I Will Be Your Father Figure: 7 Father’s Day Movies For Dads To Devour on Amazon Prime Video

Happy Father’s Day to all of the wonderful fathers and father-figures out there! Father’s Day is the day to celebrate everything that our fathers have done to help us and make us into the strong people that we are today. One of the ways that fathers can be honored on this special day is by giving them the afternoon of from yardwork to instead bask in the glow of other legendary fathers that have appeared on our screens. Whether they are actually fathers or they are father-like role models, we should appreciate these on screen characters for the work that they have done and how they have helped their children. So this Father’s Day, kick back with your father and watch a movie together that recognizes how special fathers can be.

A father figure can have different meanings for many people. That person can be their actual father or an adult male that they were close to in life. They can be someone who is super strict or someone that lets them figure everything out for themselves. They can be someone who is openly affectionate or someone who shows their love subtly. Whatever that situation may be, Father’s Day is the day to honor that person, and you can do so by watching an entertaining movie with them.

1. Beautiful Boy

   

   Cast: Steve Carell, Timothée Chalamet, Amy Ryan, Maura Tierney

   Description: Nicolas Sheff appeared to be a dream son for so long. He got good grades, participated in many activities, liked to write, and was sociable. All of that changed when Nicolas became addicted to meth, causing his life to spiral out of control. His father, David, is usually there to pick up the pieces, as he loves his son. However, he can only pick up those pieces for so long, as those efforts can seem meaningless if Nicolas is not trying to improve himself. At the end of the day, David just wants to help his son, but that is not an easy task.

   Based on a true story, Beautiful Boy demonstrates the importance of a father-son relationship. David and Nicolas both have their issues, but they still love each other. The film demonstrates that even though it may not always look to be the case, your father just wants what’s best for you.

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2. The Tender Bar

   

   Cast: Tye Sheridan, Ben Affleck, Lily Rabe

   Description: JR Maguire never really had a good father figure in his life, as his real father is a deadbeat. However, when he and his mother move to be with her family, JR finds a father figure in his uncle Charlie, who owns the local bar. Charlie uplifts JR and encourages him to follow his dreams, something that JR’s actual father never did. The film sees JR grow up and pursue his true passion of being a writer. Through each step of the way, while JR’s real father keeps disappointing JR, Charlie is always making sure that JR keeps working hard and never gives up.

   While Charlie may not be JR’s real father, he is more of a father than what JR ever had. Charlie shows that father figures are important to have in a person’s life and they can come from everywhere. Even though they are not related by blood, that does not make their pseudo-father-son bond any less special.

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4. Joe Bell

   

   Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Connie Britton, Reid Miller

   Description: When Joe Bell’s son Jadin comes out as gay, Joe may not have been fully comfortable with the situation, but he accepted his son for who he was. However, the bullying and torment that Jadin faces in school gets to be too much for him, leading to him taking his life. In honor of Jadin’s memory, Joe decides to walk across the country to spread awareness of Jadin’s life and the dangers that LGBT children face. It is a difficult journey for Joe, both physically and emotionally, but he is still going to trek on for his son.

   While the film may have received mixed reviews, it still tells an inspiring true story that people should learn about. Joe may have not been the perfect father, but he still loved his son and he wanted to do this big thing for him. Even though Jadin was not around to see what Joe did, Joe did it anyways because that is how much he cared, which is the sign of a great father.

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5. Kelce

   

   Cast: Jason Kelce, Kylie Kelce, Travis Kelce

   Description: Football player Jason Kelce has had a long career in the NFL, where he has faced many ups and downs. Originally, Kelce uses this documentary as a way to capture his final year in the NFL. However, as the documentary goes on, he becomes unsure due to his love of the sport and the epic year that he faces. Along the way, the documentary captures his home life as he gears up to be a father for the third time, with two little girls at home. Kelce loves his family and raising his children, which makes the choice of when to give up all the more challenging.

   Kelce is not afraid to show the world his personal life and he is also not afraid to show how much he loves his family. It is clear through the documentary that Kelce adores his daughters and really enjoys being his father, especially with a new child on the way. Even through the demanding career of being an NFL player, Kelce still takes time to make his family know that they are loved.

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6. The Holdovers

   

   Cast: Paul Giamatti, Dominic Sessa, Da’Vine Joy Randolph

   Description: At Barton Academy, those who have nowhere to go over winter break are referred to as “Holdovers.” In 1970, history teacher Paul Hunham is tasked with looking over the five students with nowhere to go over winter break. Eventually, these students are able to find a place to go, except for Angus Tully. That means Angus is stuck with Paul and cafeteria lady Mary Lamb. That is far from an ideal situation for Angus. However, along the way, Paul and Angus develop a friendly kinship, as Paul decides to take Angus under his wing. He may not replace Angus’s father, but he can still support Angus’s father while he is not there. In fact, he can help make the relationship between Angus and his father even stronger.

   The Holdovers focuses on how Paul becomes a father figure for Angus as well as the strong connection Angus has with his own father, even if his mother forbids him from visiting him. The film shows that fatherly support can come from any place, sometimes multiple places at once.As long as support and love is being provided, the fatherly connections are there.

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7. My Spy

   

   Cast: Dave Bautista, Chloe Coleman, Kristen Schaal, Parisa Fitz-Henley

   Description: JJ is a new CIA Operative who needs to work on net getting his cover blown. He is assigned to keep an eye out on a woman and her daughter, as they might be in possesion of some important plans. However, JJ’s cover is quickly blown by the daughter, Sophie. Instead of ratting him out, Sophie has JJ take her under his wing so that she can learn how to be a spy. What starts as a forced partnerships becomes a father -daughter like bond. There is a lot of danger coming their way, and they may need each other in order to stay safe and complete the mission.

   The situation of shadowing a spy is not an experience most people can relate to, but the slow-developing bond is a bit more relatable. The way that JJ warms up to Sophie and how he tries to help her shows how rewarding it can be to be role model to a child. JJ wants to help Sophie and she looks up to him, which is the clear sign of a strong father-daughter relationship. Even through some dangerous escapades, these this unlikely pairing has each other’s backs.

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8. Asteroid City

   

   Cast: Jason Schwartzman, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Hanks, Steve Carell, Adrien Brody, Jeffrey Wright, Edward Norton, Bryan Cranston

   Description: Everyone has come to Asteroid City in honor of the annual space convention. Children come from far and wide to be honored at this convention, and their parents come to support them. The film focuses on Augie, who has brought his four children with him and is trying to figure out how to talk to them about their mother’s death. Meanwhile, he meets the beautiful actress Midge Campbell, and he might be falling for her. Meanwhile this story takes place as a play, with in-universe actors playing the parts and dealing with struggles in their worlds. Yet somehow, the stories connect in a wonderful way.

   While this film is full of a lot of plot, one that certainly stands out is the one aboput a single father trying to help his children. Now that Augie’s wife is dead, he has to raise their children on their own. It can be difficult to figure how to talk to children about grief, which is a struggle of Augie’s in the film. However, he wants to make sure that the children understand that they are loved and that their mother did love them. It is a new journey of fatherhood for Augie, but this film makes it clear that he is up to the challenge.

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