Show Me the Father
A faith-centered documentary interweaves personal accounts of fathers and mentors with a Christian meditation on God’s paternal love.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- inspirational
- sincere
- hopeful
- family viewing
- church group viewing
What critics said
Critics and audiences broadly found the documentary inspirational, emotionally affecting, and effective as Christian family-oriented filmmaking, while noting that its interview perspective could have been broader.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The film interweaves stories about earthly fathers and father figures with inspirational teachings about the fatherhood of God.
Interviews and personal stories are shaped into an openly motivational, inspirational viewing experience.
The film comes from Kendrick Brothers and Affirm Films and explicitly frames fatherhood through Christian belief.
The overview describes captivating stories interwoven with inspirational truths, and the cast includes multiple subjects appearing as themselves.
Films like Show Me the Father, and why
The Case for Christ
faith-centered documentary storytelling focused on inspirational personal testimony and religious conviction
Patterns of Evidence: The Exodus
Christian nonfiction filmmaking that combines testimony, family themes, and emotionally direct spiritual messaging
I Can Only Imagine: The True Story
uplifting faith-based documentary built around personal stories and affirming religious belief
Movie Details
- Director
- Rick Altizer
- Release Date
- 2021-09-10
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Rating
- 6.6 / 10 (9)
Cast
- Jim Daly
- Eddie George
- Jonathan Evans
- Alex Kendrick
- Jill Kendrick
- Stephen Kendrick
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Show Me the Father about?
- A faith-centered documentary interweaves personal accounts of fathers and mentors with a Christian meditation on God’s paternal love.
- What is Show Me the Father like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Show Me the Father as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Show Me the Father violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Show Me the Father.
- What did critics think of Show Me the Father?
- Critics and audiences broadly found the documentary inspirational, emotionally affecting, and effective as Christian family-oriented filmmaking, while noting that its interview perspective could have been broader.
- Which films are like Show Me the Father?
- Films with a similar feel include The Case for Christ, Patterns of Evidence: The Exodus, and I Can Only Imagine: The True Story.
- How long is Show Me the Father?
- Show Me the Father runs 91 minutes.
- Where can I watch Show Me the Father?
- In United States, Show Me the Father is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
