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Dad-Friendly Movies

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  • Michael J. Fox in Back to the Future (1985)

    1. Back to the Future

    19851h 56mPG87Metascore
    8.5 (1.4M)
    Marty McFly, a 17-year-old high school student, is accidentally sent 30 years into the past in a time-traveling DeLorean invented by his close friend, the maverick scientist Doc Brown.
    DirectorRobert ZemeckisStarsMichael J. FoxChristopher LloydLea Thompson
  • Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine in The Apartment (1960)

    2. The Apartment

    19602h 5mApproved94Metascore
    8.3 (212K)
    A Manhattan insurance clerk tries to rise in his company by letting its executives use his apartment for trysts, but office politics and his own romantic hopes complicate matters.
    DirectorBilly WilderStarsJack LemmonShirley MacLaineFred MacMurray
  • Edward Asner, Bob Peterson, and Jordan Nagai in Up (2009)

    3. Up

    20091h 36mPG88Metascore
    8.3 (1.2M)
    78-year-old Carl Fredricksen travels to South America in his house equipped with balloons, inadvertently taking a young stowaway.
    DirectorsPete DocterBob PetersonStarsEdward AsnerJordan NagaiJohn Ratzenberger
  • Gregory Peck, Mary Badham, and Phillip Alford in To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)

    4. To Kill a Mockingbird

    19622h 9mApproved88Metascore
    8.3 (346K)
    A widowed lawyer in Depression-era Alabama defends a black man against a false rape charge while teaching his young children about the sad reality of prejudice.
    DirectorRobert MulliganStarsGregory PeckJohn MegnaFrank Overton
  • Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn, and James Stewart in The Philadelphia Story (1940)

    5. The Philadelphia Story

    19401h 52mApproved96Metascore
    7.8 (77K)
    After a rich woman's ex-husband and a tabloid-type reporter turn up just before her planned remarriage, she begins to learn the truth about herself.
    DirectorGeorge CukorStarsCary GrantKatharine HepburnJames Stewart
  • Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert in It Happened One Night (1934)

    6. It Happened One Night

    19341h 45mApproved87Metascore
    8.1 (118K)
    A rogue reporter trailing a runaway heiress for a big story joins her on a bus heading from Florida to New York and they end up stuck with each other when the bus leaves them behind at one of the stops along the way.
    DirectorFrank CapraStarsClark GableClaudette ColbertWalter Connolly
  • Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell in His Girl Friday (1940)

    7. His Girl Friday

    19401h 32mApproved
    7.8 (66K)
    When a newspaper editor's ace reporter ex-wife is about to quit her job and remarry, he buys himself time to win her back by promising her an exclusive interview with a death row convict.
    DirectorHoward HawksStarsCary GrantRosalind RussellRalph Bellamy
  • Matt Damon, Franka Potente, and Nicky Naudé in The Bourne Identity (2002)

    8. The Bourne Identity

    20021h 59mPG-1368Metascore
    7.8 (600K)
    A man is picked up by a fishing boat, bullet-riddled and suffering from amnesia, before racing to elude assassins and attempting to regain his memory.
    DirectorDoug LimanStarsFranka PotenteMatt DamonChris Cooper
  • Denzel Washington in Remember the Titans (2000)

    9. Remember the Titans

    20001h 53mPG48Metascore
    7.8 (243K)
    In 1971, Virginia high-school football was everything to the people of Alexandria, but when the school board was forced to integrate an all-Black school with an all-white one, the foundation of football's tradition was put to the test.
    DirectorBoaz YakinStarsDenzel WashingtonWill PattonWood Harris
  • Vanessa Chester and Liesel Matthews in A Little Princess (1995)

    10. A Little Princess

    19951h 37mG83Metascore
    7.6 (38K)
    Sara is sent to a strict boarding school after her father enlists in WWI. When he is presumed dead, the headmistress, knowing she will not receive any more money, forces the girl to become a servant.
    DirectorAlfonso CuarónStarsLiesel MatthewsEleanor BronLiam Cunningham
  • Jeff Bridges, Ben Foster, and Chris Pine in Hell or High Water (2016)

    11. Hell or High Water

    20161h 42mR88Metascore
    7.6 (269K)
    Toby is a divorced father who's trying to make a better life. His brother is an ex-con with a short temper and a loose trigger finger. Together, they plan a series of heists against the bank that's about to foreclose on their family ranch.
    DirectorDavid MackenzieStarsChris PineBen FosterJeff Bridges
  • Angela Bassett, Forest Whitaker, Martin Freeman, Michael B. Jordan, Andy Serkis, Chadwick Boseman, Danai Gurira, Lupita Nyong'o, Daniel Kaluuya, and Letitia Wright in Black Panther (2018)

    12. Black Panther

    20182h 14mPG-1388Metascore
    7.3 (888K)
    T'Challa, heir to the hidden but advanced kingdom of Wakanda, must step forward to lead his people into a new future and must confront a challenger from his country's past.
    DirectorRyan CooglerStarsChadwick BosemanMichael B. JordanLupita Nyong'o
  • Andrew Keegan, Heath Ledger, Julia Stiles, Gabrielle Union, Susan May Pratt, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, David Krumholtz, and Larisa Oleynik in 10 Things I Hate About You (1999)

    13. 10 Things I Hate About You

    19991h 37mPG-1370Metascore
    7.4 (429K)
    A high-school boy, Cameron, cannot date Bianca until her anti-social older sister, Kat, has a boyfriend. So, Cameron pays a mysterious boy, Patrick, to charm Kat.
    DirectorGil JungerStarsHeath LedgerJulia StilesJoseph Gordon-Levitt
  • Kevin Kline, Ewan McGregor, Emma Thompson, Stanley Tucci, Ian McKellen, Audra McDonald, Emma Watson, Josh Gad, Dan Stevens, Luke Evans, and Gugu Mbatha-Raw in Beauty and the Beast (2017)

    14. Beauty and the Beast

    20172h 9mPG65Metascore
    7.1 (352K)
    A brave, beautiful, and brilliant young woman is imprisoned by a beast in his castle. Despite her fears, she learns to see beyond the beast's hideous exterior and realize the gentle heart of the true prince within him.
    DirectorBill CondonStarsEmma WatsonDan StevensLuke Evans
  • Amy Adams, Bill Barretta, Dave Goelz, Peter Linz, David Rudman, Jason Segel, Matt Vogel, Steve Whitmire, Rowlf, Eric Jacobson, and The Muppets in The Muppets (2011)

    15. The Muppets

    20111h 43mPG75Metascore
    7.1 (100K)
    A Muppet fanatic with some help from his 2 human compatriots must regroup the Muppet gang to stop an avaricious oil mogul from taking down one of their precious life-longing treasures.
    DirectorJames BobinStarsAmy AdamsJason SegelChris Cooper
  • Will Ferrell in Elf (2003)

    16. Elf

    20031h 37mPG66Metascore
    7.1 (332K)
    Raised as an oversized elf, Buddy travels from the North Pole to New York City to meet his biological father, Walter Hobbs, who doesn't know he exists and is in desperate need of some Christmas spirit.
    DirectorJon FavreauStarsWill FerrellJames CaanBob Newhart
  • Lily James in Cinderella (2015)

    17. Cinderella

    20151h 45mPG67Metascore
    6.9 (202K)
    When her father unexpectedly dies, young Ella finds herself at the mercy of her cruel stepmother and her scheming stepsisters. Never one to give up hope, Ella's fortunes begin to change after meeting a dashing stranger.
    DirectorKenneth BranaghStarsLily JamesCate BlanchettRichard Madden
  • Dennis Quaid, Natasha Richardson, and Lindsay Lohan in The Parent Trap (1998)

    18. The Parent Trap

    19982h 8mPG63Metascore
    6.7 (168K)
    Identical twins Annie and Hallie, separated at birth and each raised by one of their biological parents, discover each other for the first time at summer camp and make a plan to bring their wayward parents back together.
    DirectorNancy MeyersStarsLindsay LohanDennis QuaidNatasha Richardson
  • Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldaña, and Dave Bautista in Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)

    19. Guardians of the Galaxy

    20142h 1mPG-1376Metascore
    8.0 (1.3M)
    A group of intergalactic criminals must pull together to stop a fanatical warrior with plans to purge the universe.
    DirectorJames GunnStarsChris PrattVin DieselBradley Cooper
  • Rachel McAdams and Domhnall Gleeson in About Time (2013)

    20. About Time

    20132h 3mR55Metascore
    7.8 (419K)
    At the age of 21, Tim discovers he can travel in time and change what happens and has happened in his own life. His decision to make his world a better place by getting a girlfriend turns out not to be as easy as you might think.
    DirectorRichard CurtisStarsDomhnall GleesonRachel McAdamsBill Nighy
  • Harrison Ford in The Fugitive (1993)

    21. The Fugitive

    19932h 10mPG-1387Metascore
    7.8 (338K)
    Dr. Richard Kimble, unjustly accused of murdering his wife, must find the real killer while being the target of a nationwide manhunt led by a seasoned U.S. Marshal.
    DirectorAndrew DavisStarsHarrison FordTommy Lee JonesSela Ward
  • Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Matt Damon, and Andy Garcia in Ocean's Eleven (2001)

    22. Ocean's Eleven

    20011h 56mPG-1374Metascore
    7.7 (656K)
    Danny Ocean, a gangster, rounds up a gang of associates to stage a sophisticated and elaborate casino heist which involves robbing three Las Vegas casinos simultaneously during a popular boxing event.
    DirectorSteven SoderberghStarsGeorge ClooneyBrad PittJulia Roberts
  • Matt Damon in The Bourne Supremacy (2004)

    23. The Bourne Supremacy

    20041h 48mPG-1373Metascore
    7.7 (504K)
    When Jason Bourne is framed for a CIA operation gone awry, he is forced to resume his former life as a trained assassin to survive.
    DirectorPaul GreengrassStarsMatt DamonFranka PotenteJoan Allen
  • Top Hat (1935)

    24. Top Hat

    19351h 41mApproved93Metascore
    7.7 (22K)
    An American dancer comes to Britain and falls for a model whom he initially annoyed, but she mistakes him for his goofy producer.
    DirectorMark SandrichStarsFred AstaireGinger RogersEdward Everett Horton
  • Jodie Foster, Denzel Washington, and Clive Owen in Inside Man (2006)

    25. Inside Man

    20062h 9mR76Metascore
    7.6 (417K)
    A police detective, a bank robber and a high-power broker enter high-stakes negotiations after the criminal's brilliant heist spirals into a hostage situation.
    DirectorSpike LeeStarsDenzel WashingtonClive OwenJodie Foster

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