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Plot Summary:
Grandfather's wife unexpectedly leaves him for another man and this sparks a series of events. His son and grandson arrive from abroad and set of for a journey to find a woman dear to each of them.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 930
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: humorous, emotional, road movie, captivating, light, entertaining, touching, realistic, semi serious
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No. 2 (2006)
Plot Summary:
A matriarch organizes a feast with her family, in which she will name her successor. The heart has gone out of Nanna Maria's family. There are no parties — they don't even fight anymore.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 609
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: New Zealand
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: realistic, semi serious, emotional, captivating, humorous
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Road North (2012)
Plot Summary:
A sly riff on the Prodigal Son story, Mika Kaurismaki's latest — about a joyless workaholic concert pianist who ends up on a wild ride with his long-lost rapscallion father — is a funny and cogent analysis of machismo, abandonment issues and the value of reconnecting with one's roots. (TIFF).
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Finland
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: touching, humorous, realistic, road movie, captivating, buddy comedy, semi serious
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Bootleg Dad (2019)
Plot Summary:
Ian discovers that André, a former soap opera star and current alcoholic is his real father. Ian decides to go work at his ruined mascot business where he finds a place populated by extravagant people and discovers the meaning of fatherhood.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 172
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: sincere, captivating, entertaining
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Not Like Dad (2021)
Plot Summary:
The story of the journey of an adult hero to his Bata, a stern Russian peasant who became a father at the dawn of the nineties and raised his son the way all Soviet people did.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Russia
Duration: 76 min
Plot tags: light, humorous, captivating, entertaining
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Mom Squad (2019)
Plot Summary:
New mother Line is living the high life in Hong Kong with husband Bjørn when she discovers that he has been unfaithful to her with their Filipino nanny, so Line takes her baby son and heads back to her old hometown in southern Funen.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 681
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Denmark
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining
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My Father's Stories (2020)
Plot Summary:
Lyon, 1960s. Emile is twelve years old. His father is a hero. He says he is a judo champ, a parachutist, a soccer player and even a personal advisor to General de Gaulle. Now he wants to save French Algeria! Fascinated and proud, Emile willingly follows his father in missions of utmost danger: tailing, spying, delivering top-secret letters. Emile carries out his orders in all seriousness. He even recruits Luca, a new classmate, into his secret combat. But what if the father’s exploits were all phony, and far too dangerous for children?.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 358
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: feel good, funny, light, humorous, captivating, entertaining
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Me and My Sister (2004)
Plot Summary:
A story of two sisters, one from the country with simpler attitudes who comes to stay for a short while with her sophisticated sister who lives in the big city.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: touching, humorous, realistic, semi serious, light, captivating, entertaining
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Father and Sons (2003)
Plot Summary:
Léo, un vieux père de famille ancien représentant de commerce, est prêt à tout pour retrouver l'affection de ses trois fils, David, Max et Simon. Il va même jusqu'à invoquer une maladie et une intervention chirurgicale pour les convaincre de l'accompagner dans un voyage au Canada, où il tentera de refaire l'unité du clan familial. Le quatuor de Français y fera la rencontre d'une guérisseuse et de sa fille.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 751
Genere: Comedy
Country: France, Canada
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, humorous, semi serious, sincere, captivating, entertaining, emotional, realistic
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Magic Men (2014)
Plot Summary:
An elderly Israeli Jew of Greek origins was sent to Greece to represent his town in a town twinning ceremony, however he went instead to search for his friend from the childhood, who saved him from the Holocaust. In meantime he formed a special relationship with young Greek woman, and dealt with the broken relationship with his devout Hasidic son.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 226
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Israel
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: touching, realistic, humorous, semi serious
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On My Way (2013)
Plot Summary:
Deneuve plays sassy grandmother Cathy who takes to the road after being betrayed by her lover and learning her business is on the verge of bankruptcy on the same day. During a weeklong odyssey across France, she spends time with a grandson she hardly knows and reconnects with her past as former Miss Brittany through a reunion for former beauty queens.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 116 min
Plot tags: road movie, realistic, touching, humorous, semi serious, contemplative
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The Talent Given Us (2004)
Plot Summary:
A retired New York City couple drive across country to reconnect with their reclusive son, joined by their two unmarried daughters.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 463
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: touching, humorous, realistic, witty, semi serious, clever, offbeat, independent film
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Family Law (2006)
Plot Summary:
A man in his thirties does not want to be like his father, but that seems to be unavoidable.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Argentina, Italy, Spain, France
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: semi serious, captivating, light, emotional, humorous, realistic
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In Memory of My Father (2005)
Plot Summary:
The youngest son of a legendary Hollywood producer, a Robert Evans type, accepts a bribe from his father to document his death.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 650
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, Austria
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: touching, humorous, cynical, semi serious, captivating, entertaining, clever, offbeat, realistic, witty
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Father Figures (2017)
Plot Summary:
Upon learning that their mother has been lying to them for years about their allegedly deceased father, two fraternal twin brothers hit the road in order to find him.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 21000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: light, feel good, sincere, humorous, captivating, entertaining, road movie, anamorphic
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Teenosaurus Rex (2017)
Plot Summary:
She was sweet, she was cute. But just before her 14th birthday, Daddy’s little princess mutates into a petulant pubescent nightmare. Journalist Hannes Wenger decides to take a time-out from work to guide his daughter Carla through this difficult phase in her life and, above all, to keep her away from alcohol, boys and other temptations. This is easier said than done, however, and when his wife Sara goes back to work, Hannes proves himself entirely inept at raising a teenager. Whether it’s Carla’s birthday party, her mobile phone contract or her first time, Hannes makes one awkward blunder after another. The fact that other teens have embarrassing fathers provides only faint consolation; Hannes’ best friend is a war reporter named Holger who prefers to be shot at in war zones rather than stay at home and be driven crazy by his own teenage nightmare.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 495
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: sincere, humorous, captivating, entertaining
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Mother Ghost (2002)
Plot Summary:
Keith Bennets mother passed away a year ago, and he feels like he has moved on with his life, until one morning his mothers jewelry shows up on Keiths bathroom sink. The same jewelry she was buried in. Keith tells his wife Karen, about the jewelry and that is the last straw. She claims he is distant and has shut her out. Now he thinks he is seeing things that aren't there and if things don't improve, she will take their only son and leave. Forced with the ultimatum, Keith launches himself on a day of reclamation. Keith winds up on the phone with a popular radio Psychiatrist who guides Keith through what he cannot see on his own. Keith discovers a new man and a new attitude. Several people are listening to Keith's plight on the radio and are making changes of their own. Is this dead visitor all in Keith's head or is she truly a Mother Ghost?.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 364
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 76 min
Plot tags: touching, humorous, semi serious, light, captivating, entertaining, sincere, realistic, independent film, crying
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The Open Road (2009)
Plot Summary:
Minor leaguer Carlton Garret takes an unexpected road trip to track down his estranged father, legendary baseball player Kyle Garret when Carlton’s mother becomes sick. Once reunited, Carlton struggles to deal with the series of misadventures caused by his father’s antics. Attempts at bonding come to a head as the mismatched duo make their way from Ohio back home to Houston to reunite the family.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: road movie, feel good, semi serious, humorous, realistic, touching, independent film
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Like Father (2018)
Plot Summary:
When a workaholic young executive, is left at the altar, she ends up on her Caribbean honeymoon cruise with the last person she ever expected: her estranged and equally workaholic father. The two depart as strangers, but over the course of a few hilarious adventures, a couple of umbrella-clad cocktails and a whole lot of soul-searching, they return with a renewed appreciation for family and life.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 23000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: light, sincere, sweet, touching, humorous, captivating, entertaining, psychological, funny, happy
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Fathers & Sons (2010)
Plot Summary:
Fathers & Sons is a comedic exploration of a group of men and their relationships with their fathers. A middle-aged Jewish man meets his father for the first time at the funeral of his mother. A south-Asian accountant introduces his white fiance to his father - a gay, Bollywood choreographer. A recently bankrupted Wall-Street broker has come home to borrow money from his music teacher father, and four brothers gather at the paternal home to pay their last respects and to collect their inheritance.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 78
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: touching, humorous, realistic, semi serious, light, captivating, entertaining
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The Relatives (2021)
Plot Summary:
One morning, the father of the family decides to fulfill his lifelong dream: to go with his family to the Grushinsky festival and perform his song there. The family is forced to come to terms with the desire of a tyrant father and go on a road trip across all of Russia. Along the way, they will have adventures, various tests and a test of their relationships for strength. But the most important thing they will understand only at the end of this extraordinary trip.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 561
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Country: Russia
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining
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The Bad Mother's Handbook (2007)
Plot Summary:
Karen Cooper wants to domineer her family and believes she's its pillar. In fact she does everything wrong. Thus she messes up all their lives and futures, rather then help her loved-ones.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 71 min
Plot tags: touching, humorous, emotional, semi serious, funny, light, feel good, captivating, entertaining, realistic
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Dad in Training (2015)
Plot Summary:
Following the breakdown of his marriage, a self-involved man begins to embrace fatherhood.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 568
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining
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Dad for Rent (2014)
Plot Summary:
A unemployed father, due to his laziness, is supported by his wife. Their daughter decides to put their lazy dad up for rent on a secondhand site.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 102
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining
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Empty Nest (2008)
Plot Summary:
Empty Nest tells the story of a couple who have to struggle to find themselves after their children grow up and move out. It starts out as a fairly simple story of a couple but becomes complicated by a series of events that may or may not be occurring only in Leonardo’s mind.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 903
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Argentina, Spain, France, Italy
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: touching, humorous, sentimental, realistic, semi serious
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Marine Life (2000)
Plot Summary:
Marine Life revolves around the choatic family life of June, a middle-aged lounge singer and mother. Aging and twice divorced, lounge singer June Nordstrom tries to cope with her fading beauty, her troubled offspring, her waning career and her young lover, who begins seeing a woman his age behind June's back.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 159
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: realistic, touching, humorous, emotional, semi serious, captivating, independent film
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A Mother's Love (2011)
Plot Summary:
Regina Reynolds is a strong black woman in the truest sense -- but her taste for the good life doesn't necessarily include her husband, Marcus, or her daughter, Monica. It's going to take a mother's unconditional love to pray Regina down to earth.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 56
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: sentimental, humorous, realistic, semi serious, light, captivating, entertaining, christian film, independent film
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Intrepido: A Lonely Hero (2013)
Plot Summary:
A middle-aged man tries to get by in Milan while trying to retain his dignity.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 738
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, touching, realistic, light, feel good
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Life's a Breeze (2013)
Plot Summary:
Life's A Breeze tells the story of a family as they search for a lost fortune around the streets of Dublin.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Ireland, Sweden
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, captivating, light, sentimental, touching, realistic, semi serious
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Heartlands (2002)
Plot Summary:
Gentle Colin 'Col' Lawes happily lead a quiet life, running a news agency with his soiled-rotten wife Sandra and playing competition darts in the Atletic Arms team. Colin catches her committing adultery with team captain Geoff, a cop, who pretends Colin abused her. Col is thrown off the team just after it qualified for the league finals in Blackpool. He decides to travel there alone, hoping to win her back. The adventurous journey feels like the start of a more playful life.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: touching, humorous, semi serious, sentimental, funny, light, captivating, entertaining, road movie, feel good
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Piku (2015)
Plot Summary:
A cab driver is caught between a dysfunctional realtionship between a father and his daughter as he drives them to Calcutta.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 34000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 123 min
Plot tags: melancholic, light, road movie, touching, humorous, emotional, entertaining, stylized, romantic, visually appealing