
10 Best Movies Like There Was a Father
If you loved There Was a Father, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

The Beautiful Country
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to There Was a Father for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
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...

The Pursuit of Happyness
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to There Was a Father for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
A struggling salesman takes custody of his son as he's poised to begin a life-changing professional career....

Death of a Salesman
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to There Was a Father for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
Willy Loman, an aging, failing salesman, struggles to accept reality and his failure to achieve the American Dream....

I Never Sang for My Father
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to There Was a Father for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
A man living in the towering shadow of his aging father finds it difficult to start a new chapter in his life by marrying his girlfriend and moving to California....

A Dry White Season
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to There Was a Father for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
During the 1976 Soweto uprising, a white school teacher's life and values are threatened when he asks questions about the death of a young black boy who died in police custody....

The Only Son
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to There Was a Father for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
A rural widow sends her only son to Tokyo to receive a better education. Years later, she visits him and finds he has become a night school teacher struggling to support his wife a...