Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "biological-father"

51. Starbuck (2011)

R | 109 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

As his lover announces her pregnancy, a fortysomething slacker receives other life-changing news: 142 people, all of them the result of artificial insemination, have filed a class action lawsuit against him, their biological father.

Director: Ken Scott | Stars: Patrick Huard, Julie LeBreton, Antoine Bertrand, Dominic Philie

Votes: 17,042 | Gross: $3.79M

52. 3 Generations (2015)

PG-13 | 92 min | Drama

After Ray decides to transition from female to male, Ray's mother Maggie must come to terms with the decision while tracking down Ray's biological father to get his legal consent.

Director: Gaby Dellal | Stars: Naomi Watts, Elle Fanning, Susan Sarandon, Tate Donovan

Votes: 6,976 | Gross: $0.07M

53. The Nun (2013)

Not Rated | 112 min | Drama

1760s France. Suzanne is shocked when her bourgeois family sends her to a convent. There she faces oppression and torment, leading her to fight back and expose the dehumanizing effect of cloistered life.

Director: Guillaume Nicloux | Stars: Pauline Etienne, Isabelle Huppert, Louise Bourgoin, Martina Gedeck

Votes: 1,996

54. The Iron Heart (2022–2023)

TV-14 | 30 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

An undercover agent goes on a dangerous mission to bring down a crime ring. Fueled by a bitter and painful past, Apollo and his allies face the grueling task that will challenge his resolve and strength.

Stars: Richard Gutierrez, Sue Ramirez, Albert Martinez, Anthony Jennings

Votes: 65

55. Violette (1978)

Not Rated | 124 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

In an interwar France struggling with profound social and political change, 18-year-old Violette Noziere rebels against the constraints of her claustrophobic, working-class (and possibly incestuous) family, with troubling consequences.

Director: Claude Chabrol | Stars: Isabelle Huppert, Stéphane Audran, Jean Carmet, Jean-François Garreaud

Votes: 2,535

56. My Christmas Family Tree (2021 TV Movie)

TV-G | 84 min | Drama, Romance

When Vanessa receives the results from her Family Tree DNA test, she discovers a family she didn't know existed and travels to their home for Christmas.

Director: Jason Bourque | Stars: Aimee Teegarden, Andrew W. Walker, James Tupper, Kendall Cross

Votes: 2,513

57. This Is My Father (1998)

R | 119 min | Drama, Romance

A middle-aged teacher discovers photos from his mother's past that convinces him that she has not told the truth about his real father. Venturing into Ireland where he believes his real father to be, a past romance slowly unfolds.

Director: Paul Quinn | Stars: Aidan Quinn, James Caan, Jacob Tierney, Colm Meaney

Votes: 1,835 | Gross: $1.08M

58. Family of Strangers (1993 TV Movie)

90 min | Drama

Julie must disclose her family's medical history before undergoing major surgery, but when she questions her family, she discovers that she was adopted; later she learns that she was conceived from rape.

Director: Sheldon Larry | Stars: Melissa Gilbert, Patty Duke, Martha Gibson, Gordon Clapp

Votes: 312

59. Amira (2021)

98 min | Drama

A Palestinian girl's world is turned upside down when she learns the man she grew up idolizing is not her real father.

Director: Mohamed Diab | Stars: Saba Mubarak, Ali Suliman, Tara Abboud, Waleed Zuaiter

Votes: 8,037

60. Murder in Aveyron (2014 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 91 min | Crime, Thriller

A farm near Laguiole, in the Aubrac countryside. Luc Olié, forty, is found murdered with a bullet in his chest.

Director: Claude-Michel Rome | Stars: Florence Pernel, Vincent Winterhalter, Hélène Seuzaret, François Feroleto

Votes: 180

61. Potiche (2010)

R | 103 min | Comedy

A housewife and grandma takes over the family business 1977, after her husband is hurt during a strike.

Director: François Ozon | Stars: Catherine Deneuve, Gérard Depardieu, Fabrice Luchini, Karin Viard

Votes: 11,370 | Gross: $1.62M

62. Jitters (2010)

Not Rated | 93 min | Drama, Romance

A 16-year old Icelandic boy's first kiss with another boy gives him "jitters"--feelings he can't deny. This is a well-written film that captures the confusion and excitement of being a ... See full summary »

Director: Baldvin Zophoníasson | Stars: Atli Óskar Fjalarsson, Ilva Holmes, Gísli Örn Garðarsson, Birna Rún Eiríksdóttir

Votes: 1,647

63. Wild Seed (1965)

Approved | 99 min | Drama, Romance

A 17-year-old girl runs away from her East Coast home, going west to Los Angeles to meet her biological father. She has learned from letters her mother kept that he was tragically separated... See full summary »

Director: Brian G. Hutton | Stars: Michael Parks, Celia Milius, Ross Elliott, Woodrow Chambliss

Votes: 407

64. A Killer Among Us (2012 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 89 min | Crime, Thriller

After the shocking murder of her mother, a girl helps a police detective by searching her home for clues that they hope will lead to the perpetrator.

Director: Bradley Walsh | Stars: Tess Atkins, Tom Cavanagh, Boris Kodjoe, William deVry

Votes: 766

65. Family Film (2015)

95 min | Drama

A couple embark on an early vacation. Left alone, their children cut loose until the boy gets caught for skipping school and things take an unexpected turn. Boasting exquisite camera work, ... See full summary »

Director: Olmo Omerzu | Stars: Daniel Kadlec, Jenovéfa Boková, Vanda Hybnerová, Karel Roden

Votes: 443

66. Jesus Henry Christ (2011)

PG-13 | 92 min | Comedy

At the age of ten, Henry James Herman, a boy who was conceived in a petri-dish and raised by his feminist mother, follows a string of Post-It notes in hopes of finding his biological father.

Director: Dennis Lee | Stars: Jason Spevack, Toni Collette, Michael Sheen, Samantha Weinstein

Votes: 6,306 | Gross: $0.02M

67. Man on the Bus (2019)

84 min | Documentary, Biography

Eve always thought there was something strange about her family. As a psychologist and filmmaker she explores her family background over a decade of filming. She follows unusual clues and makes a discovery that changes her life forever.

Director: Eve Ash | Star: Eve Ash

Votes: 70

68. Nola (2003)

R | 97 min | Comedy, Romance

An urban fairy tale and romantic comedy in which aspiring songwriter Nola leaves her abusive Kansas home and heads to New York City to find her biological father--and finds much more.

Director: Alan Hruska | Stars: Emmy Rossum, Steven Bauer, James Badge Dale, Thom Christopher

Votes: 503 | Gross: $0.01M

69. Nickel Mountain (1984)

88 min | Drama

Henry Soames owns a rural diner, and has befriended Willard Freud and Callie Wells. One day Willard and Callie get the news that Callie is pregnant, and Willard splits. Henry takes in ... See full summary »

Director: Drew Denbaum | Stars: Michael Cole, Heather Langenkamp, Patrick Cassidy, Brian Kerwin

Votes: 141

70. Little White Lie (2014)

Not Rated | 65 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama

A film about denial, race, family secrets and a search for identity.

Directors: Lacey Schwartz Delgado, James Adolphus | Stars: Lacey Schwartz Delgado, Sarah Brokaw, Bruce Corwin, Joshua Corwin

Votes: 947

71. Fanny (2013)

Not Rated | 102 min | Drama

Fanny is the second part of Marcel Pagnol's classic trilogy following the loves and losses of a Marseille port community.

Director: Daniel Auteuil | Stars: Daniel Auteuil, Victoire Bélézy, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Raphaël Personnaz

Votes: 1,177

72. Crazy for Christmas (2005 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 90 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

Shannon, a single mother, is forced to chauffeur a wealthy eccentric around town on Christmas Eve while he gives away cash to complete strangers. When a reporter pursues the story, a new romance blossoms.

Director: Eleanore Lindo | Stars: Andrea Roth, Howard Hesseman, Jason Spevack, Yannick Bisson

Votes: 1,406

73. Leon the Pig Farmer (1992)

Not Rated | 98 min | Comedy, Crime

An irreverent comedy is set in motion when Leon Geller, a sensitive Jewish man from London, learns that he is the product of an artificial insemination accident, and that his real father is a farmer from Yorkshire.

Directors: Vadim Jean, Gary Sinyor | Stars: Mark Frankel, Janet Suzman, Brian Glover, Connie Booth

Votes: 580 | Gross: $0.07M

74. Perfect Baby (2011)

92 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A perfectionist poet falls for an energetic Chinese man who teaches her the importance of life's imperfections.

Director: Jing Wang | Stars: Chao Deng, Jane March, Jean-Baptiste Maunier, Chenxi Liu

Votes: 74

75. Just to Be Sure (2017)

100 min | Comedy, Drama

An unshakable mine-clearing expert suddenly loses his footing when he learns that his father is not his father. Despite all the tenderness he feels for the man who raised him, he discreetly sets out to find his father.

Director: Carine Tardieu | Stars: François Damiens, Cécile de France, Guy Marchand, André Wilms

Votes: 1,974

76. A Son (2019)

95 min | Drama

11 year old Aziz needs a liver transplant after being seriously injured during a terrorist ambush while on holiday in 2011. At the hospital a family secret will be revealed.

Director: Mehdi Barsaoui | Stars: Sami Bouajila, Najla Ben Abdallah, Youssef Khemiri, Noomen Hamda

Votes: 1,285

77. When a Man Comes Home (2007)

Not Rated | 100 min | Comedy

Sebastian was told as kid that his dad suicided - causing his stutter. Sebastian, now a kitchen hand living with his girlfriend, is told that the famous opera singer returning to town after years is his dad. Chaos ensues.

Director: Thomas Vinterberg | Stars: Oliver Møller-Knauer, Ronja Mannov Olesen, Helene Reingaard Neumann, Thomas Bo Larsen

Votes: 948

78. Seed (2013–2014)

Comedy

SEED follows Harry, a likable bachelor and bartender whose previous foray into sperm donation has resulted in offspring he was unaware of - until now.

Stars: Adam Korson, Carrie-Lynn Neales, Amanda Brugel, Stephanie Anne Mills

Votes: 1,199

79. Take Two (2017)

TV-PG | 70 min | Family

A father's day story. When one young Filmmaker "Clay" finds out that he has a daughter he realizes the torture that she was lives under and it is up to Clay to save her from the torture she is under.

Director: Robert Douglas Kollar | Stars: Robert A. Rogers III, Izetta Merriman, Dawn Long, Rusty Whitener

Votes: 62

80. Murder in Aquitaine (2018 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 90 min | Crime, Drama

While setting up an exhibition of "The Mummies of St. Michael" an archaeologist discovers a real skeleton in a red robe.

Director: David Morley | Stars: Lucie Lucas, Pierre-Yves Bon, Marianne Basler, Cyrielle Debreuil

Votes: 67

81. Deserter (1992)

109 min | Drama, Romance, War

During the Yugoslav break-up, Federal Army officer is fed up with war and takes some leave in Belgrade. However, it turns out that he is less haunted by war horrors than with some ... See full summary »

Director: Zivojin Pavlovic | Stars: Rados Bajic, Rade Serbedzija, Milena Pavlovic, Hristina Popovic

Votes: 171

82. A summer in Cyprus (2017 TV Movie)

90 min | Romance

Moritz (11) convinced his mother to a special holiday on Cyprus, to meet there his unsuspecting father Aiven Bastekis, once her one-night-stand. Aiven, who runs the family textile trade ... See full summary »

Director: Jorgo Papavassiliou | Stars: Adam Bousdoukos, Orhan Kilic, Leon de Greiff, Eric Marcel

Votes: 83

83. In the Name of the Pope King (1977)

105 min | Drama, History

In 1867, with Garibaldi's forces close to bringing Rome into the Italian kingdom, Monsignor Colombo da Priverno, a world-weary judge on the papal court, wants to resign, disgusted by the ... See full summary »

Director: Luigi Magni | Stars: Nino Manfredi, Danilo Mattei, Carmen Scarpitta, Giovannella Grifeo

Votes: 655

84. Find My Family (2009– )

Reality-TV

With the help of a dedicated team of researchers, hosts Tim Green and Lisa Joyner reunite mothers, fathers, daughters and sons who have lost touch for decades.

Stars: Lisa Joyner, Tim Green

Votes: 50

85. One Street Organ, One Life (1958)

77 min | Drama

A poor musician loses his wife from childbirth complications, he gives his newborn daughter for adoption to a wealthy family. He is ashamed about his action but he is the only one who helps her when she fell in love with a musician.

Director: Sokrates Kapsaskis | Stars: Orestis Makris, Jenny Karezi, Petros Fyssoun, Dinos Iliopoulos

Votes: 145

86. Un jour mon père viendra (2012)

99 min | Comedy

Chloe is going to marry the perfect guy, but lacks the perfect father. Despite having hired an actor to play the role of her father, everything changes with the arrival of Gustave and Bernard, her "real" parents.

Director: Martin Valente | Stars: Gérard Jugnot, François Berléand, Olivia Ruiz, Jamie Bamber

Votes: 432

87. Three of Hearts: A Postmodern Family (2004)

R | 95 min | Documentary

In his early twenties, Sam Cagnina, oldest son of a Mafia hit man, meets Steven, a handsome 19-year old college student and they fall in love. Then, after a few years Sam offers Steven a "... See full summary »

Director: Susan Kaplan | Stars: Sam Cagnina, Steven Margolin, Samantha Singh

Votes: 196 | Gross: $0.02M

88. The Scarlet Camellia (1964)

117 min | Crime, Drama

A young woman begins murdering all those responsible for her ailing father's condition. Because the girl is so outwardly sweet and innocent, the detective looking into the deaths does not suspect her.

Director: Yoshitarô Nomura | Stars: Shima Iwashita, Yoshi Katô, Sachiko Hidari, Takahiro Tamura

Votes: 53

89. Naked Under the Moon (1999)

TV-MA | 110 min | Drama, Romance

A priest estranged from the holy vows marries Clara and starts raising a family. After several incidents, he becomes wracked with melancholia and wanders aimlessly, unable to come to terms with his personal truths.

Director: Lav Diaz | Stars: Klaudia Koronel, Joel Torre, Elizabeth Oropesa, Isabel Granada

Votes: 120

90. Mr. Bharath (I) (1986)

141 min | Drama

Bharath, born out of wedlock, seeks revenge for his mother by making his father publicly accept him as a son. His father, now an industrialist, soon finds competition in the form of Bharath.

Director: S.P. Muthuraman | Stars: Ambika, Goundamani, Raghuvaran, Rajinikanth

Votes: 391

91. First Comes Love (2013)

105 min | Documentary

First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes baby in the baby carriage. For filmmaker Nina Davenport, that old playground song didn't go as planned. Single at age 41, she decides to ... See full summary »

Director: Nina Davenport | Stars: Nina Davenport, Eric E. Oleson

Votes: 318

92. Super-Dad (2015 TV Movie)

86 min | Comedy

A sperm donor is confronted by his 99 children, when a disclosure is sued.

Director: Jan Markus Linhof | Stars: Stephan Luca, Stefanie Stappenbeck, Tilman Pörzgen, Gizem Emre

Votes: 50

93. Rainbow (2021)

Short, Drama

As a child in a rainbow family, Molly was raised by her two mothers. She never knew her father but yet she has this great need to find him in order to find herself and her own true identity.

Stars: Fanny Leander Bornedal, Nikolaj Groth, Susanne Storm, Ditte Maria le-Fevre

Votes: 12

94. Gender (2004)

10 min | Short, Comedy

On June 3rd 1968, Factory member Valeria Solanas shot three bullets in Andy Warhol's chest. Solanas' extreme feminism and Warhol's eccentric entourage were the inspiration for Gender - a ... See full summary »

Director: Daniel Lambo | Stars: Barbara Claes, Stefanie Claes, Ianka Fleerackers, Christopher Harrison-Kerr

Votes: 26

95. Donor Unknown (2010)

Not Rated | 80 min | Documentary

JoEllen Marsh is 20 years old, and has never met her father. As she goes in search of her paternity, her path to Donor 150 becomes an exploration into identity and the complex permutations ... See full summary »

Director: Jerry Rothwell | Stars: JoEllen Marsh, Danielle Pagano, Fletcher Norris, Rachelle Longest

Votes: 150

96. The Garden: Thy Mission (feat. Mac DeMarco) (2019 Music Video)

4 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror

On the set of fictional sensationalist "The Vada Vada Show", a popular host reveals his true, devilish colors.

Directors: Nadia Lee Cohen, Charlie Denis | Stars: The Garden, Fletcher Shears, Wyatt Shears, Mac DeMarco

97. Before the World Ends (2009)

104 min | Drama, Family

The countryside of Rio Grande do Sul, and high-school student, Daniel, spends a normal adolescence life with his family, studying, riding his bicycle, playing games on the Internet and ... See full summary »

Director: Ana Luiza Azevedo | Stars: Eduardo Cardoso, Murilo Grossi, Caroline Guedes, Bianca Menti

Votes: 319

98. Bio-Dad (2009 TV Movie)

90 min | Documentary

One of the world's first babies resulting from artificial insemination, Barry Stevens, goes on a complicated quest to find his biological father. His sister Janice joins in the search after... See full summary »

Director: Barry Stevens | Stars: Julian Huxley, Barry Stevens, Jen Dziura, Lee Silver

99. Last Floor (2013)

84 min | Drama, Thriller

Psychological portrait of a dismissed army captain gradually plunging deeper and deeper into his nationalist paranoia.

Director: Tadeusz Król | Stars: Janusz Chabior, Joanna Orleanska, Barbara Garstka, Wojciech Zielinski

Votes: 155

100. Offspring (2001)

55 min | Documentary

After discovering that he may have almost two hundred half-brothers and sisters, amateur sleuth and documentarian Barry Stevens sets out to uncover the identity of the anonymous sperm donor... See full summary »

Director: Barry Stevens

Votes: 38