Cinema Sundays: Best Movies about Dad

Happy Father’s Day – It’s raining here so movies seemed like a great way to celebrate.  Here’s a short list of classics that showcase dad at his best:

1. Finding Nemo – Marlin – widower – gives some pretty great advice, despite the fact he’s grieving the loss of his wife AND 400 of his kids to a barracuda.

2. Father of the Bride – Spencer Tracy’s version AND Steve Martin’s – dad’s trying hard – both are charming and funny

3. Vacation – any/all – Chevy Chase really plays the comedic dad role to the hilt – personal favorite? European vacation but maybe because it is the closest to some of the crazy antics my family had when I was small.

4. My Life – with Michael Keaton – Want to make the dad in your life cry? this is such an underrated movie – MK pulls a Shirley MacLaine Terms of Endearment-level performance as he films life’s lessons while declining from terminal cancer.

5. Mrs. Doubtfire – because no doubt, Robin Williams LOVES those kids (can’t say he’s the best at marriage though…)

6. Boyz ‘N The Hood – Laurence Fishburne – just a wow performance – dads can be serious too and his character – Furious Styles – well, the name sums it up – tour de force performance on what it is to mix tough with love.