Fathers and Daughters
A Pulitzer-winning widower and his emotionally guarded daughter struggle to survive the long shadow of his mental breakdown and their shared loss.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- melancholic
- earnest
- intimate
- quiet evening
- family drama night
What critics said
Critics broadly found that the recognizable cast could not overcome a thin, melodramatic screenplay that only superficially explores family dynamics.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The plot contrasts Jake's struggles raising Katie after his breakdown with Katie's life twenty-seven years later.
Jake's mental breakdown and declining health directly shape Katie's childhood and later relationships.
Katie's adult difficulty forming connections is traced to the impact of her troubled upbringing with Jake.
The film foregrounds widowhood, hospitalization, psychological decline, and strained family intimacy in a highly emotional register.
Films like Fathers and Daughters, and why
The Pursuit of Happyness
shared focus on parent child bonds, grief, emotional healing, and melodramatic family drama
The Judge
shared father daughter relationship, trauma, difficult adulthood, and emotionally direct dramatic tone
August: Osage County
shared intergenerational family conflict, psychological wounds, and earnest relationship-centered drama
Movie Details
- Director
- Gabriele Muccino
- Release Date
- 2015-10-01
- Runtime
- 116 min
- Rating
- 7.2 / 10 (1072)
Cast
- Amanda Seyfried
- Russell Crowe
- Aaron Paul
- Diane Kruger
- Jane Fonda
- Bruce Greenwood
- Octavia Spencer
- Quvenzhané Wallis
- Janet McTeer
- Kylie Rogers
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Fathers and Daughters about?
- A Pulitzer-winning widower and his emotionally guarded daughter struggle to survive the long shadow of his mental breakdown and their shared loss.
- What is Fathers and Daughters like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Fathers and Daughters as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Fathers and Daughters violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Fathers and Daughters as mild.
- What did critics think of Fathers and Daughters?
- Critics broadly found that the recognizable cast could not overcome a thin, melodramatic screenplay that only superficially explores family dynamics.
- Which films are like Fathers and Daughters?
- Films with a similar feel include The Pursuit of Happyness, The Judge, and August: Osage County.
- How long is Fathers and Daughters?
- Fathers and Daughters runs 116 minutes.
- Where can I watch Fathers and Daughters?
- In United States, Fathers and Daughters streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
