overbearing father
28 movies and shows
Little Fockers
Tue, 21 Dec 2010
It has taken 10 years, two little Fockers with wife Pam and countless hurdles for Greg to finally get in with his tightly wound father-in-law, Jack. After the cash-strapped dad takes a job moonlighting for a drug company, Jack's suspicions about his favorite male nurse come roaring back. When Greg and Pam's entire clan descends for the twins' birthday party, Greg must prove to the skeptical Jack that he's fully capable as the man of the house.
The Iron Claw
Thu, 21 Dec 2023
The true story of the inseparable Von Erich brothers, who made history in the intensely competitive world of professional wrestling in the early 1980s. Through tragedy and triumph, under the shadow of their domineering father and coach, the brothers seek larger-than-life immortality on the biggest stage in sports.
Fear Strikes Out
Thu, 28 Mar 1957
True story of the life of Jimmy Piersall, who battled mental illness to achieve stardom in major league baseball.
Spring and Port Wine
Fri, 02 Oct 1970
A stern father and lenient mother try to deal with the ups and downs of their four children's lives in working class Bolton, England.
A Tattered Web
Fri, 24 Sep 1971
A detective discovers his son-in-law is cheating on his wife. He confronts the other woman and accidentally kills her, then tries to pin the crime on a local derelict.
Vera
Fri, 21 Apr 2023
A young lawyer arrives on a island in Spain with a weight on his conscience that is about to drive him to suicide. The encounter with a young teenager discovering sexuality will first reveal her vulnerabilities and finally her cynicism.
Of Human Hearts
Fri, 11 Feb 1938
This is a story about family relationships, set in the time before and during the American Civil War. Ethan Wilkins is a poor and honest man who ministers to the human soul, while his son Jason yearns to be a doctor, helping people in the earthly realm. It is a rich story about striving for excellence, the tension of father-son rebellion, and the love of a mother that can never die.
The Long, Hot Summer
Sat, 17 May 1958
Accused barn burner and conman Ben Quick arrives in a small Mississippi town and quickly ingratiates himself with its richest family, the Varners.
Duel in the Sun
Tue, 31 Dec 1946
Beautiful half-breed Pearl Chavez becomes the ward of her dead father's first love and finds herself torn between her sons, one good and the other bad.
I Will Finally Knock You Down, Dad!
Fri, 02 Nov 1984
There is an underlying story about a lazy son who knows some kung fu but mostly fakes it to show off. After being exposed he does good by improving his skills to the point where he can finally knock down his kung fu master father.
Borg vs McEnroe
Fri, 08 Sep 2017
The Swedish Björn Borg and the American John McEnroe, the best tennis players in the world, maintain a legendary duel during the 1980 Wimbledon tournament.
The Spanish Gardener
Tue, 25 Dec 1956
Harrington Brande, a British diplomat who recently broke up with his wife, is stationed in a small coastal town in Spain with his son, Nicholas. Harrington is unreasonably possessive of Nicholas and becomes jealous when he begins to form a close friendship with Jose, their gentle gardener.
Crucible of Horror
Wed, 10 Nov 1971
A mother and daughter hatch a scheme to murder their family's domineering and sadistic patriarch.
Mr. & Mrs. Bridge
Fri, 23 Nov 1990
Set during World War II, an upper-class family begins to fall apart due to the conservative nature of the patriarch and the progressive values of his children.
Un Natale al Sud
Thu, 01 Dec 2016
Milanese policeman Peppino and Neapolitan florist Ambrogio celebrate Christmas in the same ski resort town along with their families. After they discover that both their sons are dating, but have never met their girlfriends in person, the parents embark on a private war against those dating apps that seem to have reached almost everything and everyone.
The Brothers Karamazov
Thu, 20 Feb 1958
Ryevsk, Russia, 1870. Tensions abound in the Karamazov family. Fyodor is a wealthy libertine who holds his purse strings tightly. His four grown sons include Dmitri, the eldest, an elegant officer, always broke and at odds with his father, betrothed to Katya, herself lovely and rich. The other brothers include a sterile aesthete, a factotum who is a bastard, and a monk. Family tensions erupt when Dmitri falls in love with one of his father's mistresses, the coquette Grushenka. Two brothers see Dmitri's jealousy of their father as an opportunity to inherit sooner. Acts of violence lead to the story's conclusion: trials of honor, conscience, forgiveness, and redemption.
The Wild McCullochs
Wed, 21 May 1975
A story about the rich McCulloch Family, their overbearing father and the children's misguided blaming him for everything that doesn't go right.
Father's Son
Wed, 12 Feb 1941
A young boy seeks love and understanding from his cold, demanding father.
Caterina in the Big City
Fri, 24 Oct 2003
When her social-climbing father is relocated from small-town North to his native Rome, 12-year-old Caterina enrolls to his old school, finding herself at sea with an environment where students sort themselves by social class and their parents' political affiliation.
Kudumbakodathi
Fri, 02 Aug 1996
Raman Nair (Innocent) is a miserly business man who is overbearing on his sons, Rameshan (Dileep) and Ramanan (Ashokan). After both of them get married, problems start to creep into the household and Raman's solution is to get married again. Things take a turn again after Gundur Parvathi (Kalpana) comes into their lives as Rameshan's and Ramanan's step-mother.