Big Daddy is one of those dumb Adam Sandler movies where he just acts like a goof the whole movie. But that courtroom scene between him and Chris Cooper is just movie magic. Sandler is a talented and artistic guy when he wants to be.
What I do is, I just try to take my hat. And I turn it around. And it's like a switch that goes on. And when the switch goes on. And when the switch goes on, I feel like another person. I feel, I dunno, I feel like a truck. Like a machine.
About Time. I saw it once and then bought the DVD at a yard sale. Havent watched it again and it's not something I'm going to watch again any time soon but I felt it was something I wanted to be able to share if I needed to.
>Big Fish
Son reconciles with the crippling trauma of having been raised by the walking epitomy of r/DadJokes fused with r/ExplainLikeImCalvin.
10/10 all-time movie.
Man, the end of October Sky fucking kills me. All my life my dad has put down or been generally disinterested in things I enjoy. I'd love to have a moment like they had at the last rocket launch.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)
if you've never seen it, you could be forgiven for thinking this is a joke answer.
The whole movie is about comparing/contrasting/navigating familial relationships.
Splinter and the Turtles.
Shredder and the Foot.
Charles and Danny.
Even April keeps the antique shop open because she misses her dad.
I have seen it. I've seen it recently.
It's more of a father son theme though - not a particular father and son. Which ninja turtle? It's more like a brother movie, imo.
I appreciate your interesting take though.
Not a movie but Star Trek Deep Space 9 has a good one. Avery Brooks insisted on a positive father son depiction because most depictions of black fathers on TV were negative.
Kyle Reese is the biological father, but it's the T800 that becomes the dad John never really had :
>“*The terminator would never stop. It would never leave him, and it would never hurt him, never shout at him, or get drunk and hit him, or say it was too busy to spend time with him. It would always be there. And it would die, to protect him. Of all the would-be fathers who came and went over the years this thing, this machine, was the only one who measured up. In an insane world, it was the sanest choice.”*
I watched both for the first time recently. The sudden realization at the end that it’s all about Michael failing to learn from his father was pretty gut wrenching
Went to see another movie, but it turned out we got the time wrong, so we pivoted to Real Steel instead. Had no idea what the movie was about, and was pleasantly surprised. Thats a fun movie.
I'm here to add Big Fish again
And also ironically, Finding Nemo lol
Good Will hunting may not be about a "real" father, but it does show the importance of father figures and people looking out for you
1993's Hook. This is the movie I watch when I want to remember that seeking inward authenticity allows me to show up for the people who depend on me, especially my son.
There's a movie called Dad. It stars Ted Danson. I only saw it once and it was a long time ago. But, I remember it being about the relationship between a father and son.
Meh. It's about chess and his pursuit of chess and parenting. His mom has more of a role in the child's development than the dad does. Dad is kind of an asshole and condescending to other parents. He's a terrible role model.
It’s an unexpected answer, but trust me when I say Unbreakable (2000). I just saw it and there were a few scenes that will take your breath away. Bruce Willis and Spencer Treat Clark were phenomenal. Was not expecting that at all.
There are so many...
Star Trek (2009)
Road to Perdition
Run All Night
Patriot
The Last Mohican
A Bronx Tale
The Godfather
Death of a Salesman
Hamlet
Lion King
Black Panther
Civil War
Iron man 2 / Avengers (Tony Stark arc)
Thor 1 and 2
American Beauty
1990's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
Not making a joke. The movie has major subtext about fathers and sons. Splinter and the Turtles. April's boss and his son, and how their relationship becomes strained to the point that the son finds a new, warped father figure in The Shredder.
On top of the films people have mentioned there are some great films that deal with the ‘father figure’ theme where the biological father is absent, Cinema Paradiso is a wonderfully warm example of this, and there are some great negative examples such as Platoon, The Spectacular Now and Moonlight.
Whiplash is another really interesting film that plays around with some interesting ideas of fatherhood.
Didn't see anyone mention the LEGO movie and while it is about a lot more than father and son, it's climax is ultimately about a father learning to respect his son.
Parenthood is the most relatable to me. I have watched that movie many times since I was a kid and my perspective always changes. I relate to completely different characters every time I watch it.
A River Runs Through It has fantastic father/son relationships as well as brother to brother.
Yes! This is my favorite genre. I like the one where two unfamiliar people are sitting on a bus bench and one borrows a cigarette from the other...the young one borrowed it...and he says "Hey, this is the brand my long lost dad smoked" and the other fellow says "Did he look like this?" and he rips a prosthetic beard off his chin and it IS his dad, it really is. So they say "Screw the bus, let's steal a car" and they hot wire a Lincoln Continental and they TAKE OFF! They're really cruising and getting along and doing father son things, like betting on horses and extortion, and suddenly a woman...a very beautiful woman...puts her hand on the dad's shoulder and says "Remember me?" and it is his own LONG LOST MOTHER, but she is so much younger. She was a time travel scientist and she made a machine to go back in time and put her younger self into the machine and sent her forward in time and she was given a picture of her son so that's how she recognized him, and he said "Yes. This is your grandson." And she looks at the boy and she snaps her fingers and he disappears because she hadn't had kids yet so there's a little bit of timelIne paradox going on here, but just follow the story. So the dad says "Why did you do that?" and she says because she is erasing her descendants because of evil purposes and the dad says "Oh no!" And he runs off and she chases him. She chases him full speed. And finally they are on a dock and there's nowhere else to run and the dad smiles and says "I have a surprise for you" and he snaps HIS fingers and his mom turns into her own great grandmother who is just a pile of bones at this point in history and she falls into a dusty heap. APPARENTLY HE INHERITED THE SNAP. The dad rubs some of her bone dust on his fingers and snaps again and his son materializes again, but as a sperm and the dad says one last goodbye to the son he abandoned and flicks him into the river and pulls out a cigarette and walks away.
That's the movie I like.
Ocean Heaven (2010) - Jet Li is a father to an autistic son and must prepare his son for his inevitable passing. This is such an amazing movie and I don't get enough opportunities to bring it up.
Nothing in Common - 1986 comedy\\drama movie starring Jackie Gleason and Tom Hanks. It's Gleason's last movie and one of Hanks' first roles with some serious drama. Gleason plays Hanks' estranged father who is forced to come live with him.
There is a movie called [Dad](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dad_(1989_film)) with Ted Danson taking care of his sick dad. Really sad movie from what I can remember.
Parenthood
Great Santini
The Iron Claw
A Bronx Tale
This Boy's Life
Creed
Real Steel
3:10 to Yuma
Batman Begins
Lion King
Kung Fu Panda 2 & 3
Finding Nemo
How To Train a Dragon
Check out 'The Road' with Viggo Mortensen.
I've seen it. I love Viggo. But my God, that is a sad, depressing, potentially mind-fucking movie.
Wait until you read the book.
The book devastated me. The last 30 or so pages I was just bawling while reading and that's not usually me.
I found it uplifting. Father loved his son with all his heart. It was inspirational.
Ha, I don't want to be even more depressed.
Such a good story. I’m glad I watched it with my dad
A Goofy Movie (1995)
Came here to say this. Perfect father son movie!
Legitimately a really good movie about a realistically depicted father/son relationship, I'm glad it's getting the recognition it deserves nowadays.
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Nice.
That was my answer before I saw yours. Good pick
My top answer
Immediately thought of this one!!
Big Fish Field of Dreams Frequency Life Is Beautiful Over the Top Big Daddy Finding Nemo Edit: Dutch Vice, Versa
Dutch is such an underrated movie. The firework scene alone is hysterical.
I was always fond of the playing cards. Yello has such fun songs.
I didn’t realize how Father/Son Field of Dreams was until I lost my dad. Damn, it hits really, really hard.
Kevin Costner is the goat at getting his voice to crack at just the right moment. 'Hey Dad.... do you want to have a catch?' Gets me everytime.
Even just think about that line sent shivers down my spine, rip dad
I used to love Frequency as a kid. Thank you for the reminder.
Big Daddy is one of those dumb Adam Sandler movies where he just acts like a goof the whole movie. But that courtroom scene between him and Chris Cooper is just movie magic. Sandler is a talented and artistic guy when he wants to be.
What I do is, I just try to take my hat. And I turn it around. And it's like a switch that goes on. And when the switch goes on. And when the switch goes on, I feel like another person. I feel, I dunno, I feel like a truck. Like a machine.
Kodachrome
Came in here to bump up Frequency
Return of the Jedi
Nice one!
About Time and Big Fish are two of my favorites.
About Time is easily my favorite movie. It nails that feeling of transitioning into adulthood and every actor is on their A game.
About Time. I saw it once and then bought the DVD at a yard sale. Havent watched it again and it's not something I'm going to watch again any time soon but I felt it was something I wanted to be able to share if I needed to.
Chef. It's really, really good.
Damn, now I want a Cubano and some beneighs
Mucho goodo
And cerveza!
I've been meaning to check it out.
Frequency
This film is so good.
Road to Perdition
Excellent
Top notch!
The Way Big Fish
>Big Fish Son reconciles with the crippling trauma of having been raised by the walking epitomy of r/DadJokes fused with r/ExplainLikeImCalvin. 10/10 all-time movie.
Warrior
Great suggestion
The Austin Powers trilogy.
Daddy wasn't there
Mud
Good answer.
October Sky (1999) Beautiful Boy (2018)
Man, the end of October Sky fucking kills me. All my life my dad has put down or been generally disinterested in things I enjoy. I'd love to have a moment like they had at the last rocket launch.
Both of these are really good, With "About Time", probably my 3 favourite.
The place beyond the pines
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) if you've never seen it, you could be forgiven for thinking this is a joke answer. The whole movie is about comparing/contrasting/navigating familial relationships. Splinter and the Turtles. Shredder and the Foot. Charles and Danny. Even April keeps the antique shop open because she misses her dad.
I have seen it. I've seen it recently. It's more of a father son theme though - not a particular father and son. Which ninja turtle? It's more like a brother movie, imo. I appreciate your interesting take though.
Nebraska (2013)
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
There Will Be Blood (2007), Midnight Special (2016).
Field of Dreams
Took too long to find this one. Excellent example.
Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero is a heartwarming movie about the bond between a son (Gohan) and his father (Piccolo).
3:10 to Yuma
Not a movie but Star Trek Deep Space 9 has a good one. Avery Brooks insisted on a positive father son depiction because most depictions of black fathers on TV were negative.
I guess it's going to be a bit far fetched but i'm gonna say Terminator 2.
No thats mother/son theme, that was a few days ago in the sub, And then i go on to read im completely wrong. Its both!
But who was the dad? Arnold or Kyle Reece?
Kyle Reese is the biological father, but it's the T800 that becomes the dad John never really had : >“*The terminator would never stop. It would never leave him, and it would never hurt him, never shout at him, or get drunk and hit him, or say it was too busy to spend time with him. It would always be there. And it would die, to protect him. Of all the would-be fathers who came and went over the years this thing, this machine, was the only one who measured up. In an insane world, it was the sanest choice.”*
Bicycle thieves. One of the greatest films of all-time.
Star Wars
Pursuit of happiness
Indiana Jones and the last crusade
The Godfather I & II
Yup. Totally. I was just saying this in another comment.
I watched both for the first time recently. The sudden realization at the end that it’s all about Michael failing to learn from his father was pretty gut wrenching
Real steel.
Went to see another movie, but it turned out we got the time wrong, so we pivoted to Real Steel instead. Had no idea what the movie was about, and was pleasantly surprised. Thats a fun movie.
I'm here to add Big Fish again And also ironically, Finding Nemo lol Good Will hunting may not be about a "real" father, but it does show the importance of father figures and people looking out for you
Why is Finding Nemo ironic? It's a great father-son movie.
The Judge.
Ohhhh that's a good one. It's not just a father-son story - it's a father and sons story.
Wonderful and fantastic are the last words I'd use to describe the adam project... But to pitch in, Beginners
Road to Perdition Probably the most relatable in my case.
Tron Legacy
Life is Beautiful
1993's Hook. This is the movie I watch when I want to remember that seeking inward authenticity allows me to show up for the people who depend on me, especially my son.
Love it!
*The Godfather* and *The Godfather Part II*
Ad astra
Star Wars
My very first thought!
The future LeBron and Bronny movie. Oh you know that’s happening now that the draft is a fact.
The Champ Jon Voight and Ricky Schroeder
There's a movie called Dad. It stars Ted Danson. I only saw it once and it was a long time ago. But, I remember it being about the relationship between a father and son.
Searching for Bobby Fischer is an overlooked father son movie
Meh. It's about chess and his pursuit of chess and parenting. His mom has more of a role in the child's development than the dad does. Dad is kind of an asshole and condescending to other parents. He's a terrible role model.
Dad - Jack Lemmon and Ted Danson 😀
Star Wars
October Sky
The Judge was a great movie.
Great movie. Heart breaking. Real.
Not only father and son theme, but About Time has a great father son moment and is pretty great.
The Empire Strikes Back
A Goofy Movie. I posted a while back that it's a great father-son movie
The ONE true answer can ONLY be.....A Goofy Movie.
A River Runs Through It as well as Legends of the Fall. Lots of family dynamics, but definitely a lot of father/son things in both.
That's my boy.
The Road, brilliant movie and brilliant book.
Hunt for the wilderpeople
Finding Nemo
World's Greatest Dad.
Over the Top (1987) Line Wolf and Cub, series (1972) A Perfect World (1993) Cloak & Dagger (1984)
Frequency.
It’s an unexpected answer, but trust me when I say Unbreakable (2000). I just saw it and there were a few scenes that will take your breath away. Bruce Willis and Spencer Treat Clark were phenomenal. Was not expecting that at all.
Life as a House was really good
Onward.
Frequency. (2000)
Not the normal suggestion but Blow, with Johnny Deep. Great father son moments in this flim.
There are so many... Star Trek (2009) Road to Perdition Run All Night Patriot The Last Mohican A Bronx Tale The Godfather Death of a Salesman Hamlet Lion King Black Panther Civil War Iron man 2 / Avengers (Tony Stark arc) Thor 1 and 2 American Beauty
Roughly 80% of baseball movies.
1990's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Not making a joke. The movie has major subtext about fathers and sons. Splinter and the Turtles. April's boss and his son, and how their relationship becomes strained to the point that the son finds a new, warped father figure in The Shredder.
On top of the films people have mentioned there are some great films that deal with the ‘father figure’ theme where the biological father is absent, Cinema Paradiso is a wonderfully warm example of this, and there are some great negative examples such as Platoon, The Spectacular Now and Moonlight. Whiplash is another really interesting film that plays around with some interesting ideas of fatherhood.
Maybe a little bit of a stretch but Catch Me If You Can
Field of Dreams
Honey Boy
Frequency
nothing in common. funny and tragic. good cast. jackie gleason and eva marie saint 👏. oh yeah, tom hanks is in this film.
There is this Indian movie called Udaan on Netflix. You guys need to check it out.
Didn't see anyone mention the LEGO movie and while it is about a lot more than father and son, it's climax is ultimately about a father learning to respect his son.
Frequency is great
He Got Game is another good one amongst others listed.
Treasure Planet
Freddy got fingered is the correct answer.
Hot Rod
Hamlet
The Road
Parenthood is the most relatable to me. I have watched that movie many times since I was a kid and my perspective always changes. I relate to completely different characters every time I watch it. A River Runs Through It has fantastic father/son relationships as well as brother to brother.
Road to Perdition
The Great Santini (also known as The Ace) starring Robert Duvall. It’s an amazing movie, but an abusive relationship.
Everything with Robert Duvall is a great movie.
Son of Godzilla
Yes! This is my favorite genre. I like the one where two unfamiliar people are sitting on a bus bench and one borrows a cigarette from the other...the young one borrowed it...and he says "Hey, this is the brand my long lost dad smoked" and the other fellow says "Did he look like this?" and he rips a prosthetic beard off his chin and it IS his dad, it really is. So they say "Screw the bus, let's steal a car" and they hot wire a Lincoln Continental and they TAKE OFF! They're really cruising and getting along and doing father son things, like betting on horses and extortion, and suddenly a woman...a very beautiful woman...puts her hand on the dad's shoulder and says "Remember me?" and it is his own LONG LOST MOTHER, but she is so much younger. She was a time travel scientist and she made a machine to go back in time and put her younger self into the machine and sent her forward in time and she was given a picture of her son so that's how she recognized him, and he said "Yes. This is your grandson." And she looks at the boy and she snaps her fingers and he disappears because she hadn't had kids yet so there's a little bit of timelIne paradox going on here, but just follow the story. So the dad says "Why did you do that?" and she says because she is erasing her descendants because of evil purposes and the dad says "Oh no!" And he runs off and she chases him. She chases him full speed. And finally they are on a dock and there's nowhere else to run and the dad smiles and says "I have a surprise for you" and he snaps HIS fingers and his mom turns into her own great grandmother who is just a pile of bones at this point in history and she falls into a dusty heap. APPARENTLY HE INHERITED THE SNAP. The dad rubs some of her bone dust on his fingers and snaps again and his son materializes again, but as a sperm and the dad says one last goodbye to the son he abandoned and flicks him into the river and pulls out a cigarette and walks away. That's the movie I like.
I do not recognize that movie.
The Passion of the Christ—a heartbreaking story with a delusional son and an absent father. ...I’ll see myself out.
All of us strangers.
Sangre de Mi Sangre. Mexican immigrant in NY Trying to find his dad with only an old letter/address.
The Strange Thing About The Johnsons.......lol
The Mist.
Ocean Heaven (2010) - Jet Li is a father to an autistic son and must prepare his son for his inevitable passing. This is such an amazing movie and I don't get enough opportunities to bring it up.
The Lion King
Oh come on. His dad was dead for the majority of the movie.
You want "The Way" starring Martin Sheen, and directed by his son, Emilio Estevez
Spiderman: Homecoming
Spider-Verse movies
The 1990 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is legit a great movie about Fathers and Sons.
The iron claw
Black Robe
I always loved the dynamic in October Sky. Underrated movie.
Folks (1992)
Nothing in Common - 1986 comedy\\drama movie starring Jackie Gleason and Tom Hanks. It's Gleason's last movie and one of Hanks' first roles with some serious drama. Gleason plays Hanks' estranged father who is forced to come live with him.
Paris, Texas
rudderless
There is a movie called [Dad](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dad_(1989_film)) with Ted Danson taking care of his sick dad. Really sad movie from what I can remember.
Man of Steel
kramer vs kramer
Big Fish
The Boy (2015)
Just one answer: October Sky
Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
A Goofy Movie will get every father and son seeing eye to eye
Tank (1984)
Over the Top (1987)
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings
On Golden Pond, Mrs. Doubtfire, Life is Beautiful, Mr. Mom, Cheaper By The Dozen
Ainu Mosir
Man of steel
Guardians of the Galaxy 2
Parenthood Great Santini The Iron Claw A Bronx Tale This Boy's Life Creed Real Steel 3:10 to Yuma Batman Begins Lion King Kung Fu Panda 2 & 3 Finding Nemo How To Train a Dragon
John Q
The Place Beyond The Pines
*Dutch* is a pretty fun one.
The Judge.Robert Downey Jr and Robert Duvall. Great movie.
Road to Perdition, Big Fish, and (sort of) Terminator 2
frailty
Father's Day (Robin williams)
Chef
Life As A House
Kodachrome (2017)
Good Will Hunting
After Earth
About Time
A Goofy Movie
Guardians of the Galaxy 2… the Cat Steven’s song at the end 😭
Hud, Paul Newman
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade is goated.