Movies Like Daughter & Father
If you liked Daughter & Father (1981), a movie directed by Kong Lung, 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.
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Light of My Life (2019)
★ 6.5/10Years after a pandemic wipes out most of the female population, a father struggles to shield his daughter from a dangerous and predatory world.
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Footloose (1984)
★ 6.7/10When teenager Ren and his family move from big-city Chicago to a small town in the West, he's in for a real case of culture shock after discovering he's living in a place where music and dancing are illegal.
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We Can Be Heroes (2020)
★ 5.9/10When alien invaders capture Earth's superheroes, their kids must learn to work together to save their parents - and the planet.
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Fatherhood (2021)
★ 7.5/10A 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.
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Stillwater (2021)
★ 6.6/10Bill Baker, an American oil-rig roughneck from Oklahoma, travels to Marseille to visit his estranged daughter, Allison, who is in prison for a murder she claims she did not commit. Confronted with language barriers…
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I'll Be Home for Christmas (2016)
★ 6.1/10Jackie Foster, a dynamic Assistant District Attorney and single mom, is looking forward to wrapping up her latest case and spending Christmas with Gracie, her adorable and precocious, eight-year old daughter. But when…
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Tuesday (2024)
★ 6.8/10A mother and her teenage daughter must confront Death when it arrives in the form of an astonishing talking bird.
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LEGO Marvel Avengers: Code Red (2023)
★ 6.5/10The Avengers gather to celebrate their latest victory, but their celebration is quickly interrupted by the mysterious disappearance of Black Widow's father, Red Guardian. As the Avengers investigate, they discover that…
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Bird (2024)
★ 7.2/1012-year-old Bailey lives with her single dad Bug and brother Hunter in a squat in North Kent. Bug doesn’t have much time for his kids, and Bailey, who is approaching puberty, seeks attention and adventure elsewhere.
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Rip Girls (2000)
★ 6.3/10A teen-age girl and her father come to an island on Hawaii, they find a closer relationship to each other and think about changing the island. During her adventures, Sydney finds friends, a new hobby with her fantastic…
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Tortilla Soup (2001)
★ 6.4/10A Mexican-American master chef and father to three daughters has lost his taste for food but not for life.
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Death of a Salesman (1985)
★ 6.9/10Willy Loman, an aging, failing salesman, struggles to accept reality and his failure to achieve the American Dream.
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Goodrich (2024)
★ 6.4/10Andy Goodrich's life is upended when his wife enters a rehab program, leaving him on his own with their young kids. Goodrich leans on his daughter from his first marriage, Grace, as he ultimately evolves into the…
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My Zoe (2019)
★ 6.5/10Isabelle, a geneticist recovering from a toxic marriage, is raising her only daughter, Zoe, with her contentious ex-husband. Zoe means everything to her mother and so when tragedy strikes the fractured family, Isabelle…
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Disaster Holiday (2024)
★ 6.6/10A workaholic dad, trying to win over his kids, heads to the coast of Durban for a big work meeting — under the guise of a family road trip vacation.
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Nothing in Common (1986)
★ 5.9/10A successful advertising executive finds his freewheeling life crashing to a halt when his parents end their longtime marriage.
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I Love My Dad (2022)
★ 5.9/10A hopelessly estranged father catfishes his son in an attempt to reconnect.
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Mulan (1998)
★ 7.9/10When Imperial China calls one man from every family to defend the empire from invading Huns, a young woman disguises herself as a soldier to take her ailing father’s place. Facing ruthless invaders, brutal training…