Absent Father

[Mary]

Here you can list movies that brought up emotions relating to absent fathers.

[Lena]

Title: What Maisie Knew (2012)

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1932767/

Contributed By: Lena Shakhanov

"A very powerful example of how damage is done to a little child by a narcissistic parent (in this case both parents) who spends time away more than he spends time with the child. Using other people who love the child to mask the neglect. A father, who feels himself to be a loving a caring parent, is happy to leave his child, who is in his custody, a decision he makes in less than 1 minute.

Illustrated false love, parental neglect, parental addictions to having a child, justified actions in the name of love, addiction to careers and self image and self importance, also shown a child's instinctive desire for love and to be loved while not caring where that loves comes from (a parent or a caretaker or a total stranger) which is confronting for those parents who have an addiction to thinking that they are always going to be best for their child no matter how bad they are to that child."

[Lena]

Title: Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story (2003)

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0338109/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Contributed By: Lena Shakhanov

"This movie that suits many themes i feel, but one of them is an absent father. Here they show how father neglects his children for the sake of their own addiction to emotional escape (fear and grief) and use drug addiction as a tool to do that. Movie is also enriched with other examples of loss of the parents, tough start in life, shattered childhood, sexual abuse, victim like mind set, desire for delusion, mother's denial of any responsibility and any harm done to her children, passive father, children's desire to deny the lack of love from their parents and much more..."

[Øystein Kvinge]

Title: Antwone Fisher (2002)

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0168786/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Contributed By: Øystein Kvinge

" Based on a true story - deals with absent father, absent mother and an abusive foster family (physical, emotional, sexual abuse). Antwone eventually faces things and going through some pain revisiting his past, suddenly discovers that he actually has a big family who cares for him."

[Anita]

Title: Rust and Bone (2012)

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2053425/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Contributed By: Anita

"A father that does not really enjoy being a father. He is rather absentminded."

[Nicky]

Title: Creed (2015)

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3076658/?ref_=nv_sr_2

Contributed By: Nicky Primetica

"A continuation of the Rocky Balboa films. A world famous boxer's son who never knew his father grows up in harsh conditions, get's involved in fighting - he comes to his father's best friend (and one time greatest rival), Rocky to help train him as a pro boxer. Continued theme in the film of attempting to "live up to" his father and his legacy."

[Bex]

Title: Like Father, Like Son (2013)

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2331143/?ref_=fn_al_tt_9

Contributed By: Bex Johnstone

"OH MY GOSH - This film is so so so incredible to trigger parental emotions, Courtney recommended it to me and for me its a pivotal film in my growth. I know I will watch it again and again. Basic plot 2 families, one rich one poor find out when their sons are 6 that they may not have the right biological sons due to a hospital error."