# The best movies to watch on Father's Day

From Bicycle Thieves to Aftersun, by way of The Pursuit of Happyness and Big Fish: the father-and-child films recommended for Father's Day by Kika Castro's blog and Gazeta do Povo.

- 7 votes · 15 items
- Sep 15, 2026 · Matheus Pereira
- https://even.best/en/l/4459/the-best-movies-to-watch-on-father-s-day

## Top 15

1. **The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Gabriele Muccino. Will Smith and his son Jaden, father and son on screen too.
2. **Bicycle Thieves (1948)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Vittorio De Sica. A father and son searching for a stolen bicycle.
3. **Life Is Beautiful (1997)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Roberto Benigni. A father protecting his son in a concentration camp.
4. **Nebraska (2013)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Alexander Payne. A son drives his elderly father to claim a prize.
5. **Sorry We Missed You (2019)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Ken Loach. A delivery-driver father crushed by work.
6. **Big Fish (2003)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Tim Burton. A son tries to understand his father's tall tales.
7. **Captain Fantastic (2016)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Matt Ross. A father raising his children in the forest.
8. **The Father (2020)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Florian Zeller. Anthony Hopkins and dementia.
9. **The Descendants (2011)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Alexander Payne. George Clooney and his daughters in Hawaii.
10. **Beautiful Boy (2018)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Felix van Groeningen. A father facing his son's addiction.
11. **Finding Nemo (2003)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Andrew Stanton. Marlin crosses the ocean to find his son.
12. **The Lion King (1994)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff. Mufasa and Simba.
13. **Big Daddy (1999)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Dennis Dugan. Adam Sandler adopts a boy.
14. **Aftersun (2022)** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — Charlotte Wells. A father and daughter on holiday in Turkey.
15. **Raising Arizona (1987)** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — Coen brothers. A couple who kidnap a baby.

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