Films about father–daughter relationships

The list Films about father–daughter relationships includes To Kill a Mockingbird, The Parent Trap, Pretty in Pink, Fiddler on the Roof and Casper. The list consists of 390 members and 3 sublists.

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1.

To Kill a Mockingbird

1962 film by Robert Mulligan

Overview: To Kill a Mockingbird is a 1962 American coming-of-age legal drama crime film directed by Robert Mulligan starring Gregory Peck and Mary Badham, with Phillip Alford, John Megna, Frank Overton, James A ...

Release date: 25 December 1962

Genre: Crime, Drama

Director: Robert Mulligan

Cast: Gregory Peck, John Megna, Frank Overton, Rosemary Murphy, Ruth White, Brock Peters

Producer: Harper Lee, Robert Mulligan

Writer: Harper Lee, Horton Foote

Atticus Finch, a widowed lawyer in Depression-era Alabama, defends a black man against an undeserved rape charge, and his children against prejudice.

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1960s English-language films 3,136T

White savior films 24T

1962 crime drama films 22T
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The Parent Trap

1998 film

Overview: The Parent Trap is a 1998 American romantic comedy film directed by Nancy Meyers in her directorial debut, who also wrote with David Swift and Charles Shyer, who also produced. It is a remake of the 1961 ...

Release date: 20 July 1998

Genre: Comedy, Family, Adventure, Drama, Romance

Director: Nancy Meyers

Cast: Lindsay Lohan, Dennis Quaid, Natasha Richardson, Elaine Hendrix, Lisa Ann Walter, Simon Kunz

Producer: Bruce A. Block, Julie B. Crane

Writer: Erich Kästner, David Swift

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 ...

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1990s English-language films 2,205T

Films about mother–daughter relationships 137T

1998 children's films 2T
3.

The Little Mermaid

1989 American animated musical fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation

Overview: The Little Mermaid is a 1989 American animated musical fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation in association with Silver Screen Partners IV and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It is ...

Release date: 15 November 1989

Genre: Animation, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance

Director: Ron Clements, John Musker

Cast: Rene Auberjonois, Christopher Daniel Barnes, Jodi Benson, Pat Carroll, Paddi Edwards, Buddy Hackett

Producer: Howard Ashman, Maureen Donley

Writer: John Musker, Ron Clements

A mermaid princess makes a Faustian bargain in an attempt to become human and win a prince's love.

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Animated films about shapeshifting 8T

Animation controversies in film 102T

Walt Disney Pictures animated films 7T
4.

Pretty in Pink

1986 film by Howard Deutch

Overview: Pretty in Pink is a 1986 American teen romantic comedy-drama film about love and social cliques in American high schools in the 1980s. The film stars Molly Ringwald and Harry Dean Stanton alongside Jon ...

Release date: 28 February 1986

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance

Director: Howard Deutch

Cast: Molly Ringwald, Harry Dean Stanton, Jon Cryer, Annie Potts, James Spader, Andrew McCarthy

Producer: Michael Chinich, John Hughes

Writer: John Hughes

A poor girl must choose between the affections of her doting childhood sweetheart and a rich but sensitive playboy.

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American coming-of-age comedy films 106T

1986 romantic comedy films 16T

1980s coming-of-age comedy films 20T
5.

Mulan

1998 film directed by Barry Cook and Tony Bancroft

Overview: Mulan is a 1998 American animated musical coming-of-age action-adventure film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation for Walt Disney Pictures. Based on the Chinese legend of Hua Mulan, the film was ...

Release date: 5 June 1998

Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Musical, War

Director: Tony Bancroft, Barry Cook

Cast: Miguel Ferrer, Harvey Fierstein, Freda Foh Shen, June Foray, James Hong, Miriam Margolyes

Producer: Pam Coats, Robert S. Garber

Writer: Robert D. San Souci, Rita Hsiao

To save her father from death in the army, a young maiden secretly goes in his place and becomes one of China's greatest heroines in the process.

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Films about Hua Mulan 8T

American animated feature films 68T

1990s English-language films 3,888T
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Fiddler on the Roof

1971 film by Norman Jewison

Overview: Fiddler on the Roof is a 1971 American period musical film produced and directed by Norman Jewison from a screenplay written by Joseph Stein, based on the 1964 stage musical of the same name by Stein ...

Release date: 21 October 1971

Genre: Drama, Family, Musical, Romance

Director: Norman Jewison

Cast: Topol, Norma Crane, Leonard Frey, Molly Picon, Paul Mann, Rosalind Harris

Producer: Norman Jewison, Walter Mirisch

Writer: Sholom Aleichem, Arnold Perl

In pre-revolutionary Russia, a Jewish peasant with traditional values contends with marrying off three of his daughters with modern romantic ideals while ...

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Films produced by Norman Jewison 22T

Films set in 20th-century Russian Empire 11T

1970s American films 2,683T
7.

Dirty Dancing

1987 American romantic drama film directed by Emile Ardolino

Overview: Dirty Dancing is a 1987 American romantic drama dance film written by Eleanor Bergstein, produced by Linda Gottlieb, and directed by Emile Ardolino. Starring Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey, it tells ...

Release date: 12 May 1987

Genre: Drama, Romance, Musical, Music

Director: Emile Ardolino

Cast: Jennifer Grey, Patrick Swayze, Jerry Orbach, Cynthia Rhodes, Jack Weston, Jane Brucker

Producer: Doro Bachrach, Eleanor Bergstein

Writer: Eleanor Bergstein

Spending the summer in a holiday camp with her family, Frances "Baby" Houseman falls in love with the camp's dance instructor Johnny Castle ...

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Films with screenplays by Eleanor Bergstein 3T

English-language independent films 908T

Catskills in fiction 12T
8.

Casper

1995 film by Brad Silberling

Overview: Casper is a 1995 American supernatural fantasy comedy film directed by Brad Silberling, in his feature film directorial debut, based on the Harvey Comics cartoon character Casper the Friendly Ghost created ...

Release date: 26 May 1995

Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy

Director: Brad Silberling

Cast: Chauncey Leopardi, Spencer Vrooman, Malachi Pearson, Cathy Moriarty, Eric Idle, Ben Stein

Producer: Paul Deason, Jeff Franklin

Writer: Joseph Oriolo, Sherri Stoner

An afterlife therapist and his daughter meet a friendly young ghost when they move into a crumbling mansion in order to rid the premises of wicked spirits ...

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American films with live action and animation 274T

1990s English-language films 3,889T

American films about Halloween 88T
9.

Because of Winn-Dixie

2005 American film

Overview: Because of Winn-Dixie is a 2005 American comedy-drama film based on Kate DiCamillo's 2000 novel of the same name, with the screenplay written by Joan Singleton, produced by Trevor Albert and directed by ...

Release date: 26 January 2005

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family

Director: Wayne Wang

Cast: AnnaSophia Robb, Jeff Daniels, Cicely Tyson, Dave Matthews, Eva Marie Saint, Courtney Jines

Producer: Trevor Albert, Becki Cross Trujillo

Writer: Kate DiCamillo, Joan Singleton

A mischievous dog befriends a lonely young girl in a new town and helps her make new friends.

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2005 comedy-drama films 62T

Films scored by Rachel Portman 68T

American children's drama films 98T
10.

Aladdin

American animated musical fantasy film

Overview: Aladdin is a 1992 American animated musical fantasy comedy film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Buena Vista Pictures Distribution under Walt Disney Pictures. It is based on the ...

Release date: 11 November 1992

Genre: Animation, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance, Adventure, Comedy

Director: Ron Clements, John Musker

Cast: Scott Weinger, Robin Williams, Linda Larkin, Jonathan Freeman, Frank Welker, Gilbert Gottfried

Producer: Ron Clements, Donald W. Ernst

Writer: Ron Clements, John Musker

A kindhearted street urchin and a power-hungry Grand Vizier vie for a magic lamp that has the power to make their deepest wishes come true.

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Animation controversies in film 102T

American animated feature films 68T

1990s English-language films 3,891T
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Jab Tak Hai Jaan

2012 film by Yash Chopra

Overview: Jab Tak Hai Jaan (transl. As Long as I Live), abbreviated as JTHJ, is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by Yash Chopra and written and produced by his son Aditya Chopra under their ...

Genre: Romance, Drama

Director: Yash Chopra

Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Katrina Kaif, Anupam Kher, Anushka Sharma, Lucy Phelps, Rishi Kapoor

Producer: Padam Bhushan, Aditya Chopra

Writer: Aditya Chopra, Devika Bhagat

A woman is made to realize that her prayers and sacrifice to save her boyfriend's life may have led him to a fate worse than death.

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2012 romantic drama films 71T

2012 drama films 665T

Indian Army in films 115T
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Journey 2: The Mysterious Island

2012 American comedy adventure film

Overview: Journey 2: The Mysterious Island is a 2012 American science fantasy action-adventure film directed by Brad Peyton and produced by Beau Flynn, Tripp Vinson and Charlotte Huggins. A sequel to Journey to ...

Release date: 23 September 2011

Genre: Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Comedy

Director: Brad Peyton

Cast: Dwayne Johnson, Michael Caine, Josh Hutcherson, Luis Guzmán, Vanessa Hudgens, Kristin Davis

Producer: Michael Bostick, Richard Brener

Writer: Brian Gunn, Mark Gunn

Sean Anderson partners with his mom's husband on a mission to find his grandfather, who is thought to be missing on a mythical island.

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Films scored by Andrew Lockington 29T

American action adventure films 398T

Films set on fictional islands 173T
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Kick-Ass

2010 black comedy superhero film

Overview: Kick-Ass is a 2010 superhero black comedy film directed by Matthew Vaughn from a screenplay by Jane Goldman and Vaughn. It is based on the Marvel Comics's comic book of the same name by Mark Millar and ...

Release date: 12 March 2010

Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Crime, Thriller

Director: Matthew Vaughn

Cast: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Garrett M. Brown, Evan Peters, Deborah Twiss, Lyndsy Fonseca, Sophie Wu

Producer: Adam Bohling, Jane Goldman

Writer: Jane Goldman, Matthew Vaughn

Dave Lizewski is an unnoticed high school student and comic book fan who one day decides to become a superhero, even though he has no powers, training ...

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Film controversies in the United States 54T

Films scored by Ilan Eshkeri 47T

Films shot at Elstree Film Studios 61T
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Ziegfeld Girl

1941 film by Robert Zigler Leonard, Busby Berkeley

Overview: Ziegfeld Girl is a 1941 American musical film directed by Robert Z. Leonard and starring James Stewart, Judy Garland, Hedy Lamarr, Lana Turner, Tony Martin, Jackie Cooper, Eve Arden, and Philip Dorn. The ...

Release date: 25 April 1941

Genre: Drama, Musical, Romance

Director: Robert Z. Leonard, Busby Berkeley

Cast: James Stewart, Judy Garland, Hedy Lamarr, Lana Turner, Tony Martin, Jackie Cooper

Producer: Pandro S. Berman

Writer: Marguerite Roberts, Sonya Levien

In the 1920s, three women become performers in the renowned Broadway show the Ziegfeld Follies, where they find fame, love, and tragedy.

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1940s English-language films 3,799T

1941 musical films 22T

Film scores by Herbert Stothart 89T
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What a Girl Wants

2003 American film directed by Dennie Gordon

Overview: What a Girl Wants is a 2003 American teen comedy film directed by Dennie Gordon and written by Jenny Bicks and Elizabeth Chandler. Based on the 1955 play The Reluctant Debutante by William Douglas-Home ...

Release date: 27 March 2003

Genre: Comedy, Romance, Drama

Director: Dennie Gordon

Cast: Kelly Preston, Soleil McGhee, Colin Firth, Eileen Atkins, Jonathan Pryce, Peter Reeves

Producer: Denise Di Novi, E.K. Gaylord II

Writer: William Douglas-Home, Jenny Bicks

An American teenager learns that her father is a wealthy British politician running for office. Although she is eager to find him, she realizes it could ...

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2000s English-language films 2,127T

American coming-of-age comedy films 131T

2003 romantic comedy films 78T
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The Lovely Bones

2009 film based on Alice Sebold's 2002 novel

Overview: The Lovely Bones is a 2009 supernatural drama film directed by Peter Jackson from a screenplay he co-wrote with Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens. It is based on Alice Sebold's 2002 novel of the same name ...

Release date: 24 November 2009

Genre: Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller

Director: Peter Jackson

Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Rachel Weisz, Susan Sarandon, Stanley Tucci, Michael Imperioli, Saoirse Ronan

Producer: Marc Ashton, Philippa Boyens

Writer: Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens

Centers on a young girl who has been murdered and watches over her family - and her killer - from purgatory. She must weigh her desire for vengeance against ...

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Rating controversies in film 48T

2000s English-language films 4,356T

Limbo 43T
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The Game Plan

2007 film by Andy Fickman

Overview: The Game Plan is a 2007 American sports family comedy film directed by Andy Fickman and with a screenplay by Nichole Millard and Kathryn Price from a story by Millard, Price and Audrey Wells. The film ...

Release date: 23 September 2007

Genre: Comedy, Family, Sport

Director: Andy Fickman

Cast: Dwayne Johnson, Madison Pettis, Kyra Sedgwick, Roselyn Sanchez, Morris Chestnut, Hayes MacArthur

Producer: Mark Ciardi, Pete DeStefano

Writer: Nichole Millard, Kathryn Price

An NFL quarterback living the bachelor lifestyle discovers that he has an 8-year-old daughter from a previous relationship.

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2000s American films 7,178T

Films scored by Nathan Wang 61T

2000s English-language films 10,163T
18.

Spider-Man 3

2007 superhero film directed by Sam Raimi

Overview: Spider-Man 3 is a 2007 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Spider-Man. Produced by Columbia Pictures, Marvel Entertainment, and Laura Ziskin Productions, and distributed by Sony ...

Release date: 16 April 2007

Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Fantasy, Adventure

Director: Sam Raimi

Cast: Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Thomas Haden Church, Topher Grace, Bryce Dallas Howard

Producer: Avi Arad, Joseph M. Caracciolo

Writer: Sam Raimi, Ivan Raimi

A strange black entity from another world bonds with Peter Parker and causes inner turmoil as he contends with new villains, temptations, and revenge.

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Films produced by Laura Ziskin 15T

2000s American films 7,191T

Films set in Columbia University 28T
19.

Spider-Man 2

2004 superhero film directed by Sam Raimi

Overview: Spider-Man 2 is a 2004 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character of Spider-Man. Directed by Sam Raimi and written by Alvin Sargent from a story conceived by Michael Chabon and the writing ...

Release date: 30 June 2004

Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Fantasy, Adventure

Director: Sam Raimi

Cast: Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Alfred Molina, Rosemary Harris, J.K. Simmons

Producer: Avi Arad, Joseph M. Caracciolo

Writer: Stan Lee, Steve Ditko

Peter Parker is beset with troubles in his failing personal life as he battles a former brilliant scientist named Otto Octavius.

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Films produced by Laura Ziskin 15T

2000s American films 7,191T

Films set in Columbia University 28T
20.

Pocahontas

American 1995 animated film

Overview: Pocahontas is a 1995 American animated musical historical drama film loosely based on the life of Powhatan woman Pocahontas and the arrival of English colonial settlers from the Virginia Company. The film ...

Release date: 15 June 1995

Genre: Animation, Drama, Family, History, Musical, Romance, Adventure

Director: Mike Gabriel, Eric Goldberg

Cast: Joe Baker, Christian Bale, Irene Bedard, Billy Connolly, James Apaumut Fall, Mel Gibson

Producer: Baker Bloodworth, James Pentecost

Writer: Carl Binder, Susannah Grant

An English soldier and the daughter of an Algonquin chief share a romance when English colonists invade seventeenth century Virginia.

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Animation controversies in film 102T

American animated feature films 68T

Animated films based on actual events 7T