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The Dad Movie Canon: 25 Films Every Dad Loves
Looking over my Letterboxd account,someone recently remarked to me You have extremely dad taste in movies.At first I was insulted. I lovenearly wordless satiresabout life in Paris in the late 1960s! I love broad comedies about womenon vacation in Vista Del Mar! I love thinly veiled biopics about powerful businessmenwho hate themselves andadore sleds! I love movies about elite mens gymnasts who become secret agents for the CIA in order to win bizarre athletic competitions in made-up Eastern Europe countries so the United States government can then launch a satellite into orbit to spy on the Soviet Union.I contain multitudes!Then I thought about it some more. I am a dad. That much is undeniable. And looking over things I recently logged on Letterboxd ... I could not deny that there were a fair number of titles that would seem to have a certain dadly appeal.Which got me thinking: Whatisextremely dad taste in movies? There is dad music and dad jokes and dad bods. What defines a dad movie? Could I create a canon of dad movies?I could certainly try. Below, I selected 25 films acrossthe history of cinema I believe are guaranteed to please every dad out there. They run the gamut from war films to sports movies to silly comedies and even a couple of devastating weepies. They are all dad tested and dad approved. (At least by one dad who contains multitudes.)Does father really know best? I guess were about to find out once and for all...The Dad Movie Canon: 25 Films All Dads LoveNo dad can resist these 25 movie classics.READ MORE: Every Arnold Schwarzenegger Movie, Ranked From Worst to BestGet our free mobile app25 Movies With Surprising Letterboxd ScoresSometimes consensus about a work of art is not what you expect it to be, especially on a site like Letterboxd, which aggregates the movie ratings and reviews of thousands of users.Categories: Galleries, Lists, Longform, Movie News
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