{"id":750418,"date":"2026-06-21T07:58:19","date_gmt":"2026-06-21T07:58:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/750418\/"},"modified":"2026-06-21T07:58:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-21T07:58:19","slug":"5-best-certified-dad-movies-to-watch-this-fathers-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/750418\/","title":{"rendered":"5 best certified dad movies to watch this Father\u2019s Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cDad movies\u201d have become a genuine craze in the movie world. While the subgenre doesn\u2019t have a universally agreed-upon definition, I often find myself watching a movie and concluding \u201cthat is a total dad movie.\u201d So what better way to celebrate Father\u2019s Day than to put together a dad movie marathon for the dad in your life?<\/p>\n

I might not be a dad myself, but I do have one, and I think I\u2019m pretty good at spotting films that fit within the category. So I\u2019ve put together a collection of films that you can stream this weekend, perfect for the annual day dedicated to celebrating fatherhood in all its forms. There\u2019s a bit of everything down below, from sports dramas and action-thrillers to even a sci-fi option.<\/p>\n

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These are my top picks for the best dad movies you need to watch this Father\u2019s Day.<\/p>\n

Latest Videos From\u2018Ford v Ferrari\u2019 (2019)<\/p>\n

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Heralded as perhaps the 21st century\u2019s most quintessential dad movie, it\u2019s got everything you could want in the subgenre: a ’60s setting, a focus on racing cars, an underdog story, and two popular actors in the lead roles, Matt Damon and Christian Bale. It comes from \u201cLogan\u201d director James Mangold and really is the perfect watch on a Sunday afternoon.<\/p>\n

Based on the true story of the Le Mans \u201866 race (fun fact: the movie was released under that title in Europe), \u201cFord v Ferrari\u201d sees Carroll Shelby (Damon) tasked by Ford Motor Company with building a race car that can compete with the track-conquering Ferrari fleet. To achieve this ambitious goal, he teams up with driver Ken Miles (Bale) to build a vehicle that can propel Ford to pole position in the grueling Le Mans endurance race.<\/p>\n

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\u2018The Fugitive\u2019 (1993)<\/p>\n

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Based on the 1960s TV series of the same name, this 1993 action-thriller is a favorite of dads everywhere. It\u2019s a Harrison Ford vehicle that pulled in strong box office figures in theaters and went on to be nominated for seven Oscars (including Best Picture), with Tommy Lee Jones taking home the Best Supporting Actor award. If you want some excitement this Father\u2019s Day, \u201cThe Fugitive\u201d delivers timeless thrills and tension.<\/p>\n

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Richard Kimble (Ford) is a surgeon in Chicago, stunned when he\u2019s arrested and accused of murdering his beloved wife, Helen (Sela Ward). Sentenced to death, he manages to escape custody while being transferred to prison. Rather than disappear, he\u2019s determined to find the true killer and clear his name. In response, U.S. Marshal Samuel Gerard (Lee Jones) leads a manhunt to locate Kimble. It\u2019s a cat-vs-mouse game with high stakes.<\/p>\n

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\u2018Bull Durham\u2019 (1988)<\/p>\n

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You can\u2019t talk about dad movies without Kevin Costner being in the conversation. Heck, for many fathers, this entire list could be a roundup of the best Costner movies, and I reckon they\u2019d be more than happy to watch them all. The competition here was fierce, but I\u2019ve gone with 1988\u2019s \u201cBull Durham\u201d because of its setting in the world of baseball and because it offers a genuinely sweet romance between Costner and Susan Sarandon.<\/p>\n

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Costner plays Lawrence \u201cCrash\u201d Davis, a veteran catcher, hired by the Durham Bulls, a struggling minor league team, to mentor their hotshot rookie pitcher (Tim Robbins), said to have a \u201cmillion dollar arm, and a five cent head.\u201d Their coach-player relationship starts rocky and becomes even more complicated when they both get involved with the same woman, Annie (Sarandon), a \u201cbaseball groupie\u201d who picks one player each season to be her lover.<\/p>\n

Watch “Bull Durham” on Prime Video<\/a> now<\/p>\n

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\u201cRocky\u201d is a movie that needs no introduction; it\u2019s one of the finest sports films ever made. It turned Sylvester Stallone into a bankable movie star (well deserved after he struggled to get the film made), and the franchise is still going strong with the recent \u201cCreed\u201d trilogy starring Michael B. Jordan. It\u2019s a movie that will have you fist-pumping in satisfaction and is perhaps the ultimate underdog story. Plus, you just cannot beat that iconic theme tune!<\/p>\n

The titular Rocky Balboa (Stallone) is a no-name boxer working as a collector for a loan shark, but he’s got big dreams. When the reigning world heavyweight champion, Apollo Creed (Carl Weathers), offers the chance for a local contender to face him, Rocky gets his big shot. Rocky\u2019s training for the fight of his life comes at the same time he begins a relationship and starts to fall for Adrian (Taila Shire).<\/p>\n

Watch “Rocky” on Netflix<\/a> now<\/p>\n

\u2018The Martian\u2019 (2015)<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe Martin\u201d is a more unconventional pick, perhaps, but in my mind it\u2019s got big dad movie energy. It\u2019s based on the popular Andy Weir novel (the same author behind \u201cProject Hail Mary\u201d), and sees Matt Damon \u2014 clearly, he loves starring in dad movies \u2014 and is all about a battle for survival on the Red Planet. With a strong cast, great direction from Ridley Scott and an engrossing narrative, it\u2019s a two-and-a-half-hour movie that flies by.<\/p>\n

During a botched attempt to abort a mission on Mars, astronaut Mark Watney (Damon) is presumed dead and left behind on the planet\u2019s red surface. Now stranded in a hostile environment, Watney must find a way to contact NASA so they can begin the daunting task of bringing him home, but first, he has to figure out how to survive on the hostile Mars.<\/p>\n

Watch “The Martian” on Fubo<\/a> now<\/p>\n

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