This week on Episode 283 of the InSession Film Podcast, inspired by Boots Riley’s wild Leave No Trace, we decided to talk about our favorite father-daughter movies. 2018 has been a very rich year for these kinds of films, including Leave No Trace, Hearts Beat Loud and Eighth Grade. Of course, though, this relationship we’ve seen on screen many times before, and man-o-man have there been some great depictions of this over the years. So this was a lot of fun, especially when Ryan brought up a certain film from 2014. On that note, what movies would make your list? Here are the one’s that made ours:
(Note: Please keep in mind that we each had different criteria for our selections)
JD:
1) Father of the Bride (1950)
2) Stories We Tell
3) Logan
Brendan:
1) To Kill a Mockingbird
2) Toni Erdmann
3) Father of the Bride (1991)
Ryan:
1) Interstellar
2) The Descendants
3) Lady Bird
Honorable Mentions (Combined)
Kick-Ass, Juno, My Girl, Little Miss Sunshine, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Mulan, Beauty and the Beast, Casper the Friendly Ghost, Saving Mr. Banks, Hanna, Steven Jobs, Armageddon, The Parent Trap I Am Sam, Gifted, Definitely Maybe, Winters Bone, Eighth Grade, Hearts Beat Loud, Leave No Trace
Hopefully you guys enjoyed our lists and if you agree or disagree with us, let us know in the comment section below. As noted above, there are countless options for this list depending on the criteria you set for yourself, and maybe your list looks very different than ours. That being said, what would be your Top 3? Leave a comment in the comment section or email us at [email protected].
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