This Father's Day, settle in with a few movies dedicated to fathers and watch with your dear dad. Sometimes dads are more of the bumbling Colin Firth type, who mean well but don't know what they're doing. Some kids, like Sophie Sheridan in Mamma Mia, get three whole dads, while others, like Mia Thermopolis in The Princess Diaries, are missing their late fathers. Fathers and figures look different depending on the family, but there are enough movies to celebrate these differences. 

Here are a few films to binge-watch this Father's Day:

Fences

Washington and Davis both deliver powerful performances in this period drama film, inspired by August Wilson's Pulitzer Prize-winning play of the same name. Set in 1950s Pittsburgh, Washington plays Troy Maxson, a sanitation worker and aspiring athlete who grapples with a harsh reality: he'll never become a pro baseball player. Meanwhile, both his wife (Davis) and son have to deal with his bitterness and anger, creating tension in the family.

Fatherhood 2021

The title says it all, but for a little more context, this 2021 film starring Kevin Hart follows a man struggling with being a single father to his infant daughter after the sudden death of his wife. And it's a true story based on a 2011 memoir by Matthew Logelin titled Two Kisses for Maddy: A Memoir of Loss and Love. While the film has some humour because it stars a world-famous comedian, Hart's performance was praised for its unexpected pathos. In Fatherhood, Hart's character struggles with the decision to raise his daughter himself rather than leave her to the care of his extended family, and it just might make your father's eyes mist up from where he's sitting stoned-faced in the lounge chair.

The Pursuit of Happiness

Grab the tissues because this poignant drama will surely bring the waterworks. Based on the true story of Chris Gardner, a businessman who previously struggled with homelessness while raising a toddler, the movie chronicles his efforts to land a job and secure a better life for his son. Smith gives an Oscar-worthy performance as Gardner while Smith's real-life son Jaden plays his movie son.

Fathers Day

When Collette's (Kinski) teenage son runs away from home, she enlists the help of two former romantic partners by telling them that they're both the father of her child. But it's only a matter of time before both men (played by Crystal and Williams) cross paths and figure out what's happening.