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1. Song of the South (1946)

G | 94 min | Animation, Comedy, Family

The kindly story-teller Uncle Remus tells a young boy stories about trickster Br'er Rabbit, who outwits Br'er Fox and slow-witted Br'er Bear.

Directors: Harve Foster, Wilfred Jackson | Stars: Ruth Warrick, Bobby Driscoll, James Baskett, Luana Patten

Votes: 15,274 | Gross: $63.72M

2. Messiah of Evil (1974)

R | 90 min | Horror

A young woman goes searching for her missing artist father. Her journey takes her to a strange Californian seaside town governed by a mysterious undead cult.

Directors: Willard Huyck, Gloria Katz | Stars: Michael Greer, Marianna Hill, Joy Bang, Anitra Ford

Votes: 5,880

3. The Return (2003)

Not Rated | 110 min | Drama

In the Russian wilderness, two brothers face a range of new, conflicting emotions when their father - a man they know only through a single photograph - resurfaces.

Director: Andrey Zvyagintsev | Stars: Vladimir Garin, Ivan Dobronravov, Konstantin Lavronenko, Nataliya Vdovina

Votes: 47,595 | Gross: $0.50M

4. The Huntress: Rune of the Dead (2019)

Not Rated | 109 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy

Two daughters miss their dad. He hasn't returned from a Viking raid 2 years ago. The older sister Runa does her dad's chores such as bow hunting. She's having bad dreams/visions. Are they omens?

Director: Rasmus Tirzitis | Stars: Moa Stefansdotter, Yohanna Idha, Viva Östervall Lyngbrant, Ralf Beck

Votes: 3,285

5. Our Mother's House (1967)

Approved | 104 min | Drama, Thriller

British children hide Mother's death. Then, Father returns.

Director: Jack Clayton | Stars: Dirk Bogarde, Margaret Leclere, Pamela Franklin, Louis Sheldon

Votes: 2,282

6. Tout feu tout flamme (1982)

PG-13 | 108 min | Action, Comedy, Drama

Victor Valance, an absent father who likes to gamble, returns home in order to take money from his family and gamble with it. His daughter is suspicious of her father's activities and ... See full summary »

Director: Jean-Paul Rappeneau | Stars: Yves Montand, Isabelle Adjani, Lauren Hutton, Alain Souchon

Votes: 903

7. Love Is All (2007)

110 min | Comedy, Romance

The bumpy love lives of four Amsterdam couples intersect during the days leading up to Dutch national holiday Sinterklaas.

Director: Joram Lürsen | Stars: Michiel Romeyn, Thomas Acda, Anneke Blok, Carice van Houten

Votes: 8,084

8. Soleil (1997)

104 min | Drama

Algiers, 1940. MAMAN TITINE has lived alone with her five children ever since her husband JOSEPH, a Jewish post office employee, set off for Paris with forged papers to find work. Maman ... See full summary »

Director: Roger Hanin | Stars: Sophia Loren, Philippe Noiret, Marianne Sägebrecht, Roger Hanin

Votes: 189

9. How I Killed My Father (2001)

98 min | Drama, Thriller

When his long-time disappeared father is entering his life again, Jean-Luc, a successful doctor, has no option but to face his own life story. Will he ever be able to forget and forgive?

Director: Anne Fontaine | Stars: Michel Bouquet, Charles Berling, Natacha Régnier, Amira Casar

Votes: 1,079 | Gross: $0.01M

10. A Hobo's Christmas (1987 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 100 min | Drama

An old hobo finds the family he walked out on 20 years before.

Director: Will Mackenzie | Stars: Barnard Hughes, Gerald McRaney, Wendy Crewson, William Hickey

Votes: 449

11. First Winter (1981)

27 min | Short, Drama, History

With the father away, an Irish immigrant family struggle to survive their first winter in the Canadian wild.

Director: John N. Smith | Stars: Kathleen McAuliffe, Sharon O'Niell, Eric Patrick Godfrey, Kevin Kennedy

Votes: 152

12. Aujourd'hui ou jamais (1998)

106 min | Drama

A pilot who has not flown in years due to an accident has to deal with unexpected visitors and financial woes on the day he decides to return to the sky.

Director: Jean Pierre Lefebvre | Stars: Seann Gallagher, Micheline Lanctôt, Sarah Mennell, Julie Ménard

Votes: 28

13. Becker (1998–2004)
Episode: Becker the Elder (1999)

TV-PG | 21 min | Comedy

Becker's father comes for a visit and they are surprised that he is nothing like Becker. They like him and Becker doesn't think much of him. When he tells Reggie what happened between them. She tells him that he should try and talk to him.

Director: Andy Ackerman | Stars: Ted Danson, Terry Farrell, Hattie Winston, Shawnee Smith

Votes: 138

14. Happy Days (1974–1984)
Episode: Kid Stuff (1978)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family, Music

Fonzie's new best friend is six-year-old Bobby, son of his girlfriend Peggy, whose husband abandoned them years earlier. Wrestling demons from his own past, Fonz faces an ethical dilemma when the father returns.

Director: Jerry Paris | Stars: Ron Howard, Henry Winkler, Marion Ross, Anson Williams

Votes: 98

15. I'll Fly Away (1991–1993)
Episode: Since Walter (1992)

Drama

Lily's ex husband Walter Harper comes back to town with his fiancée Rose in tow. Francis' undercover mission into the Ku Klux clan yields information on the 3 murderers of Colonel Landers ... See full summary »

Director: Sam Waterston | Stars: Sam Waterston, Regina Taylor, Jeremy London, Ashlee Levitch

16. The Bay (2019– )
Episode: Episode #2.2 (2021)

TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Determined to ignore Andy's unexpected arrival the night before, Lisa throws herself into the case and discovers a significant lead from her only eyewitness.

Director: Robert Quinn | Stars: Morven Christie, Daniel Ryan, James Cosmo, Joe Absolom

Votes: 298

17. The Bold and the Beautiful (1987– )
Episode: Episode #1.278 (1988)

TV-14 | Drama, Romance

Conway Weston tells Stephanie the good news: Stephen Logan is back home. Katie goes to Rocco for comfort over her mother's plans to have Stephen declared dead.

Stars: John McCook, Carrie Mitchum, Jerry Ayres, Nancy Burnett

18. Nobody's Boy: Remi (1977–1978)
Episode: Shabanon mura no Remi shounen (1977)

24 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama

Remi: The boy from Chavanon's village is the presentation of the series and shows us the early days of Remi living with his mother in a modest village in Central France.

Director: Osamu Dezaki

Votes: 29

19. Maalaala Mo Kaya (1991–2022)
Episode: Medalyon (2011)

TV-14 | Biography, Drama, Romance

Lisa (Bangs Garcia) and Efren (Ejay Falcon), who have sworn to love each other despite the disapproval of the former's family. Lisa's relatives want her to break up with Efren, thinking ... See full summary »

Director: Jeffrey Jeturian | Stars: Jessy Mendiola, Mark Gil, Ejay Falcon, Ronnie Lazaro

20. Last Man Standing (2011–2021)
Episode: Last Christmas Standing (2011)

TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy

Mike's Christmas spirit gets dampened when Ryan (Nick Jonas), the father of Kristen's baby, unexpectedly comes back to town after a long absence. Kristin's boyfriend, Kyle, also doesn't ... See full summary »

Director: John Pasquin | Stars: Tim Allen, Nancy Travis, Alexandra Krosney, Molly Ephraim

Votes: 435

21. The L.A. Complex (2012)
Episode: Make It Right (2012)

TV-14 | 43 min | Drama

Nick meets Sabrina's parents. Cam takes Beth on their first date. Raquel struggles to make money for the film.

Director: Peter Wellington | Stars: Jonathan Patrick Moore, Joe Dinicol, Andra Fuller, Dayle McLeod

Votes: 28

22. Inga Lindström (2004– )
Episode: Willkommen im Leben (2016)

89 min | Drama, Romance

Luisa is a grass widow with two children Tina and Sam to care for and at the same time she is doing various jobs.When Ben arrives by mistake to Luisa's house, Luisa thinks that the Au-pair agency sends her Ben as a nanny.

Director: Udo Witte | Stars: Nike Fuhrmann, Pierre Kiwitt, Rüdiger Joswig, Julian Weigend

Votes: 24