Big Fish, a film about a father-son connection directed by Tim Burton, made an impression in 2003. Will grew up hearing fairy stories from his father every time he put him to bed but he is no longer interested in his father's stories as an adult and believes that he constantly lies to him. The young guy fled away from home for three years, cutting off all communication with his father. Will decided to investigate the fairy stories his father used to tell him as a youngster when he realized his dad was severely ill and on the verge of death.

Not just stressing the father-son bond, Big Fish but delivering viewers many significant messages about how to act in life, about enjoying the golden moments of childhood. The film has earned nominations in a number of film categories, including four Golden Globe nominations, seven British Academy of Film and Television Arts nominations, two Saturn Award nominations, and one Oscar nomination.

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Release date: 2003
Directed by: Tim Burton
Actors: Ewan McGregor, Albert Finney, Billy Crudup, Jessica Lange, and Marion Cotillard.
Running time: 125 minutes

This film is a family love drama about Yong Goo, who was condemned to die after being wrongly convicted of murder by evil individuals. His final wish is to meet his daughter, Ye Seung. The door to the prison where he was being detained, however, was never unlocked for family members to visit him. It was in this cell that he was able to meet and make friends with other prisoners, the guys in the cell have devised a plan to reunite the father and daughter. Finally, in the days before his execution, Lee Yong Goo spent his last days meaningfully, giving his daughter the sailor moon briefcase he promised her on the occasion of his son's birthday, causing the audience to cry.

Behind the film, Miracle in Cell No.7 is a hilarious yet profoundly important film. Compassion, love, and empathy are buried deep inside it. Even if they are criminals, even if they are on death row, they all have humanity. If you enjoy films about family love, don't miss The Miracle in Cell No. 7. In terms of viewing ratings and box office revenue, this is the year's top film. Actually, you may watch the film Miracle in Cell No.7 on Netflix.

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Release date: 2013

Directed by: Lee Hwan-kyung

Actors: Ryu Seung-ryong, Kal So-won, Park Shin-hye

Running time: 127 minutes

Train to Busan stars Gong Yoo, Jung Yu-mi, and Ma Dong-seo were pre-screened on May 13, at the Midnight Screenings segment of the 2016 Cannes Film Festival. On August 7, the picture broke the box office record by selling more than 10 million tickets. Train to Busan follows a group of individuals who are battling for their lives aboard a train destined for Busan. On the train, there are individuals who have been afflicted with a mysterious virus that turns them into Zombies. Those Zombies are constantly on the lookout for fresh victims to bite in order to transform into their own kind. The journey to win the lives of the survivors on the ship including father Seok-woo and daughter Su-an takes place extremely attractive with thrilling action scenes and also contains a story about the love between father and daughter making many people cry.

This is Korean cinema's first zombie film. The film has been well handled and constructed to connect the battle for life between Zombies with the humanity of those who remain alive. People witness everything of man's trust, support, and selfishness in the instant of life and death in general and the father-child bond, in particular - the father may give up his life to guarantee the safety of his children.

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Release date: 2016

Directed by: Yeon Sang-ho

Actors: Gong Yoo, Ma Dong-seok, Jung Yu-mi, Kim Su-an, Kim Eui-sung, Choi Woo-shik, Ahn So-hee

Running time: 118 minutes

The Pursuit of Happyness is a moving film with humanistic lessons about the actual meaning of the word "happy". The film's primary character, Chris, is based on a true tale of an employee who consistently suffers business disasters. Chris's wife was frustrated with the family's debt, departed, and left behind a young kid. The worst happened when the father and son were evicted from their residence for failing to pay their rent and became vagrants.

Chris and his son had to spend the night in the filthy facilities at a train station while traveling for a living. Nonetheless, he works tirelessly to ensure a good life for himself and his kid. Many people will ask why the word "Happyness" isn't misspelled. But it's all a result of the director's genuine intentions. The use of the letter Y instead of the letter "I" forces people to reconsider the notion of "Happiness". Happiness is not about money or conforming to a stereotype, what makes one person happy may not make another happy. Each person has their own notion of happiness, whether big or small, the most important thing is to figure out what you need and then go out of your way to find it.

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Release date: 2006

Directed by: Gabriele Muccino

Actors: Will Smith, Thandiwe Newton, Jaden Smith

Running time: 117 minutes

When this film was debuted in theaters in 2013, it made the crowd cry nonstop. "Hope" based on a true event, depicts a family's anguish after their little daughter is raped by a drunk. She was raped to death, but she was eventually resurrected because of her parent's unending devotion and the generosity of society.

The film's emotional nature causes spectators to choke as they see a terrified small girl shaking and fleeing from her father, whom she mistook for a rapist. To be near to his kid, the father just had to hide inside a massive plush animal, since it was the only way he could hold the infant in his arms. Time goes by, when the wounds in her heart have healed, the happy moment is when the little girl comes to the stuffed animal, opens it, and calls her sweating father. You shall never forget the picture of a father full of love and sacrifice to protect and help his 8-year-old daughter So Won overcome her pain both physically and psychologically.

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Release date: 122 minutes

Directed by: Lee Joon-ik

Actors: Sol Kyung-gu, Uhm Ji-won, Lee Re

Running time: 122 minutes

Sonny Koufax is a jobless man who lives a careless lifestyle. His life would have been a shambles if it hadn't been for the strange and zany advent of the youngster, Julian. Sonny's life became a succession of horrible jokes as he was forced to become a reluctant parent. Being a father is difficult, having to soothe a sobbing kid, changing diapers for children who wet the bed, feeding them, telling stories to their children every night, and, most importantly, becoming the person who is always there to teach them to adore and care for everyone around. The film is funny and charming, but it also offers many important life lessons.

Big Daddy, directed by Dennis Dugan, was embroiled in a series of debates over the subjects addressed in the film, such as the manner of training children, the issue of sexism, and so on. Despite this, it still was nominated for a Golden Raspberry Award in 2000. Big Daddy was one of the top ten highest-grossing pictures of 1999, was dubbed "Sandler's greatest film" and is one of the most-reviewed family films of the last decade.

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Release date: 1999

Directed by: Dennis Dugan

Actors: Adam Sandler, Joey Lauren Adams, Jon Stewart, Rob Schneider, Cole Sprouse, Dylan Sprouse, Leslie Mann

Running time: 93 minutes

The film revolves around the story of George Banks - an elderly father preparing to marry his beloved daughter. His daughter Annie decided to marry an aristocratic man whom she had known for only three months. George thought his life completely fell apart when his daughter got married. Despite his wife's constant encouragement, George felt very sad and often acted strangely.

A remake of the original 1950 version, Father of The Bride stars famous comedian Steve Martin. His role as George Banks in this film offers a sincere sympathy for fathers who have to watch their beloved daughter get married. It was a feeling of sadness, mixed with joy and pain, expressed through a forced smile, sad eyes but filled with boundless love. When it comes to parenthood, Father of the Bride provides viewers with both hilarity and relentless emotions.

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Release date: 1991

Directed by: Charles Shyer

Actors: Steve Martin, Diane Keaton, Kimberly Williams, Martin Short

Running time: 105 minutes

Like Father, Like Son is a film directed by Hirokazu Kore-Eda, who won the Palme d'Or at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival for his work on Shoplifters. The film's plot begins with an unfathomable tragedy: two children had exchanged homes at birth. At this point, parent Ryota Nonomiya, a wealthy businessman, must make the most difficult choice of his life: who is his true kid, the child he has reared for how many years, or the child of the same bloodline?

Hirokazu Kore-eda's cinematography delicately reflects the character's worry, melancholy, and the psychology of Ryota's little kid. As a result, even if the link between father and son is not biologically connected, you can see that it is not simply replaced. With "Like Father, Like Son", Hirokazu Kore-eda provides the spectator with a unique viewpoint on the dramatic but not too weird motif. Instead of focusing on the pivotal moments in Keita and Ryusei's lives after being switched, Kore-eda presents the father-son bond of two families in tragedy. With an excellent plot, emotional and good performance of actors, actresses, in the end, the film won the prize at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival.

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Release date: 2013

Directed by: Hirokazu Kore-eda

Actors: Masaharu Fukuyama

Running time: 120 minutes

Sam is the primary character of Sleepless in Seattle lives in Chicago and works as an engineer. After his wife died, he and his little son Jonah relocated to Seattle to begin a fresh life and to heal the sorrow of loss. Sam, on the other hand, couldn't get rid of the vision of his past lovely woman, and his nostalgia became stronger and stronger. Jonah contacted the radio station on Christmas Eve to tell them about his family history and his wish to locate his father a new wife (see trailer).

Thousands of ladies from all around the country listened to the boy's sobbing. Soon after, more than 2,000 phone calls and letters poured into Sam's father and son's home. But Sam was unconcerned, and he told his son not to waste any more time on it. Jonah still reads the letter every day, and the young woman Annie's letter piques his attention. The strong love that Jonah has for his father has brought Sam and the youngster great joy. Sleepless in Seattle is delicate and simple, like a pleasant and loving lullaby, leaving spectators with a lasting impression of the importance of father-son love, of holy family connection.

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Release date: 1993

Directed by: Nora Ephron

Actors: Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan, Bill Pullman, Ross Malinger, Rob Reiner

Running time: 105 minutes

I Am Sam has surrounded a man who is called Sam and is a mentally challenged man. He is the sole caregiver for Lucy, who has been abandoned by her parents. Despite several obstacles, Sam continues to carefully raise Lucy. Unfortunately, Sam's fatherhood was revoked one day by the Association for the Protection of Women and Children since he could not afford it, both financially and in terms of health. On Lucy's seventh birthday, her father and son were separated. Sam, on the other hand, did not give up and continued to battle for custody of the children.

Although not related by blood, the close father-son relationship between Sam and Lucy will take away your tears in "I Am Sam". Unlike many other fathers, Sam has is only a kind heart and full of love for Lucy. Seeing how Sam cherishes his daughter like a treasure, the way Lucy smiles happily when she is with Sam, you will feel how sacred the bond between father and daughter is. Sean Penn's stellar performance as Sam earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor at the 74th Academy Awards in 2002.

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Release date: 2001

Directed by: Jessie Nelson

Actors: Sean Penn, Michelle Pfeiffer

Running time: 132 minutes