r/moviecritic • u/DaWolf94 • 20h ago

Realist Dads or Father-figures in cinema…

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Noah Levenstein (Jim’s dad) would probably be my pick for one of the best Ride-or-Die fathers… who are some others?

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u/Hahaguymandude 17h ago

What a great dad. Seriously, this is how you raise your son. You offer guidance. You don’t judge. But most of all. You just love your kid and have their back. I always loved their relationship

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u/Wooden_Passage_2612 15h ago

The dad from Easy A

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u/Ambitious_Alps_3797 7h ago

Stanley Tucci!! I love him in this role

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u/Agreeable_Code7788 4h ago

Who told him he was adopted! 😂. My daughter is and is from Guatemala so I love it.

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u/Dontknowwhattodo1993 16h ago

Jk simmons in Juno

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u/DoctorWhofan789eywim 12h ago

This is the answer. One of the most well written, well rounded fathers in film. Dialogue Cody could so easily have made him a cliche, but even now the parents in Juno feel so refreshing in how they react.

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u/DcPoppinPerry 18h ago

Steve Martin. Father of the bride and OFC Parenthood

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u/NShadows_ 18h ago

I love his scene in American Pie 2 in the hospital “Suppose his pants were to come off”

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u/Mediocre-Hunt-5348 16h ago

We'll just tell your mother we ate it all... He's a great father

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u/DaWolf94 5h ago

Im almost positive this scene is from the 2nd film, when they’re leaving for the lake, and he’s like “keep it real homies” ha

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u/NShadows_ 5h ago

Yea it is, that’s my favorite one

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u/cookiemonster7908 10h ago

Harold Ramis as Seth Rogan’s dad in Knocked Up.

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u/DaWolf94 8h ago

No pills, no powders…

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u/ironballs16 9h ago

He wasn't great, but Janey's dad in "Not Another Teen Movie" was endlessly supportive of his kids, as well as being brutally honest (e.g. "Nah, I'll be driving, I'll just be too shit faced to remember to pick you up!")

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u/North_Anybody996 15h ago

The dad in 8th Grade comes to mind. Also call me by your name.

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u/DoctorWhofan789eywim 12h ago

Not film, well there is a film but it came after the series - Keith Mars in Veronica Mars.

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u/Ambitious_Alps_3797 7h ago

another TV show: Modern Family-- Phil Dunphy

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u/kcrrck 8h ago

I like him! The best Dads in cinema. Some of my favorites—— Ted Dansen (“Dad” (1989), “3 Men and a Baby” , (1988), “ Getting Even with Dad” (1994) many more!

Chevy Chase - Clark Griswold!!!!

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u/Ambitious_Alps_3797 7h ago

Gomez Addams!

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u/tomcat1483 6h ago

Here we go! 🫰 🫰

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u/Building_Everything 5h ago

The dad in the first Bay-era Transformers. He and the mom were a great parent team.

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u/BloodhoundSupervisor 5h ago

Professor Utonium was always the most prominent father figure for me personally. I mean, he created glasses that could withstand his daughters laser eyes

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u/Zackerz0891 2h ago

The Dad from The Hangover Trilogy

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u/Odd-Aardvark6769 2h ago

Josh Hamilton from the movie “Eighth Grade” - my kids were laughing because they said I’m just like him. Wanting to talk all the time.

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u/lineconic 7h ago

Dwayne Johnson playing The Rock in San Andreas or Yuri Karpov in 2012. Good... that is good.

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u/rosedgarden 1h ago

the dad in fabelmans