Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "father-son-talk"

1. Animal (I) (2023)

Not Rated | 204 min | Action, Crime, Drama

The hardened son of a powerful industrialist returns home after years abroad and vows to take bloody revenge on those threatening his father's life.

Director: Sandeep Reddy Vanga | Stars: Ranbir Kapoor, Anil Kapoor, Bobby Deol, Rashmika Mandanna

Votes: 88,847

2. Hell or High Water (II) (2016)

R | 102 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Toby is a divorced father who's trying to make a better life. His brother is an ex-con with a short temper and a loose trigger finger. Together, they plan a series of heists against the bank that's about to foreclose on their family ranch.

Director: David Mackenzie | Stars: Chris Pine, Ben Foster, Jeff Bridges, Gil Birmingham

Votes: 252,391 | Gross: $27.01M

3. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)

PG-13 | 136 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

The Guardians struggle to keep together as a team while dealing with their personal family issues, notably Star-Lord's encounter with his father, the ambitious celestial being Ego.

Director: James Gunn | Stars: Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Vin Diesel

Votes: 759,148 | Gross: $389.81M

4. A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019)

PG | 109 min | Biography, Drama

Based on the true story of a real-life friendship between Fred Rogers and journalist Lloyd Vogel.

Director: Marielle Heller | Stars: Matthew Rhys, Tom Hanks, Chris Cooper, Susan Kelechi Watson

Votes: 88,666 | Gross: $61.70M

5. Wonder (I) (2017)

PG | 113 min | Drama, Family

Based on the New York Times bestseller, this movie tells the incredibly inspiring and heartwarming story of August Pullman, a boy with facial differences who enters the fifth grade, attending a mainstream elementary school for the first time.

Director: Stephen Chbosky | Stars: Jacob Tremblay, Owen Wilson, Izabela Vidovic, Julia Roberts

Votes: 178,281 | Gross: $132.42M

6. Brightburn (2019)

R | 90 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

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?

Director: David Yarovesky | Stars: Elizabeth Banks, David Denman, Jackson A. Dunn, Abraham Clinkscales

Votes: 107,748 | Gross: $17.30M

7. Waves (I) (2019)

R | 135 min | Drama, Romance, Sport

Traces the journey of a suburban family - led by a well-intentioned but domineering father - as they navigate love, forgiveness, and coming together in the aftermath of a loss.

Director: Trey Edward Shults | Stars: Taylor Russell, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Alexa Demie, Bill Wise

Votes: 30,701

8. Retribution (I) (2023)

R | 91 min | Action, Thriller

A bank executive receives a bomb threat while driving his children to school that his car will explode if they stop and get out.

Director: Nimród Antal | Stars: Liam Neeson, Noma Dumezweni, Lilly Aspell, Jack Champion

Votes: 20,693

9. Vacation (1983)

R | 98 min | Adventure, Comedy

The Griswold family's cross-country drive to the Walley World theme park proves to be much more arduous than they ever anticipated.

Director: Harold Ramis | Stars: Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Imogene Coca, Randy Quaid

Votes: 120,072 | Gross: $61.40M

10. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)

Not Rated | 108 min | Drama

Brick is an alcoholic ex-football player who drinks his days away and resists the affections of his wife. A reunion with his terminal father jogs a host of memories and revelations for both father and son.

Director: Richard Brooks | Stars: Elizabeth Taylor, Paul Newman, Burl Ives, Jack Carson

Votes: 53,404 | Gross: $17.57M

11. Happiness (1998)

NC-17 | 134 min | Comedy, Drama

The lives of several individuals intertwine as they go about their lives in their own unique ways, engaging in acts which society as a whole might find disturbing in a desperate search for human connection.

Director: Todd Solondz | Stars: Jane Adams, Jon Lovitz, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Dylan Baker

Votes: 74,399 | Gross: $2.81M

12. Daddy's Home 2 (2017)

PG-13 | 100 min | Comedy

Having finally gotten used to each other's existence, Brad and Dusty must now deal with their intrusive fathers during the holidays.

Director: Sean Anders | Stars: Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, Mel Gibson, John Lithgow

Votes: 82,235 | Gross: $104.03M

13. On Chesil Beach (2017)

R | 110 min | Drama, Music, Romance

In 1962 England, a young couple find their idyllic romance colliding with issues of sexual freedom and societal pressure, leading to an awkward and fateful wedding night.

Director: Dominic Cooke | Stars: Billy Howle, Saoirse Ronan, Andy Burse, Rasmus Hardiker

Votes: 12,464 | Gross: $0.75M

14. Kidding (2018–2020)

TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy, Drama

Jeff, a famous children's television icon, struggles to retain his sanity as his family falls apart.

Stars: Jim Carrey, Frank Langella, Judy Greer, Cole Allen

Votes: 20,111

15. Old Yeller (1957)

Approved | 83 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

A teenage boy grows to love a stray yellow dog while helping his mother and younger brother run their Texas homestead while their father is away on a cattle drive. First thought to be good-for-nothing mutt, Old Yeller is soon beloved by all.

Director: Robert Stevenson | Stars: Dorothy McGuire, Fess Parker, Tommy Kirk, Jeff York

Votes: 15,151 | Gross: $21.91M

16. Wildlife (2018)

PG-13 | 105 min | Drama

A teenage boy must deal with his mother's complicated response after his father temporarily abandons them to take a menial and dangerous job.

Director: Paul Dano | Stars: Ed Oxenbould, Jake Gyllenhaal, Carey Mulligan, Travis W Bruyer

Votes: 31,372 | Gross: $1.03M

17. Freaks: You're One of Us (2020)

TV-MA | 92 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy

Tipped by a mysterious tramp, a meek fry cook discovers she has superpowers -- and uncovers an unsavory, vast conspiracy.

Director: Felix Binder | Stars: Cornelia Gröschel, Tim Oliver Schultz, Wotan Wilke Möhring, Nina Kunzendorf

Votes: 6,867

18. The Courtship of Eddie's Father (1963)

Approved | 118 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

Eddie thinks it is time for his father to remarry. However, in his opinion his father's taste in women leaves much to be desired. He believes the girl next door would be a far better choice...

Director: Vincente Minnelli | Stars: Glenn Ford, Ron Howard, Shirley Jones, Stella Stevens

Votes: 3,326

19. Bedbugs (2017)

101 min | Comedy, Drama

There was a time when Rocky could have it all. He played French chansons and the women just melted. This is long past, but now someone has awoken the spirit of seduction.

Director: Jan Henrik Stahlberg | Stars: Jan Henrik Stahlberg, Franz Rogowski, Susanne Bredehöft, Jan Pohl

Votes: 1,187

20. $5 a Day (2008)

PG-13 | 98 min | Comedy, Drama

The son of a thrifty conman begrudgingly joins his father on the road.

Director: Nigel Cole | Stars: Christopher Walken, Alessandro Nivola, Sharon Stone, Dean Cain

Votes: 3,634

21. Lowriders (2016)

PG-13 | 98 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama

A young street artist in East Los Angeles is caught between his father's obsession with lowrider car culture, his ex-felon brother and his need for self-expression.

Director: Ricardo de Montreuil | Stars: Gabriel Chavarria, Demián Bichir, Theo Rossi, Tony Revolori

Votes: 2,733 | Gross: $6.16M

22. The Private Lesson (1975)

95 min | Comedy

A sexy piano teacher is the object of desire of one of the young boys in her class. One of his classmates finds out where she lives and hides outside her place, taking pictures of her ... See full summary »

Director: Vittorio De Sisti | Stars: Carroll Baker, Rosalino Cellamare, Leonora Fani, Carlo Giuffrè

Votes: 452

23. Happy Birthday, Gemini (1980)

R | 107 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A poor Harvard student's romance with a girl hits a rough spot when he realizes, on his 21st birthday, that he's in love with her brother. Based on the 1970s off-Broadway smash.

Director: Richard Benner | Stars: Madeline Kahn, Rita Moreno, Robert Viharo, Alan Rosenberg

Votes: 303

24. Bad Family (2010)

95 min | Drama

After a divorce a father raises his son on his own, while his ex-wife has custody over his daughter. When the mother dies, the brother and sister finally meet again.

Director: Aleksi Salmenperä | Stars: Ville Virtanen, Lauri Tilkanen, Pihla Viitala, Vera Kiiskinen

Votes: 939

25. Dogwood Tree (2010)

128 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance

This is a love story of a couple over the span of 10 years. Kouhei fell in love with Sae at first sight and soon they became a couple. But they had to part as Sae aims to go to a college in Tokyo while Kouhei is an aspiring fisherman.

Director: Nobuhiro Doi | Stars: Yui Aragaki, Tôma Ikuta, Nichola Grant, Manatsu Hayashi

Votes: 1,306

26. Skyskraber (2011)

90 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A blind girl living in a claustrophobic village that missed its chance at greatness tries to lose her virginity to a shy boy with a guilty conscience.

Director: Rune Schjøtt | Stars: Lukas Schwarz Thorsteinsson, Marta Holm Peschcke-Køedt, Lucas Schultz, Morten Suurballe

Votes: 480

27. The Lost Language of Cranes (1991)

87 min | Drama, Romance

A young gay man comes out to his middle-class parents, which has repercussions for his father who has long since been trying to repress his own sexuality.

Director: Nigel Finch | Stars: Brian Cox, Eileen Atkins, Angus Macfadyen, Corey Parker

Votes: 616

28. Swingers (2020 TV Movie)

47 min | Documentary

Observational documentary unlocking the doors of Britain's hidden swinging scene via access to one of the country's most popular swinging clubs and candid interviews with the club's founder, staff and clientele.

Directors: Laura Watt, Tom Green | Star: Belinda Stewart-Wilson

Votes: 10

29. Alfons Zitterbacke (2019)

93 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

Clumsy peculiar pupil Alfons Zitterbacke dreams of being an astronaut and wreaks havoc anywhere he goes but against all odds wants to proof everyone who is teasing him wrong especially his father who wants him to be more of a 'normal' kid.

Director: Mark Schlichter | Stars: Tilman Döbler, Alexandra Maria Lara, Devid Striesow, Leopold Ferdinand Schill

Votes: 126

30. Una familia de tantas (1949)

130 min | Drama

A strict patriarch exercises almost absolute control over his family and uses it to impose his vision of order and conservative family values. However, the budding sexuality of some of his children causes the union to unravel.

Director: Alejandro Galindo | Stars: Fernando Soler, David Silva, Martha Roth, Carlos Riquelme

Votes: 391

31. Winter Journey (2019)

87 min | Biography, Drama, History

Martin Goldsmith never knew what happened to his parents before they escaped from Germany in 1941. Over a weekend, he confronts his father and we are brought back to the complex and confusing 1930s when the parents were young musicians.

Directors: Anders Østergaard, Erzsébet Rácz | Stars: Bruno Ganz, Martin Goldsmith, Harvey Friedman, Leonard Scheicher

Votes: 140

32. All My Loving (2019)

116 min | Drama

A film about three siblings. All have reached a point where they have to change something quickly before the second half of their lives begins. Between chaos, inadequacies and losses, they search for a path that might lead to happiness.

Director: Edward Berger | Stars: Lars Eidinger, Nele Mueller-Stöfen, Hans Löw, Christine Schorn

Votes: 390

33. Impossible Choice (2012)

112 min | Drama, Romance

For the minister's son, Brandon, this is a summer of awakening and acceptance of his homosexuality. For his father, this is a challenge to his roots in the bible.

Director: Ronald Marquisee | Stars: Jesse Navagh, Tyler Spicer, Darian Sundberg, Demitrius Nelson

Votes: 187

34. A Family (2016)

7 min | Short, Drama

A widowed father struggles to move forward after discovering his two children are incestuous lovers.

Director: Henry Jarvis | Stars: Kristina Brianne Ahlberg, Scott Croushore, Joshua R. Outzen

35. Three for Two (1975 TV Movie)

60 min | Comedy

THREE FOR TWO presents Lucy with the Great One, Jackie Gleason, combining their comedic talents for the first time, in a trio of comedy-dramas centered on the various aspects of marriage.

Director: Charles Walters | Stars: Lucille Ball, Jackie Gleason, Gino Conforti, Tammi Bula

Votes: 52

36. The Great American Pastime (1956)

Approved | 90 min | Comedy, Sport

Bruce Hallerton becomes coach of the Panthers, a little league baseball team. The fact that an attractive widow has her son in the team causes problems with his wife.

Director: Herman Hoffman | Stars: Tom Ewell, Anne Francis, Ann Miller, Dean Jones

Votes: 328

37. Taiteilija isänsä tahdosta (2014)

26 min | Short, Drama

Matias is a young artist. Following his father's advice, he tries to fight against the rat race.

Director: Jarno Harju | Stars: Max Ovaska, Maija Rissanen, Hennariikka Laaksola, Matti Onnismaa

Votes: 18

38. Suomisen Olli yllättää (1945)

88 min | Drama

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Director: Orvo Saarikivi | Stars: Lasse Pöysti, Kalevi Hartti, Ekke Hämäläinen, Topi Ruuth

Votes: 111

39. Suomisen Olli rakastuu (1944)

84 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

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Director: Orvo Saarikivi | Stars: Lasse Pöysti, Ansa Ikonen, Regina Keso, Maire Suvanto

Votes: 121

40. The Wonderful World of Disney (1997–2023)
Episode: Once Upon a Mattress (2005)

PG | 90 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

In this hilarious tweaking of the fairy tale, "The Princess and the Pea", Queen Aggravain has ruled that none may marry until her son, Prince Dauntless marries. However, she has managed to ... See full summary »

Director: Kathleen Marshall | Stars: Carol Burnett, Tracey Ullman, Denis O'Hare, Zooey Deschanel

Votes: 1,490

41. The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968)
Episode: Bringing Up Opie (1961)

TV-G | 26 min | Comedy, Family

After he handcuffs a classmate to a flagpole, Aunt Bee insists the jail is no place for Opie to hang out, but denying him contact with his pa puts him at greater risk.

Director: Bob Sweeney | Stars: Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Don Knotts, Frances Bavier

Votes: 337

42. The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968)
Episode: Mr. McBeevee (1962)

TV-G | 26 min | Comedy, Family

Opie starts talking about his new friend Mr. McBeevee, but his description is hard to believe.

Director: Bob Sweeney | Stars: Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Don Knotts, Frances Bavier

Votes: 523

43. The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968)
Episode: Opie and the Bully (1961)

TV-G | 26 min | Comedy, Family

Andy, through Barney, learns that Opie has been targeted by a bully who's been shaking him down for milk money, leaving Andy to wonder how to intervene without letting Opie know he knows.

Director: Bob Sweeney | Stars: Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Don Knotts, Frances Bavier

Votes: 397

44. The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968)
Episode: Opie and the Spoiled Kid (1963)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Opie's friend Arnold seems to have it all--a new bike, fat allowance, and plenty of leisure time. When the pressure's on, though, Opie learns that these assets are actually Arnold's greatest weakness.

Director: Bob Sweeney | Stars: Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Don Knotts, Ronnie Dapo

Votes: 417

45. Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990–2000)
Episode: The Party Fish (1991)

TV-PG | 46 min | Drama, Romance

While Brandon gets close to a fellow cabana girl at the beach club, named Sandy, a member takes Brandon under his wing with his hard-to-refuse offer which causes problems at home. Jim and ... See full summary »

Director: Daniel Attias | Stars: Jason Priestley, Shannen Doherty, Jennie Garth, Ian Ziering

Votes: 247

46. The Bold Ones: The Senator (1970–1971)
Episode: Power Play (1970)

60 min | Drama

Political powerbroker George P. Mallon tests the integrity Senator Hays Stowe to support Louis Masterson. This causes Stowe to second guess how his Father played the political game when he was a Senator.

Director: Jerrold Freedman | Stars: Hal Holbrook, Michael Tolan, Sharon Acker, Burgess Meredith

Votes: 11

47. The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961–1966)
Episode: Go Tell the Birds and the Bees (1965)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Ritchie's been giving lectures to the other children at school about human reproduction - fanciful stories that prompt his teacher to summon Rob and Laura to discuss the matter.

Director: Jerry Paris | Stars: Dick Van Dyke, Rose Marie, Morey Amsterdam, Larry Mathews

Votes: 231

48. The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961–1966)
Episode: Never Name a Duck (1962)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Ritchie becomes very attached to two baby ducks that were left over from a show and adopts them. Rob faces the task of making Ritchie understand the consequence of trying to keep pets that may be happier living in the wild.

Director: John Rich | Stars: Dick Van Dyke, Rose Marie, Morey Amsterdam, Larry Mathews

Votes: 268

49. Dynasty (1981–1989)
Episode: A Little Girl (1984)

TV-PG | 47 min | Drama, Romance

Blake grows suspicious of Peter DeVilbis; Jeff settles scores with Peter and Adam; McVane plots against Alexis; Claudia receives more violets from 'Lancelot'; Adam makes a startling confession to Blake; Kirby undergoes emergency surgery.

Director: Irving J. Moore | Stars: John Forsythe, Linda Evans, Pamela Sue Martin, Pamela Bellwood

Votes: 75

50. Dynasty (1981–1989)
Episode: Seizure (1984)

TV-PG | 48 min | Drama, Romance

Blake receives a ransom note for the return of his horse; Peter announces Fallon will be his wife; Dex and Alexis mix business with pleasure; Kirby suffers a seizure.

Director: Georg Stanford Brown | Stars: John Forsythe, Linda Evans, Pamela Sue Martin, Pamela Bellwood

Votes: 71