Best Father and Son Movies
The best father and son movies ever made, ranked by audience score. The Lion King takes it at 8.3, and the 20 films below prove how much range the premise has — The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, The Boy and the Beast and In the Name of the Father pull it in completely different directions.
20 titles · average score 7.7 ·
The top 5 picks
- 1
The Lion King (1994)
★ 8.3 · 19,994 ratingsYoung lion prince Simba, eager to one day become king of the Pride Lands, grows up under the watchful eye of his father Mufasa; all the while his villainous uncle Scar conspires to take the throne for himself. Amid…
- 2
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (2026)
★ 8.2 · 3,473 ratingsHaving thwarted Bowser's previous plot to marry Princess Peach, Mario and Luigi now face a fresh threat in Bowser Jr., who is determined to liberate his father from captivity and restore the family legacy. Alongside…
- 3
The Boy and the Beast (2015)
★ 7.9 · 1,630 ratingsKyuta, a boy living in Shibuya, and Kumatetsu, a lonesome beast from Jutengai, an imaginary world. One day, Kyuta forays into the imaginary world and, as he's looking for his way back, meets Kumatetsu who becomes his…
- 4
In the Name of the Father (1993)
★ 7.9 · 2,021 ratingsA small-time Belfast thief, Gerry Conlon, is wrongly convicted of an IRA bombing in London, along with his father and friends, and spends 15 years in prison fighting to prove his innocence.
- 5
The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)
★ 7.9 · 10,778 ratingsA struggling salesman takes custody of his son as he's poised to begin a life-changing professional career.
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How this list is ranked
Nothing on this page is hand-picked to hit a word count. We pull films matching this list's criteria from TMDB, require a real audience behind each score, and rank by that score — 20 titles averaging 7.7. The page rebuilds daily, so new releases appear here as soon as enough people have rated them.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best father and son movie?
The Lion King (1994) at 8.3, ahead of The Super Mario Galaxy Movie and The Boy and the Beast. All 20 films on this page average 7.7.
How do you find father and son movies?
Through TMDB's keyword tagging, which is maintained by its community and goes far deeper than genre labels — it catches films that share a premise even when they belong to completely different genres.
Is this list updated?
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