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Cinema’s greatest dads
With Father’s Day on Sunday, we’re paying tribute to great Dads everywhere with a round-up of the most iconic on-screen fathers.
DANIEL HILLARD, MRS DOUBTFIRE
DANIEL HILLARD, MRS DOUBTFIRE
Kicking off with an all-time classic. Robin Williams AKA Daniel AKA Mrs Doubtfire, the divorced Dad so dedicated to seeing his kids that he dresses in drag, puts on a prosthetic face and lives a double life as a nanny.
BRYAN MILLS, TAKEN
BRYAN MILLS, TAKEN
The most badass Dad in cinema. Liam Neeson travels across the world to track down the men that abduct her daughter in Paris, with the iconic line, “I will look for you. I will find you. And I will kill you.”
JACK BYRNES, MEET THE PARENTS
JACK BYRNES, MEET THE PARENTS
The father-in-law from hell, Robert de Niro plays the ex-CIA Jack Byrnes, putting Greg Focker (Ben Stiller) through intense interrogation.
MARLIN, FINDING NEMO
MARLIN, FINDING NEMO
The agoraphobic clown fish that faced his fears, swam an entire ocean to look for his lost son and stole all of our hearts.
DARTH VADER, STAR WARS
DARTH VADER, STAR WARS
You don’t have to have seen Star Wars to know the line, “I am your Father”, said by none other than the villainous Darth Vader. Not your first choice for a Dad, but he comes around in the end.
CHARLIE HINTON, DADDY DAY CARE
CHARLIE HINTON, DADDY DAY CARE
After getting made redundant, Charlie not only commits to being a stay-at-home Dad, but opens his own daycare centre with his pal Phil. Hilarious and heartwarming – Murphy at his finest.
CHRIS GARDNER, THE PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS
CHRIS GARDNER, THE PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS
Will Smith plays the devoted Dad, Chris, unemployed and homeless, but never giving up on his son and their pursuit of happiness.
GUIDO OREFICE, LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL
GUIDO OREFICE, LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL
The devastatingly moving story of Guido, the Jewish-Italian father in a concentration camp with his son Giosué, who he protects by pretending the whole thing is an elaborate game.
CLARK GRISWOLD, NATIONAL LAMPOON’S VACATION
CLARK GRISWOLD, NATIONAL LAMPOON’S VACATION
Clark Griswold of the Vacations franchise is the all-time family man, committed to giving his wife and kids on the vacation of a lifetime, with inevitable chaos along the way.
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