Movies like Dear Dad
If Dear Dad's mix of parent child relationship and coming of age stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what Dear Dad's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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The Lion King
1994 · Directed by Roger Allers · 89 min8.3
Why you'll like itShares: coming of age · Also family and drama
Young lion prince Simba, eager to one day become king of the Pride Lands, grows up under the watchful eye of his father Mufasa; all the while his villainous uncle Scar conspires to take the throne for himself.
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The Rookie
2002 · Directed by John Lee Hancock · 127 min6.8
Why you'll like itShares: parent child relationship · Also drama and family
Jim Morris never made it out of the minor leagues before a shoulder injury ended his pitching career twelve years ago. Now a married-with-children high-school chemistry teacher and baseball coach in Texas, Jim's team…
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Bambi II
2006 · Directed by Brian Pimental · 72 min6.5
Why you'll like itShares: parent child relationship · Also drama and family
Return to the forest and join Bambi as he reunites with his father, The Great Prince, who must now raise the young fawn on his own. But in the adventure of a lifetime, the proud parent discovers there is much he can…
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Prayers for Bobby
2009 · Directed by Russell Mulcahy · 89 min8.1
Why you'll like itShares: parent child relationship
Bobby Griffith was his mother's favorite son, the perfect all-American boy growing up under deeply religious influences in Walnut Creek, California. Bobby was also gay.
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Secrets & Lies
1996 · Directed by Mike Leigh · 142 min7.6
Why you'll like itShares: parent child relationship
After her adoptive mother dies, Hortense, a successful black optometrist, seeks out her birth mother. She's shocked when her research leads her to Cynthia, a working class white woman.
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The Fabelmans
2022 · Directed by Steven Spielberg · 151 min7.5
Why you'll like itShares: coming of age
Growing up in post-World War II era Arizona, young Sammy Fabelman aspires to become a filmmaker as he reaches adolescence, but soon discovers a shattering family secret and explores how the power of films can help him…
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Boyhood
2014 · Directed by Richard Linklater · 165 min7.5
Why you'll like itShares: coming of age · From the same decade (2010s)
The film tells a story of a divorced couple trying to raise their young son. The story follows the boy for twelve years, from first grade at age 6 through 12th grade at age 17-18, and examines his relationship with his…
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The Book of Henry
2017 · Directed by Colin Trevorrow · 105 min7.5
Why you'll like itShares: parent child relationship · From the same decade (2010s)
Susan, a single mother of two, works as a waitress in a small town. Her son, Henry, is an 11-year-old genius who not only manages the family finances but acts as emotional support for his mother and younger brother.
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Finding Neverland
2004 · Directed by Marc Forster · 106 min7.3
Why you'll like itShares: parent child relationship
During a writing slump, playwright J.M. Barrie meets a widow and her four children, all young boys—who soon become an important part of Barrie’s life and the inspiration that lead him to create his masterpiece.
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Bravetown
2015 · Directed by Daniel Duran · 112 min6.7
Why you'll like itShares: parent child relationship · From the same decade (2010s)
After an accidental drug overdose, a talented teenage DJ goes to live with his estranged father in a small Army town, where he gets to the bottom of his own pain and learns empathy for others.
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The Last Mimzy
2007 · Directed by Robert Shaye · 94 min6.3
Why you'll like itShares: parent child relationship
Two siblings begin to develop special talents after they find a mysterious box of toys, and soon their parents and even their teacher are drawn into a strange new world – and find a task ahead of them that is far more…