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Plot Summary:
Ben Westman is a widowed father who has to take care of his two young children, Lindsay of twelve, and little Dylan of eight. Things get complicated when he is fired. Now, all three must remain together and try to overcome the situation in which they live.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 273
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: touching, psychological, unusual plot structure, captivating, contemplative
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Thanmathra (2005)
Plot Summary:
A man leading a happy life with his loving wife and two children suddenly starts getting forgetful and lost. Then, he is diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease leaving his family devastated.
IMDB Rating: 8.4
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 160 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, touching, sad
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House Of Himiko (2005)
Plot Summary:
Saori is a young woman struggling to make her way in life. Her gay father, Himiko, had abandoned Saori and her mother years before. Now her father's young lover Haruhiko shows up to tell Saori that her father is dying of cancer. Still angry with her father but in need of money, Saori travels to the House of Himiko, a nursing home established by her father for gay men. Over time, a tenuous relationship begins to develop between Saori, her father, and Haruhiko.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 644
Genere: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 130 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing
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I Am Potential (2015)
Plot Summary:
A father's journey to help his blind and wheel-chair bound son to overcome impossible odds and allow the world to see his God-given potential.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 253
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing, christian film
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Godfather (2012)
Plot Summary:
A 2012 Kannada film.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 79
Genere: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 145 min
Plot tags: captivating, suspense, suspenseful
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Tyson's Run (2022)
Plot Summary:
When fifteen-year-old Tyson attends public school for the first time, his life is changed forever. While helping his father clean up after the football team, Tyson befriends champion marathon runner Aklilu. Never letting his autism hold him back, Tyson becomes determined to run his first marathon in hopes of winning his father's approval. With the help of an unlikely friend and his parents, Tyson learns that with faith in yourself and the courage to take the first step, anything is possible.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 770
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: psychological, sincere, captivating, disturbing
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Dany (2018)
Plot Summary:
Dany, the king of petty thefts, did not wait until the end of his prison sentence to reunite with his 13-year-old son Sullivan. The only thing he now needs is a job and an apartment to regain custody of his son.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 735
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, satirical, disturbing, semi serious
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Don't Make Me Go (2022)
Plot Summary:
A terminally ill man and his teenage daughter embark on a road trip from California to New Orleans for his 20th college reunion. While there, he secretly hopes she can reunite with the mother who left them long ago.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing, road movie, teen
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Nowhere Special (2020)
Plot Summary:
John, a 35-year-old window cleaner, has dedicated his life to bringing up his 4-year-old son, Michael, after the child's mother left them soon after giving birth. When John is given only a few months left to live, he attempts to find a new, perfect family for Michael, determined to shield him from the terrible reality of the situation.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Drama
Country: Italy, Romania, UK
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: sentimental, sincere, captivating, disturbing, sad
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A Father's Legacy (2020)
Plot Summary:
On the run and bleeding a young man ends up at a pond house where he meets an old man (Tobin Bell) and holds him hostage in his own home. As the days pass and the secrets about their past are revealed, they learn that they might not have been looking for each other...but they may have been brought together for a reason.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing
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Dodson's Journey (2001)
Plot Summary:
A man takes his young daughter on a cross-country fly-fishing trip following the death of his father and his wife's decision to get a divorce.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 228
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: sentimental, uplifting, touching, feel good, serious, realistic
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Up Among the Stars (2018)
Plot Summary:
Víctor is a film director who is overcome by his own misfortunes. He is an alcoholic, unemployed and terribly depressed, largely because of the death of his wife. However, Victor is still the best in one thing: telling fantastic stories to his nine-year-old son, Ingmar. These stories are each of the scripts he dreams of directing in the future, when he gathers all the necessary resources. Victor and Ingmar share a present full of sadness and precariousness, but also full of robots and locations of films they have seen together. Despite forming a great team, their problems will multiply when others begin to question their role as a father.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 535
Genere: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing
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My Brother, My Sister (2021)
Plot Summary:
When their father's will forces them to live together, siblings Nik and Tesla — and Tesla's kids — try to overcome their differences to become a family.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: psychological, sincere, captivating, disturbing, emotional
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Fathers & Daughters (2015)
Plot Summary:
A Pulitzer-winning writer grapples with being a widower and father after a mental breakdown, while, 27 years later, his grown daughter struggles to forge connections of her own.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 28000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA, Italy
Duration: 116 min
Plot tags: touching, sincere, rough, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, inspirational, social, sad
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The Boys Are Back (2009)
Plot Summary:
When the wife of sports-writer Joe Warr dies of cancer, he takes on the responsibility of raising their 6-year-old son, and his teenage son from a previous marriage. As Joe rejects the counsel of his mother-in-law and other parents, he develops his own philosophies on parenting.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Drama
Country: Australia, UK
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: touching, inspirational, melancholic, sentimental, romantic, intense, sad, cult classic, realistic, semi serious
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The Family (2017)
Plot Summary:
Andrés and his son Pedro live in a working district of Caracas and hardly ever see each other. While Andrés fills his time doing different jobs, Pedro wanders the streets playing with friends and learning from the violent atmosphere around him.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 454
Genere: Drama
Country: Venezuela, Chile, Norway
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: serious, touching, captivating, psychological, unusual plot structure
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Dad (2010)
Plot Summary:
After a long separation, a father and his son spend the day fishing on the river bank. On a beautiful autumn Sunday, surrounded by the majestic countryside, they seem to be alone in the world. They must start all over again.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 89
Genere: Drama
Country: Slovenia
Duration: 71 min
Plot tags: sincere, atmospheric, realistic, touching, serious, stylized, captivating, crying
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A Father's Choice (2000)
Plot Summary:
The fast-paced city life of two sisters is turned upside down when they are sent to live in the country with their father after their mother is killed.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 721
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: touching, serious, realistic, captivating, sincere, entertaining
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Mother, I Love You (2013)
Plot Summary:
Raimonds, a 12 year old boy, falls into a world of petty crime while trying to stay out of trouble with his mother.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 896
Genere: Drama
Country: Latvia
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: touching, serious, realistic, captivating, entertaining
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Taken Away (2014)
Plot Summary:
A corrupt politician covers up his daughter Vicky's pregnancy by forcing her to give the baby up for adoption. The newborn is adopted by a loving couple unable to have children, but a year later Vicky, now in college, realizes she was forced into signing the papers and really wants her daughter back. After sneaking into the adoption agency to find out who the adoptive parents are, she takes them to court to fight for custody.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 211
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: touching, serious, emotional, realistic
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The Way We Are (2008)
Plot Summary:
The Way We Are is a respectful, unglamorous, and serenely charming portrait of regular people and a Hong Kong town that normally gets a bad rap. It may put you to sleep, but the visit and Ann Hui's quiet touch are exceptionally worthwhile.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: touching, psychological, emotional, captivating, sincere, serious, realistic
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The End of Love (2012)
Plot Summary:
Mark is a struggling actor stuck between the life he once knew and the one waiting for him. When the mother of his two-year-old son suddenly passes away, Mark is forced to confront his shortcomings. Their fates, now intertwined, hang in the balance as Mark grapples with his ability to grow up. When he meets Lydia, a young mother, he is no longer able to live in the comfort of denial.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: sincere, touching, serious, emotional, realistic, sad, independent film, gloomy, tragic
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You (2009)
Plot Summary:
You is a love story. It spans 21 years, bouncing around in time, creating a kind of family quilt that wraps around a father as he struggles to overcome the grief of losing his beloved wife and raise their daughter alone. A coming-of-age journey for both the father and his daughter, You is filled with the magic of life and love and family.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 143
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: emotional, sentimental, psychological, captivating, independent film, sincere, touching, offbeat, serious
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Too Young to Be a Dad (2002)
Plot Summary:
When 15-year-old, Matt Freeman, gets his girlfriend, Francesca, pregnant her family decides to put the unborn baby up for adoption. Matt agrees to the decision, but begins to rethink it. This movie is taken from the father's point of view.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 899
Genere: Drama
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: touching, serious, emotional, realistic, sentimental, captivating
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A Dad for Christmas (2006)
Plot Summary:
Matt, a 19-year-old student, goes to the hospital to see his newborn son. He learns his girlfriend plans to put the baby up for adoption without his consent, so he takes his son to his grandmother's house to fight for custody.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 485
Genere: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: realistic, touching, captivating, emotional, psychological, sincere, serious
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Fatherhood (2021)
Plot Summary:
A widowed new dad copes with doubts, fears, heartache and dirty diapers as he sets out to raise his daughter on his own.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 42000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: sincere, humorous, captivating, inspirational, depressing, anamorphic, entertaining, fun
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See You in Valhalla (2015)
Plot Summary:
After the bizarre death of her brother, Johana Burwood must return home after four years, to face her strange siblings, her out of touch father and her very touchy past.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: psychological, humorous, captivating, disturbing
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The Great Show (2019)
Plot Summary:
Wie Dae-Han is an ex-lawmaker and is a materialistic kind of politician. He wants to get elected as lawmaker again. One day, 18-year-old girl Da-Jung comes to him. She tells him that he is her real father. Her mother raised four children, including Da-Jung, alone, but she died in a hit-and-run accident. Da-Jung is the only one now taking care of her 3 younger siblings. Wie Dae-Han accepts Da-Jung and her 3 younger siblings. He carries out “The Great Show” to become a lawmaker again.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 136
Genere: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 66 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing, dorama, political
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The Last Hammer Blow (2014)
Plot Summary:
When he first enters the Montpellier Opera House, Victor knows nothing about music. Nor does he know his father, Samuel Rovinski, who is there to conduct Mahler’s 6th symphony. To change the course of his suddenly uncertain future, for Nadia his mother, for Luna whom he has fallen in love with, Victor has decided to step out of the shadows. He’ll go as far as he needs to.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 520
Genere: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: realistic, sentimental, touching, emotional, captivating, sincere, serious
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Alpha Male (2006)
Plot Summary:
Drama about a family torn apart after the death of its patriarch. Haunted by their father's death, Jack and Elyssa have a fraught relationship with their remarried mother even now they have come of age.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 345
Genere: Drama
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: emotional, touching, realistic, contemplative, psychological, sentimental, sincere, serious
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Along the Ridge (2006)
Plot Summary:
A young father and his two children struggle to find harmony after his wife leaves them for another man.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: serious, touching, emotional, realistic