Although many stadiums, arenas, and event spaces are reopening throughout the country after more than a year under the COVID lockdown, many fathers are likely to choose to spend their Father’s Day at home. The celebration of fatherhood also provides an opportunity for father figures to enjoy with the people who respect and support them. The finest Father’s Day present you can offer is quality time when the paternal figures in your life get a chance to relax on their day off. If your father’s love language is quality time (or he’s a movie buff), you’re in luck because we’ve compiled a list of the best movies to watch on father’s day.
Daddy’s Home (2015)
- Director: Sean Anders
- Cast: Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, Linda Cardellini
- Runtime: 96 minutes
- IMDb rating: 6.2
This comedy from filmmaker Sean Anders focuses on Will Farrell’s comic bromance with co-star Mark Wahlberg. Farrell plays a pleasant radio executive who is also a proud stepfather to his wife Sara’s two children. When the children’s biological father, Dusty (Wahlberg), returns to the scene, it’s a full-fledged battle for Sara and the kids’ hearts.
Fences (2016)
- Director: Denzel Washington
- Cast: Denzel Washington, Viola Davis, Stephen McKinley Henderson
- Runtime: 139 minutes
- IMDb rating: 7.2
This Oscar-nominated picture, which is based on August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning 1985 play of the same name, tells the tale of a Black working-class man struggling with his past traumas while raising a family in the 1950s. Fences, directed by Denzel Washington, was hailed by critics for blending beautiful cinematography into the storyline while conjuring an emotional tone.
Bad Boys For Life (2020)
- Director: Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah
- Cast: Martin Lawrence, Will Smith, Vanessa Hudgens
- Runtime: 124 minutes
- IMDb rating: 6.6
On every holiday with a strong masculine theme, action movies are a must-see. All of the swagger and also over-the-top car chases that men want are combined in Bad Boys For Life. This time, Miami detectives Mike Lowery (Will Smith) and Marcus Burnett (Martin Lawrence) are up against a mother-son pair of violent drug traffickers who have an uneasy relationship with one of the Bad Boys.
Finding Nemo (2003)
- Director: Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich
- Cast: Albert Brooks, Ellen DeGeneres, Alexander Gould
- Runtime: 100 minutes
- IMDb rating: 8.1
If you have small children or are a young father, this movie is also a great way to keep everyone in the home riveted to the living room. In this highly lauded Disney film, follow Dory as well as her concerned father Marlin on their quest to find the titular clownfish. This is one of the best movies to watch on father’s day.
He Got Game (1998)
- Director: Spike Lee
- Cast: Denzel Washington, Milla Jovovich, Ray Allen
- Runtime: 136 minutes
- IMDb rating: 6.9
Ray Allen, the NBA legend, had a huge success in his acting debut as a high school basketball sensation on the verge of stardom. He Got Game dazzles in its representation of the ups and downs of a prodigious, developing athlete while having only a few action sports moments. While Jesus Shuttlesworth (Allen) appears to have the world at his feet, he is also just under as much pressure from his family as scoring against double teams on the hardwood.
Taken (2008)
- Director: Pierre Morel
- Cast: Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace, Famke Janssen
- Runtime: 90 minutes
- IMDb rating: 7.8
Taken has become a cultural icon throughout the years. The movie is frequently represented in memes and also other forms of digital media on the internet. However, it established a new standard for action-thrillers when it was initially published. Bryan Mills, a retired CIA agent, travels across Europe to save his daughter from unscrupulous traffickers with a specific set of abilities. Also, what movie better exemplifies how far a father will go?
Big Daddy (1999)
- Director: Dennis Dugan
- Cast: Adam Sandler, Joey Lauren Adams, Jon Stewart
- Runtime: 93 minutes
- IMDb rating: 6.4
An aloof law student adopts a witty child to impress his girlfriend. But he discovers that parenthood isn’t something to take lightly. The child grows to like his new foster father, and also the two form a touching bond that highlights one of Adam Sandler’s most well-known films.
