, mainly because this is the only thing that she is wholly dedicated to. Somehow, she juggles a relationship and is engaged. But, when her fiancée leaves her at the altar, she is forced to take a step back and think about her life. To gain control of herself, she decides to go on the honeymoon that they h...
Matthew King is a trustee of a precious piece of land that his cousins want to sell. In addition to facing the pressure from his cousins, Matthew also has to deal with a very complex situation at home. After meeting with an accident, his wife has been rendered comatose, and her affair with another man has recently come to light. Now, Matthew is lef...
- The Parent Trap (1961) This 1961 Disney classic finds two teenage twin girls meeting up at summer camp after leading separate lives. The twins, played by Hayley Mills, work together to reunite their parents, who separated just after they were born.
- To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) Lawyer and single father Atticus Finch raises his two children in the Deep South in this film based on the book by Harper Lee.
- Father of the Bride (1991) Steve Martin plays George Banks, a man living the typical American Dream alongside his wife and two kids. When his daughter, Annie, decides to get married, the chaos of planning a wedding leaves George feeling overwhelmed and left out.
- Mrs. Doubtfire (1993) The late Robin Williams plays Daniel Hillard, a father who takes on the acting role of a lifetime when he pretends to be Euphegenia Doubtfire, a British caregiver, in an attempt to gain employment as his children’s nanny.
From Aftersun to Miracle in Cell No. 7, there's no shortage of touching and often heartbreaking films about complicated father-daughter relationships.
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