Movies Like To Be a Father

If you liked To Be a Father (2005), a movie directed by Rob Reiner, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

1
Old Dads (2023)
★ 6.2/10
A cranky middle-aged dad and his two best friends find themselves out of step in a changing world of millennial CEOs and powerful preschool principals.
2
Fatherhood (2021)
★ 7.5/10
A widowed new dad copes with doubts, fears, heartache and dirty diapers as he sets out to raise his daughter on his own. Inspired by a true story.
3
Hours (2013)
★ 6.6/10
A father struggles to keep his infant daughter alive in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
4
Daddy's Home (2015)
★ 6.3/10
The story of a mild-mannered radio executive who strives to become the best stepdad ever to his wife's two children, but complications ensue when their freewheeling, freeloading real father arrives, forcing stepdad to…
5
The Rookie (2002)
★ 6.8/10
Jim Morris never made it out of the minor leagues before a shoulder injury ended his pitching career twelve years ago. Now a married-with-children high-school chemistry teacher and baseball coach in Texas, Jim's team…
6
Courageous (2011)
★ 7.7/10
Law enforcement officers Adam Mitchell, Nathan Hayes, and their partners stand up to the worst the streets have to offer with confidence and focus. Yet at the end of the day, they face a challenge that none of them are…
7
Daddy Longlegs (2010)
★ 6.6/10
After months of living a solitary existence, Lenny, 34, picks up his kids from school. Every year he spends a couple of weeks with his sons Sage, 9, and Frey, 7. Lenny hosts his kids within a midtown studio apartment…
8
The Breadwinner (2026)
★ 7.1/10
After his wife Katie lands a once-in-a-lifetime deal on Shark Tank that takes her on a prolonged business trip - lifelong breadwinner Nate Wilcox now has to fend for his family as a first-time stay-at-home dad.
9
Last Ride (2009)
★ 6.4/10
A young boy travels across Australia with his father, who's wanted by the law.
10
David Lynch: The Art Life (2017)
★ 7/10
An intimate journey through the formative years of David Lynch's life. From his idyllic upbringing in small town America to the dark streets of Philadelphia, we follow Lynch as he traces the events that have helped to…
11
Light of My Life (2019)
★ 6.5/10
Years after a pandemic wipes out most of the female population, a father struggles to shield his daughter from a dangerous and predatory world.
12
"Sr." (2022)
★ 6.9/10
A portrait of the life and career of Robert Downey Sr. (1936-2021), the visionary and fearless US filmmaker — father of actor Robert Downey Jr. — who in the sixties and seventies laid the foundations for…
13
Daddy Day Care (2003)
★ 5.9/10
Two men get laid off and have to become stay-at-home dads when they can't find jobs, which inspires them to open their own day-care center.
14
I Love My Dad (2022)
★ 5.9/10
A hopelessly estranged father catfishes his son in an attempt to reconnect.
15
Dad (1989)
★ 6.4/10
A busy executive learns during a meeting that his mother may be dying and rushes home to her side. He ends up being his father's caretaker and becomes closer to him than ever before. Estranged from his own son, the…
16
Honey Boy (2019)
★ 7/10
The story of a child star attempting to mend his relationship with his law-breaking, alcohol-abusing father over the course of a decade, loosely based on Shia LaBeouf’s life.
17
The Beautiful Country (2004)
★ 6.2/10
After reuniting with his mother in Ho Chi Minh City, a family tragedy causes Binh to flee from Viet Nam to America. Landing in New York, Binh begins a road trip to Texas, where his American father is said to live.
18
Son of Batman (2014)
★ 7.1/10
Batman learns he has a violent, unruly pre-teen son, secretly raised by the terrorist group known as The League of Assassins.
19
Me Time (2022)
★ 5.8/10
With his family away, a devoted stay-at-home dad enjoys his first me time in years by joining his hard-partying old friend on a wild birthday adventure.
20
Daddy's Home 2 (2017)
★ 6.3/10
Father and stepfather Dusty and Brad join forces to make Christmastime perfect for the children. Their newfound partnership soon gets put to the test when Dusty's old-school, macho dad and Brad's gentle father arrive…