As we wind down to Father’s Day weekend, and our weekly list of binge-worthy films, it is only fitting that we dedicate this list to our fathers.
Although you may have your weekend planned out for dad, it doesn’t hurt to take some time, grab some popcorn and kick back with your old man as you watch a few films that chronicle aspects of your relationship.
You will laugh together, cry together and appreciate your father even more.
5. The Pursuit Of Happyness
Cast: Will Smith, Jaden Smith, Thandiwe Newton
Creator: Steve Conrad
Genres: Biography, Drama
Plot: Tired of his professional failures, his wife decides to leave him. Now broke, Chris, a struggling salesman who has custody of his son, begins his journey to a life-changing professional career. Based on a true story.
4. 17 Again
Cast: Zac Efron, Matthew Perry, Leslie Mann
Creator: Jason Filardi
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Plot: Unhappy how his things have turned out, Mike O’Donnell gets a chance to rewrite his life when he tries to save a janitor near a bridge and jumps after him into a time vortex.
3. The Game Plan
Cast: Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, Kyra Sedgwick, Madison Pettis
Creator: Nichole Millard, Kathryn Price, Audrey Wells
Genres: Comedy, Family, Sport
Plot: An NFL quarterback living the bachelor lifestyle discovers that he has an eight-year-old daughter from a previous relationship. This sets the tone for the transformation from an egotistical bachelor into a loving father.
2. Mrs. Doubtfire
Cast: Robin Williams, Sally Field, Pierce Brosnan
Creator: Anne Fine, Randi Mayem Singer, Leslie Dixon
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Plot: Following a bitter divorce, an actor disguises himself as a female housekeeper to spend time with his children who are in the custody of his ex-wife.
1. Freshman Father
Cast: Drew Seely, Britt Irvin, Ryan McDonald
Creator: Bill Wells
Genres: Drama, Family
Plot: After high school sweethearts John and Kathy find out they have a baby on the way, they decide to get married and move to Cambridge so John can fulfill his scholarship to Harvard. Overwhelmed by the pressures of young parenthood, John, now a father, must figure out how to balance the heavy workload of college with being a single parent to his newborn son. Inspired by a true story.
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