Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "father-versus-son"

1. Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)

PG | 131 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

After rescuing Han Solo from Jabba the Hutt, the Rebel Alliance attempt to destroy the second Death Star, while Luke struggles to help Darth Vader back from the dark side.

Director: Richard Marquand | Stars: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams

Votes: 1,120,985 | Gross: $309.13M

2. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)

PG-13 | 136 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

The Guardians struggle to keep together as a team while dealing with their personal family issues, notably Star-Lord's encounter with his father, the ambitious celestial being Ego.

Director: James Gunn | Stars: Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Vin Diesel

Votes: 759,210 | Gross: $389.81M

3. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)

PG-13 | 132 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Shang-Chi, the master of weaponry-based Kung Fu, is forced to confront his past after being drawn into the Ten Rings organization.

Director: Destin Daniel Cretton | Stars: Simu Liu, Awkwafina, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Ben Kingsley

Votes: 435,224 | Gross: $224.54M

4. The Last House on the Left (2009)

R | 110 min | Horror, Thriller

After kidnapping and brutally assaulting two young women, a gang unknowingly finds refuge at a vacation home belonging to the parents of one of the victims: a mother and father who devise an increasingly gruesome series of revenge tactics.

Director: Dennis Iliadis | Stars: Garret Dillahunt, Monica Potter, Tony Goldwyn, Michael Bowen

Votes: 100,340 | Gross: $32.75M

5. Wrath of the Titans (2012)

PG-13 | 99 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Perseus braves the treacherous underworld to rescue his father, Zeus, captured by his son, Ares, and brother Hades who unleash the ancient Titans upon the world.

Director: Jonathan Liebesman | Stars: Sam Worthington, Liam Neeson, Rosamund Pike, Ralph Fiennes

Votes: 195,513 | Gross: $83.67M

6. The Wolfman (2010)

R | 103 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

Upon his return to his ancestral homeland, an American man is bitten and subsequently cursed by a werewolf.

Director: Joe Johnston | Stars: Benicio Del Toro, Anthony Hopkins, Emily Blunt, Simon Merrells

Votes: 111,714 | Gross: $61.98M

7. Battlestar Galactica (2003)

TV-14 | 92 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Following the destruction of the Twelve Colonies of Kobol by the Cylons, a rag-tag fugitive fleet of the last remnants of mankind flees the pursuing Cylons while simultaneously searching for their true home: Earth.

Stars: Edward James Olmos, Mary McDonnell, Katee Sackhoff, Jamie Bamber

Votes: 80,145

8. He Got Game (1998)

R | 136 min | Drama, Sport

A basketball player's father must try to convince him to go to a college so he can get a shorter sentence.

Director: Spike Lee | Stars: Denzel Washington, Milla Jovovich, Ray Allen, Rosario Dawson

Votes: 51,435 | Gross: $21.55M

9. Lady Snowblood (1973)

Not Rated | 97 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A strikingly beautiful young woman is trained from birth to be a deadly instrument of revenge against the swindlers who destroyed her family.

Director: Toshiya Fujita | Stars: Meiko Kaji, Toshio Kurosawa, Masaaki Daimon, Miyoko Akaza

Votes: 16,290

10. Batman and Superman: Battle of the Super Sons (2022 Video)

PG-13 | 79 min | Animation, Action, Sci-Fi

Jonathan Kent and reluctant young sidekick Damian Wayne are burdened with saving the world from impending doom. The two must join forces to rescue their fathers and save the planet by becoming the super heroes they were intended to be.

Director: Matt Peters | Stars: Jack Dylan Grazer, Jack Griffo, Laura Bailey, Troy Baker

Votes: 5,260

11. Grave of the Vampire (1972)

PG | 91 min | Horror

A young man, born of a rape committed by a legendary vampire against a living woman, vows to locate and vanquish his undead father.

Director: John Hayes | Stars: William Smith, Michael Pataki, Lyn Peters, Diane Holden

Votes: 1,576

12. Amaidhi Padai (1994)

Not Rated | 172 min | Action, Crime, Drama

An ambitious and unscrupulous man becomes a major politician using unethical means, but his illegitimate son is posted as police inspector in his constituency and vows to stop his father's illegal activities.

Director: Manivannan | Stars: Manivannan, Ranjitha, Sathyaraj, Kasthuri Shankar

Votes: 545

13. Patient 001 (2018)

Not Rated | 87 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller

A desperate wife agrees to have a baby cloned from her comatose husband's DNA. However, the husband gets better and they get rid of the baby - until the past comes calling decades later in a mix of mystery, lust and violence.

Director: Katie Fleischer | Stars: Rosie Fellner, Michael Hayden, Noah Fleiss, Michel Gill

Votes: 201

14. Strauss' Great Waltz (1934)

Approved | 80 min | Biography, Music, Romance

The story of Johann Strauss the elder and younger.

Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Edmund Gwenn, Esmond Knight, Jessie Matthews, Fay Compton

Votes: 1,711

15. Hamrahi (1963)

Not Rated | 149 min | Drama, Family

Shekhar marries Sharda, but soon he is arrested by the police for the murder of a woman named Hemlata, with whom he was involved. He is later tried in the court by his disapproving father.

Director: T. Prakash Rao | Stars: Rajendra Kumar Tuli, Jamuna, Mehmood, Lalita Pawar

Votes: 45

16. Phantom Raiders (1988)

90 min | Action

Deep within the tropical jungles of Vietnam is a Vietcong terrorist training camp, run by an ex green beret, william marshal. A photographer is caught spying on them and executed, but his ... See full summary »

Director: Sonny Sanders | Stars: Miles O'Keeffe, Don Holtz, Anthony East, Kenneth Peerless

Votes: 126

17. Stuck (X) (2023)

Short, Drama, Thriller

Plagued with grief over his father's death, Jason begins to experience strange phenomenon over the course of his grieving process.

Director: Danielle M. Patton | Stars: Yisrael Dubov, Brad Stein, Jim Childs, Kelsey Davidson

18. Piedra de toque (1963)

102 min | Drama

The son of don Enrique Rivera, a wealthy businessman with immense properties in Equatorial Guinea, Carlos is a young man as handsome as he is carefree. He maintains a romantic relationship ... See full summary »

Director: Julio Buchs | Stars: Arturo Fernández, Susana Campos, Ángela Bravo, Roberto Camardiel

Votes: 14

19. Akbar Saleem Anarkali (1979)

139 min | Drama, History, Musical

The story of Anarkali and Saleem retold.

Director: N.T. Rama Rao | Stars: N.T. Rama Rao, Nandamuri Balakrishna, Unni Mary, Gummadi

Votes: 53

20. Rozverné léto (2017)

28 min | Short, Comedy, Drama

A poetically tuned chamber drama about the relationship triangle between father, son, and Linda; characterized by a theme of love that can take many forms.

Director: Michaela Poláková | Stars: Kristýna Boková, David Novotný, Josef Trojan

Votes: 14

21. Lake Without Words (2010)

8 min | Short, Drama

Two young lovers that are deeply in love. Father gets a grueling surprise. Father is disappointed at his son for he wants him to marry the traditional way. He casts his feels away with out words.

Director: Hyung-Joo Go | Stars: Daniel Minki Cho, Stephen M. Glaspie, Kun Jang, Corrine Mills

22. Batman Beyond (1999–2001)
Episode: Ascension (1999)

Not Rated | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

As Derek Powers' medical condition as Blight worsens, he calls his estranged son home for help. However, an enemy hidden in plain sight has other plans for him that eventually involve Batman as well.

Director: Yukio Suzuki | Stars: Will Friedle, Kevin Conroy, Sherman Howard, Cary Elwes

Votes: 603

23. Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994)
Episode: The Icarus Factor (1989)

TV-PG | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Riker's delight at being offered a command of the USS Ares turns to frustration when the man sent to prepare him for his mission is his estranged father; Worf's behavior leads Wesley to delve into Klingon tradition.

Director: Robert Iscove | Stars: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn

Votes: 3,243

24. V (1984–1985)
Episode: The Deception (1984)

TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

While the Resistance seeks to help Elizabeth escape from Los Angeles, Diana captures Mike Donovan in an elaborate scheme to learn Elizabeth's whereabouts.

Director: Victor Lobl | Stars: Jane Badler, June Chadwick, Jennifer Cooke, Robert Englund

Votes: 256

25. A Haunting (2005– )
Episode: House of the Dead (2006)

TV-PG | 43 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

A family in Maryland find their new home is menaced by a pair of ghosts who attack them in their beds and throw things about the house.

Director: Joe Wiecha | Stars: Anthony D. Call, Terry Menefee Gau, Tim Wright, C.J. Doss

Votes: 66

26. Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode: Terror of the Autons: Episode Two (1971)

TV-PG | 25 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

Attempting to find out where Jo encountered the Master, the Doctor heads to the circus where he falls foul of Rossini.

Director: Barry Letts | Stars: Jon Pertwee, Nicholas Courtney, Roger Delgado, Katy Manning

Votes: 609

27. The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (1956–1960)
Episode: Jack Kerouac, William Bendix, Frankie Laine, Pam Garner (1959)

Comedy

Professor Norton proves to be one clumsy bacteriologist. The Family Doctor of the Year proves most adept at tape removal. A sitcom scene gets canned laughter, but then turns violent. Jack Kerouac reads from 'On the Road.'

Stars: Steve Allen, William Bendix, Jack Kerouac, Pam Garner

Votes: 12

28. Ben 10 (2005–2008)
Episode: Ken 10 (2007)

TV-Y7 | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Ben's son, Ken, turns ten. As a birthday gift, Ben gives Ken an Omnitrix, with ten aliens. Ken soon befriends Devlin, a youth with some ties to an archenemy of Ben's.

Director: Sebastian Montes | Stars: Tara Strong, Paul Eiding, Fred Tatasciore, Jim Ward

Votes: 507

29. The Bold and the Beautiful (1987– )
Episode: Episode #1.5488 (2009)

TV-14 | Drama, Romance

Ridge and Stephanie voice their mutual suspicion to each other that the company saboteur is Rick. Eric takes steps to cover up what Rick has done.

Director: Michael Stich | Stars: Lesley-Anne Down, Susan Flannery, Katherine Kelly Lang, Kyle Lowder

30. The Young and the Restless (1973– )
Episode: Tues Jan 13 2009 (2009)

TV-14 | Drama, Romance

Heather persuades Adam to accept a plea bargain that will mean 18 months in prison. Brad surprises both Sharon and Nick when he turns up in New York.

Director: Sally McDonald | Stars: Michelle Stafford, Doug Davidson, Amelia Heinle, Kristoff St. John

31. The Young and the Restless (1973– )
Episode: Mon Jan 19 2009 (2009)

TV-14 | Drama, Romance

Tyra impulsively kisses Neil. Victor visits Adam in jail. Brad and Ashley quarrel over Abby. Amber and Daniel try to jog Katherine's memory. Jack asks Ashley to make him CEO of Jabot.

Director: Sally McDonald | Stars: Jeanne Cooper, Jess Walton, Christian Jules Le Blanc, Kristoff St. John

32. Trese (2021)
Episode: Episode #1.6 (2021)

TV-MA | 33 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

With humanity and the supernatural world both in danger, Trese confronts Talagbusao to fight her own destiny - and learns the truth about her father.

Director: Jay Oliva | Stars: Shay Mitchell, Carlos Alazraqui, Eric Bauza, Steve Blum

Votes: 218

33. What If...? (2021– )
Episode: What If... Peter Quill Attacked Earth's Mightiest Heroes? (2023)

TV-14 | 31 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

When Ego and a young Peter Quill attack Earth in 1988, Howard Stark and Peggy Carter form a team.

Director: Bryan Andrews | Stars: Jeffrey Wright, Michael Douglas, Hayley Atwell, John Slattery

Votes: 5,049

34. Avatar: The Last Airbender (2024– )
Episode: Masks (2024)

TV-PG | 57 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

A desperate Aang visits Avatar Roku for help on his journey as the Fire Nation closes in on him. At the fortress, a masked intruder breaks Aang out.

Director: Roseanne Liang | Stars: Gordon Cormier, Kiawentiio, Ian Ousley, Dallas Liu

Votes: 4,652

35. Franklin & Bash (2011–2014)
Episode: For Those About to Rock (2012)

TV-14 | 43 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Jared is temporarily serving as judge at a small claims court, but one fair ruling has declared him as murderer of rock and roll. Jared and Peter then defend the young owner of a famous ... See full summary »

Director: Allan Arkush | Stars: Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Breckin Meyer, Reed Diamond, Dana Davis

Votes: 119

36. Terra Nova (2011)
Episode: Resistance (2011)

TV-14 | 45 min | Adventure, Drama, Mystery

Jim and Taylor team up in a last stand against the Phoenix Group, a colonist makes the ultimate sacrifice and a decision is made that will change life in Terra Nova.

Director: Jon Cassar | Stars: Jason O'Mara, Shelley Conn, Christine Adams, Allison Miller

Votes: 965

37. Defenders of the Earth (1986–1991)
Episode: Lothar's Homecoming (1986)

TV-Y7 | 21 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

While in Jamaica to attend a ceremony in Lothar 's honor, the Defenders discover a cultist plot to control the town's children and seize power.

Directors: John Gibbs, Ray Lee | Stars: William Callaway, Adam Carl, Ron Feinberg, Buster Jones

Votes: 8

38. Young Justice (2010–2023)
Episode: Summit (2013)

TV-PG | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

The Light calls a summit to decide the final fate of Aqualad, the team ... and the entire planet Earth!

Director: Tim Divar | Stars: Oded Fehr, Miguel Ferrer, Kevin Grevioux, Logan Grove

Votes: 3,484

39. Penny Dreadful (2014–2016)
Episode: No Beast So Fierce (2016)

TV-MA | 49 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

Vanessa contacts her old friend Ferdinand Lyle for help. Lyle introduces her to Catriona Hartdegen. Lily, Dorian and Justine put their plan in motion. Ethan, Sir Malcolm and Hecate arrive at Talbot's ranch.

Director: Paco Cabezas | Stars: Reeve Carney, Timothy Dalton, Eva Green, Rory Kinnear

Votes: 1,761

40. The Michael Knowles Show (2017– )
Luther Revisited (2017 Podcast Episode)

58 min | Talk-Show

Eric Metaxas guests and defends Martin Luther. Austen Fletcher (aka Fleccas Talks), Bradley Devlin and Elisha Krauss make up the Panel of Deplorables.

Stars: Michael J. Knowles, Austen Fletcher, Bradley Devlin, Elisha Krauss

41. Room 104 (2017–2020)
Episode: No Hospital (2019)

TV-MA | 25 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

A dying man summons his estranged children, who hate each other, to Room 104 for one final mysterious confrontation. His daughter wants nothing to do with it, but he warns her that her ... See full summary »

Director: Miguel Arteta | Stars: Tony Plana, Angie Cepeda, Timm Sharp, Julian Acosta

Votes: 196