Unlock the Ultimate Father’s Day Movie List That’ll Bring More Than Just Laughs to Your Dad’s Day!
Remember the last time you tried to drag your dad to the movies, only to be met with a classic eye-roll and a muttered, “They don’t make films for guys like me anymore”? Hollywood’s current obsession with Gen Z indie horrors and endless Minions sequels has left dads—and those nostalgic for the good old days—scratching their heads. Seriously, when was the last time a feel-good baseball flick or a rousing World War II epic hit the big screen? Or better yet, where’s the next Will Ferrell comedy to make us laugh till our sides hurt? If the theater feels like a no-go zone, why not hit pause on the usual and dive into some cinematic treasures that were crafted just for dads—and the dads-at-heart—everywhere? Think uproarious slapstick like Airplane!, timeless sports tales like Field of Dreams, and adventure epics like Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade that still strike a chord today. Ready to reconnect with dad this weekend over a film that hits all the right nostalgic notes? Let’s roll the tape on the best Father’s Day movie picks that’ll have you both reminiscing, laughing, and maybe—even just maybe—finding a moment of pure movie magic. LEARN MORE
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Hollywood doesn’t make a lot of movies for dads anymore. The box office is ruled by Gen Z indie horror flicks and Minions sequels, with nary a feel-good baseball story in sight. You’re telling me Glen Powell doesn’t want to remake The Natural? Where’s this year’s World War II picture? What about another classic Will Ferrell comedy?
If it’s too tough to drag dad to the theaters nowadays, allow me to present a compromise: watch a film that reminds dad of when Tinseltown made movies solely for fathers in mind. We’re talking slapstick laugh-fests like Airplane! and Stripes, sports all-timers like Field of Dreams, and generational adventure films like Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.
So, if you’re looking to connect with dad over a film this weekend, check out our favorite movies to watch on Father’s Day below.
Big Daddy (1999)
Big Daddy holds a special place in our hearts. It’s a story about a father (Adam Sandler) who has no business taking care of a kid, and only pretends to adopt the five-year-old Julian just to prove that he’s not the irresponsible slacker his ex-girlfriend thinks he is. But once he starts to look out for a life that isn’t just his own, his whole perspective changes.
One Battle After Another (2025)
The older generation of rebels and rioters have failed. MAGA America has only made things worse, and resisting the current abuses of power feels more crushing every year. So, as the older revolutionary (Leonardo DiCaprio) in One Battle After Another is forced to jump back into action and remember long-forgotten passwords, it’s on the next generation (Chase Infiniti) to make sense of the world they’ve left them.
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007)
I’ll never forget the morning my father walked into our living room and asked—out of nowhere, mind you—if we could watch Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story. He didn’t sleep much the night before. So, as he told me over breakfast, he flicked through the TV guide around 3 a.m. and hoped the 2007 comedy starring John C. Reilly would lull him back asleep. It didn’t work, because he couldn’t stop laughing. Was Walk Hard really that funny, or was just he in a delirious state of unrest? My pops had to find out. So, he watched it again in the morning—this time, with his son. Wouldn’t you know it? By the afternoon, we were fully convinced that Walk Hard is one of the funniest movies ever made.
Airplane! (1980)
Looking for a cult comedy? Search no further than Airplane! The 1980 disaster comedy single-handedly put pun-based humor on the map. I usually joke that you shouldn’t show your loved ones films that you casually steal lines from, because they’ll know you didn’t make it up yourself. But Airplane! is so funny that it’s worth revealing your tricks.
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
Sean Connery might have only been twelve years older than Harrison Ford when the two filmed the Raiders of the Lost Ark sequel about ol’ Indy’s father, but that doesn’t make the third Indiana Jones film any less of the perfect Father’s Day film. In fact, I’m willing to bet that all father-son pairings following The Last Crusade hope to capture even a fraction of the duo’s on-screen charisma.
Field of Dreams (1989)
Field of Dreams is the perfect combo for a dad movie: Kevin Costner and ghosts of baseball’s past. The movie even mentions that the Dodgers used to play in Brooklyn. Did you know that? Damn right you did. What about the 1919 Black Sox Scandal? Read about that before? Sure you have. Field of Dreams is also Burt Lancaster’s final role. Heard of him? Yup! And hey, there’s a teenage Ben Affleck and Matt Damon in the Fenway Park scene! Did you spot that? Stop me before I talk over the entire film.
The Godfather (1972)
Father’s Day is as good a time as any to show your kids some good movies for once. It’s time to upgrade from the Toy Story sequels and Marvel CGI-a-paloozas and show your family some quality art. So, why not start with an absolute masterpiece?
Daughters (2024)
Ready for a tearjerker? Daughters is a documentary about incarcerated fathers who participate in a father-daughter dance program. It’s a beautiful film about forgiveness, consequences, and responsibility. Just have a few tissues ready.
Taken (2008)
Switching gears with this one: There likely isn’t a more devoted father in film than Liam Neeson in Taken. Playing the ruthless, retired CIA officer, Bryan Mills, Neeson will stop at nothing to rescue his kidnapped daughter from human traffickers. This cult action film grossed $200 million at the box office and spurned an entire franchise.
Mr. Mom (1983)
Mr. Mom’s brand of comedy might feel a little dated by today’s standard, but the 1983 family film about a stay-at-home father who takes care of the kids his wife pursues a career in advertising isn’t any less funny in 2025. It certainly helps that John Hughes (Ferris Bueller’s Day Off) wrote the script. Plus, the film stars Michael Keaton in his first leading role.
The Natural (1984)
The Natural is possibly the greatest male fantasy film of all time. The story follows Roy Hobbs (Robert Redford), a thirty-five year old who is signed out of nowhere to a major league baseball team because he’s just such a natural at the sport.
Sr. (2022)
Robert Downey Jr. (Oppenheimer) recounts the life of his late father, Robert Downey Sr., in this touching documentary directed by Jim & Andy’s Chris Smith. “I needed to process this,” Downey Jr. toldEsquire in 2022. “I’m processing things that have nothing to do with Sr. about my own life now because of the Sr. movie—and what it means to me now that I’m in the position he was in… All of us with a parent—mother, father, uncle, significant person in our lives—have this moment where we felt like just touching them would keep us from being pulled into this scary, unknown realm called Everything Happens in Life.”
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)
Some people just aren’t cut out to be fathers, and this Wes Anderson film written by Noah Baumbach and starring Bill Murray and Owen Wilson is a story about a man who’s compelled to find out why so much so that he agrees to embark on his father’s never-ending undersea quest to kill the shark that murdered his best friend.
Paper Moon (1973)
There are plenty of films and TV shows that feature found father-daughter relationships. Just look at how successful pairing Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey is for HBO’s The Last of Us. And yet, Paper Moon is the cream of the crop. Starring the real-life father and daughter duo of Ryan and Tatum O’Neal, the 1973 film about a conman and his surprisingly swindle-savvy orphan is a real heart-warmer.
Stripes (1981)
Another Bill Murray film for the list, Stripes is a celebration of all the wacky and foolhardy comedies that Hollywood seemingly forgot how to make today. This 1881 World War II slapstick film directed by Ghostbusters’s Ivan Reitman also features Harold Ramis, John Candy, and John Larroquette.
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