15 Good Father Best Movies (just the good fathers this time. I’ll do a separate category of Bad Father Best Movies). 

 

This is a category where you know it when you see it, & the definition of a “good” or “great” farther will vary from person to person based on their own experiences and beliefs. My list begins with the best at #1 and goes from there. There are also some very good father movies in the Honorable Mention group.

 Along with the movie I’ll show the actor who was the father

      

 1.    To Kill a Mockingbird  Gregory Peck

2.       Father of the Bride  Spencer Tracy/Steve Martin

  3.         Kramer vs Kramer  Dustin Hoffman

  4.        Pursuit of Happiness   Will Smith

  5.       Field of Dreams    Kevin Costner was father and son… his Dad was Dwier Brown

   6.       Life is Beautiful   Roberto Benigni

  7.       Parenthood    Steve Martin

   8.           Shenandoah   Jimmy Stewart

    9.         Sleepless in Seattle   Tom Hank

   10.         National Lampoons Vacation movies   Chevy Chase

    11.          It’s a Wonderful life    Jimmy Stewart

    12.          The Champ  Jon Voigt

    13.           Mr. Mom  Michael Keaton

    14.          Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade    Sean Connery

    15.          The Godfather   Marlon Brando

 

 Honorable Mentions in no particular order:

Mrs. Doubtfire  Robin Williams

 

Billy Elliot  Gary Lewis  ( son had great role : Jamie Bell)

 

Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner… Spencer Tracy/Sidney Poitier

 

Ordinary People    Donald Sutherland

 

The Road   Viggo Mortensen

 

Road to Perdition   Tom Hanks

 

Paper Moon   Ryan O’Neal 

 

Frequency   Dennis Quaid

 

My Life    Michael Keaton

 

Taken   Liam Neeson

 

I Am Sam   Sean Penn

 

Descendants   George Clooney

 

Big Fish    Albert Finney ( son had great role: Ewan McGregor)

 

Back to the Future   Crispin Glover  ( son had the lead role: Michael J. Fox)