Movies and TV series about fathers and sons

The 60 best titles about fathers and sons, ranked by the iRank Score — our composite of IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic and TMDb. Every page includes cast, where to watch and similar recommendations.

The Lion King
iRank87
1994 · Roger Allers
MovieAnimationDramaFamily
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
Dexter: Resurrection
iRank85
2025 · Scott Reynolds
SeriesCrimeDramaMystery
Dexter Morgan awakens from a coma to find Harrison gone without a trace. Realizing the weight of what he put his son through, Dexter sets out for New York City, determined to find him and make things
The Lego Movie
iRank83
2014 · Phil Lord
MovieAdventureAnimationComedy
An ordinary Lego mini-figure, mistakenly thought to be the extraordinary MasterBuilder, is recruited to join a quest to stop an evil Lego tyrant from conquering the universe.
Cobra Kai
iRank82
2018 · Will Smith
SeriesAction & AdventureComedyDrama
This Karate Kid sequel series picks up 30 years after the events of the 1984 All Valley Karate Tournament and finds Johnny Lawrence on the hunt for redemption by reopening the infamous Cobra Kai karat
The Fabelmans
iRank82
2022 · Steven Spielberg
MovieDrama
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 f
Silver Linings Playbook
iRank81
2012 · David O. Russell
MovieComedyDramaRomance
After losing his job and wife, and spending time in an institution, a former teacher winds up living with his parents. He wants to rebuild his life and reconcile with his wife, but his father would be
War for the Planet of the Apes
iRank81
2017 · Matt Reeves
MovieDramaScience FictionWar
Caesar and his apes are forced into a deadly conflict with an army of humans led by a ruthless Colonel. After the apes suffer unimaginable losses, Caesar wrestles with his darker instincts and begins
Black Bird
iRank81
2022 · Dennis Lehane
SeriesCrimeDrama
As Jimmy Keene begins a 10-year prison sentence, he gets an incredible offer: If he can elicit a confession from suspected killer Larry Hall, Jimmy will be freed. Completing this mission becomes the c
Better Man
iRank79
2024 · Michael Gracey
MovieDramaMusic
Follow Robbie Williams' journey from childhood, to being the youngest member of chart-topping boyband Take That, through to his unparalleled achievements as a record-breaking solo artist – all the whi
Dexter: New Blood
iRank79
2021 · Bill Carraro
SeriesCrimeDrama
10 years after Dexter went missing in the eye of Hurricane Laura, we find him living under an assumed name in the small town of Iron Lake, New York. Dexter may be embracing his new life, but in the w
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
iRank79
1989 · Steven Spielberg
MovieActionAdventure
In 1938, an art collector appeals to eminent archaeologist Dr. Indiana Jones to embark on a search for the Holy Grail. Indy learns that a medieval historian has vanished while searching for it, and th
Waves
iRank78
2019 · Trey Edward Shults
MovieDramaRomance
A controlling father’s attempts to ensure that his two children succeed in high school backfire after his son experiences a career-ending sports injury. Their familial bonds are eventually placed unde
Frankenstein
iRank78
2025 · Guillermo del Toro
MovieDramaFantasyHorror
Dr. Victor Frankenstein, a brilliant but egotistical scientist, brings a creature to life in a monstrous experiment that ultimately leads to the undoing of both the creator and his tragic creation.
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
iRank78
2021 · Destin Daniel Cretton
MovieActionAdventureFantasy
Shang-Chi must confront the past he thought he left behind when he is drawn into the web of the mysterious Ten Rings organization.
The Boy and the Beast
iRank78
2015 · Mamoru Hosoda
MovieActionAdventureAnimation
Kyuta, a boy living in Shibuya, and Kumatetsu, a lonesome beast from Jutengai, an imaginary world. One day, Kyuta forays into the imaginary world and, as he's looking for his way back, meets Kumatetsu
May December
iRank77
2023 · Todd Haynes
MovieDrama
Twenty years after their notorious tabloid romance gripped the nation, a married couple buckles under the pressure when an actress arrives to do research for a film about their past.
Frasier
iRank77
1993 · Jeffrey Richman
SeriesComedyFamily
After many years spent at the “Cheers” bar, Frasier moves back home to Seattle to work as a radio psychiatrist after his policeman father gets shot in the hip on duty.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
iRank77
2017 · James Gunn
MovieActionAdventureScience Fiction
The Guardians must fight to keep their newfound family together as they unravel the mysteries of Peter Quill's true parentage.
The Tree of Life
iRank76
2011 · Terrence Malick
MovieDramaFantasy
The impressionistic story of a Texas family in the 1950s. The film follows the life journey of the eldest son, Jack, through the innocence of childhood to his disillusioned adult years as he tries to
Arthur Christmas
iRank76
2011 · Sarah Smith
MovieAnimationComedyDrama
For hundreds of years, the Claus family has delegated the title "Santa" to a chosen few of its members, which can be passed down upon retirement. Each Christmas, Santa and his vast army of highly trai
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
iRank76
2011 · Rupert Wyatt
MovieActionDramaScience Fiction
A highly intelligent chimpanzee named Caesar has been living a peaceful suburban life ever since he was born. But when he gets taken to a cruel primate facility, Caesar decides to revolt against those
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
iRank74
2008 · David Fincher
MovieDramaFantasyRomance
Born under unusual circumstances, Benjamin Button springs into being as an elderly man in a New Orleans nursing home and ages in reverse. Twelve years after his birth, he meets Daisy, a child who flit
Dragon Ball Z: Broly - The Legendary Super Saiyan
iRank74
1993 · Shigeyasu Yamauchi
MovieActionAnimationScience Fiction
While the Saiyan Paragus persuades Vegeta to rule a new planet, King Kai alerts Goku of the South Galaxy's destruction by an unknown Super Saiyan.
The Pursuit of Happyness
iRank73
2006 · Gabriele Muccino
MovieDrama
A struggling salesman takes custody of his son as he's poised to begin a life-changing professional career.
Elf
iRank73
2003 · Jon Favreau
MovieComedyFamilyFantasy
When young Buddy falls into Santa's gift sack on Christmas Eve, he's transported back to the North Pole and raised as a toy-making elf by Santa's helpers. But as he grows into adulthood, he can't shak
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun
iRank73
2021 · Wes Anderson
MovieComedyDrama
The staff of an American magazine based in France puts out its last issue, with stories featuring an artist sentenced to life imprisonment, student riots, and a kidnapping resolved by a chef.
Liar Liar
iRank73
1997 · Tom Shadyac
MovieComedyFantasy
Forced by his son's birthday wish, fast-talking attorney and habitual liar Fletcher Reede must tell the truth for the next 24 hours.
Damage
iRank71
1992 · Louis Malle
MovieDramaRomance
The life of a respected British politician at the height of his career crumbles when he becomes obsessed with his son's lover.
The NeverEnding Story
iRank71
1984 · Wolfgang Petersen
MovieAdventureFamilyFantasy
While hiding from bullies in his school's attic, a young boy discovers the extraordinary land of Fantasia, through a magical book called The Neverending Story. The book tells the tale of Atreyu, a you
The Road
iRank71
2009 · John Hillcoat
MovieAdventureDrama
A father and his son walk alone through burned America. Nothing moves in the ravaged landscape save the ash on the wind and water. It is cold enough to crack stones and, when the snow falls, it is gra
Unbreakable
iRank70
2000 · M. Night Shyamalan
MovieDramaMysteryThriller
An ordinary man makes an extraordinary discovery when a train accident leaves his fellow passengers dead — and him unscathed. The answer to this mystery could lie with the mysterious Elijah Price, a m
The King
iRank70
2019 · David Michôd
MovieDramaHistoryWar
England, 15th century. Hal, a capricious prince who lives among the populace far from court, is forced by circumstances to reluctantly accept the throne and become Henry V.
The Mist
iRank69
2007 · Frank Darabont
MovieHorrorScience FictionThriller
After a violent storm, a dense cloud of mist envelops a small Maine town, trapping David Drayton and his five-year-old son in a local grocery store with other local residents. They soon discover that
Wrath of Man
iRank68
2021 · Guy Ritchie
MovieCrimeDramaThriller
A cold and mysterious new security guard for a Los Angeles cash truck company surprises his co-workers when he unleashes precision skills during a heist. The crew is left wondering who he is and where
Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone
iRank67
1989 · Daisuke Nishio
MovieActionAnimationFantasy
In order to wish for immortality and avenge his father, Garlic Jr. collects the dragon balls, kidnapping Goku's son Gohan in the process. Goku, Kami, Piccolo, and Krillin unite to rescue Gohan and sav
Legends of the Fall
iRank67
1994 · Edward Zwick
MovieDramaRomanceWar
In early 20th-century Montana, Col. William Ludlow lives on a ranch in the wilderness with his sons, Alfred, Tristan, and Samuel. Eventually, the unconventional but close-knit family are bound by loya
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
iRank66
2008 · Steven Spielberg
MovieActionAdventure
Set during the Cold War, the Soviets—led by sword-wielding Irina Spalko—are in search of a crystal skull which has supernatural powers related to a mystical Lost City of Gold. Indy is coerced to head
A Goofy Movie
iRank65
1995 · Kevin Lima
MovieAdventureAnimationComedy
Goofy’s teenage son Max is desperate to impress his crush and fit in at school. After well-meaning but ignorant Goofy suddenly whisks him away on a cross-country road trip—messing up Max’s first date
The Monkey
iRank65
2025 · Osgood Perkins
MovieComedyHorror
When twin brothers find a mysterious wind-up monkey, a series of outrageous deaths tear their family apart. Twenty-five years later, the monkey begins a new killing spree forcing the estranged brother
The Wandering Earth
iRank63
2019 · Frant Gwo
MovieActionDramaScience Fiction
When the Sun begins to expand in such a way that it will inevitably engulf and destroy the Earth in a hundred years, united mankind finds a way to avoid extinction by propelling the planet out of the
The Judge
iRank62
2014 · David Dobkin
MovieDrama
A successful lawyer returns to his hometown for his mother's funeral only to discover that his estranged father, the town's judge, is suspected of murder.
The Lion King
iRank62
2019 · Jon Favreau
MovieAdventureAnimationDrama
Simba idolizes his father, King Mufasa, and takes to heart his own royal destiny. But not everyone in the kingdom celebrates the new cub's arrival. Scar, Mufasa's brother—and former heir to the throne
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
iRank59
2026 · Michael Jelenic
MovieAdventureAnimationComedy
Having thwarted Bowser's previous plot to marry Princess Peach, Mario and Luigi now face a fresh threat in Bowser Jr., who is determined to liberate his father from captivity and restore the family le
The Tomorrow War
iRank59
2021 · Chris McKay
MovieActionAdventureScience Fiction
The world is stunned when a group of time travelers arrive from the year 2051 to deliver an urgent message: Thirty years in the future, mankind is losing a global war against a deadly alien species. T
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
iRank58
2010 · Michael Apted
MovieAdventureFamilyFantasy
This time around Edmund and Lucy Pevensie, along with their pesky cousin Eustace Scrubb find themselves swallowed into a painting and on to a fantastic Narnian ship headed for the very edges of the wo
CJ7
iRank58
2008 · Stephen Chow
MovieComedyDramaFamily
A poor construction worker, who struggles to keep his son in private school, mistakes an orb he finds in a junkjard for a toy which proves to be much, much more once the young boy starts to play with
National Treasure
iRank57
2004 · Jon Turteltaub
MovieActionAdventureMystery
Modern treasure hunters, led by archaeologist Ben Gates, search for a chest of riches rumored to have been stashed away by George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin during the Revoluti
Brightburn
iRank57
2019 · David Yarovesky
MovieHorrorScience Fiction
What if a child from another world crash-landed on Earth, but instead of becoming a hero to mankind, he proved to be something far more sinister?
Angel Has Fallen
iRank54
2019 · Ric Roman Waugh
MovieActionThriller
After a treacherous attack, Secret Service agent Mike Banning is charged with attempting to assassinate President Trumbull. Chased by his own colleagues and the FBI, Banning begins a race against the
Doctor Dolittle
iRank50
1998 · Betty Thomas
MovieComedyFamilyFantasy
A successful physician and devoted family man, John Dolittle seems to have the world by the tail, until a long suppressed talent he possessed as a child, the ability to communicate with animals is sud
Insidious: The Red Door
iRank50
2023 · Patrick Wilson
MovieHorrorThriller
To put their demons to rest once and for all, Josh Lambert and a college-aged Dalton Lambert must go deeper into The Further than ever before, facing their family's dark past and a host of new and mor
Daddy's Home
iRank50
2015 · Sean Anders
MovieComedy
The story of a mild-mannered radio executive who strives to become the best stepdad ever to his wife's two children, but complications ensue when their freewheeling, freeloading real father arrives, f
Over the Top
iRank49
1987 · Menahem Golan
MovieActionDrama
Lincoln Hawk a hard-luck big-rig trucker takes us under the glaring Las Vegas lights for all the boisterous action of the World Armwrestling Championship. Relying on wits and willpower, Hawk tries to
The Garfield Movie
iRank48
2024 · Mark Dindal
MovieAdventureAnimationComedy
Garfield, the world-famous, Monday-hating, lasagna-loving indoor cat, is about to have a wild outdoor adventure! After an unexpected reunion with his long-lost father – scruffy street cat Vic – Garfie
Cheaper by the Dozen
iRank48
2003 · Shawn Levy
MovieComedyDramaFamily
The Baker brood moves to Chicago after patriarch Tom gets a job coaching football at Northwestern University, forcing his writer wife, Kate, and the couple's 12 children to make a major adjustment. Th
Spiral: From the Book of Saw
iRank47
2021 · Darren Lynn Bousman
MovieHorrorMystery
Working in the shadow of an esteemed police veteran, brash Detective Ezekiel “Zeke” Banks and his rookie partner take charge of a grisly investigation into murders that are eerily reminiscent of the c
Daddy's Home 2
iRank44
2017 · Sean Anders
MovieComedy
Father and stepfather Dusty and Brad join forces to make Christmastime perfect for the children. Their newfound partnership soon gets put to the test when Dusty's old-school, macho dad and Brad's gent
Jingle All the Way
iRank44
1996 · Brian Levant
MovieAdventureComedyFamily
Howard Langston, a salesman for a mattress company, is constantly kept busy at his job, disappointing his son. After he misses his son's karate exposition, Howard vows to make it up to him by buying a
Serenity
iRank42
2019 · Steven Knight
MovieDramaMysteryThriller
The quiet life of Baker Dill, a fishing boat captain who lives on the isolated Plymouth Island, where he spends his days obsessed with capturing an elusive tuna while fighting his personal demons, is
Playdate
iRank40
2025 · Luke Greenfield
MovieActionComedyFamily
When out-of-work accountant Brian joins stay-at-home dad Jeff for a playdate with their sons, he expects a laid-back afternoon. Instead, they're chased by mercenaries, and Brian—totally unprepared—mus