Happy Father’s Day - one of the few days dads get to say, “Today is about ME!” If you are in doubt that Black Fathers are worthy of adoration, follow @TheBlackManCan on IG. It's hands down one of my favorite pages to follow for extraordinary content featuring Black men at their best when the world only focuses on our men at their worst.
Along with social media content, there are some entertaining movies telling the complexities of parenting Black men experience. I compiled this list of drama, comedy, action, and autobiographical films to stream right now. If you are spending time with your children, or just want to take some time for yourself, here are 13 movies that show that being a father can change anyone’s world.
Fatherhood, 2021
Streaming on Netflix
A father brings up his baby girl as a single dad after his wife's unexpected death, who died a day after their daughter's birth.
Photo Credit: Black Film and TV
Guess Who, 2005
Free to watch on cable TV (TBS, TNT), Streaming Free on Roku
Theresa (Zoe Saldana) is a young woman who is about to introduce her fiancé Simon Green (Ashton Kutcher) to her father, Percy Jones (Bernie Mac). Percy is eager to meet his African-American daughter's businessman beau, but is shocked to learn that he's a white man.
Photo Credit: IMDb
Black Panther, 2018
Watch now with your Disney+ Subscription
After his father's death, T'Challa returns home to the African nation of Wakanda to take his rightful place as king. Confronted with secrets and treachery, T'Challa must rally his allies and release the full power of Black Panther to secure his rightful position on the throne of Wakanda and save his people.
Photo Credit: Disney+
King Richard, 2021
Watch now with your Hulu and HBO Max Subscriptions
Will Smith plays the father of tennis greats Venus and Serena Williams. From the streets of Compton and determined to turn his daughters into professional tennis players, Richard Williams guides his daughters to excel; Venus goes on to win Wimbledon five times and becomes the first African American woman to be ranked number one in the world during the Open Era. Serena followed Venus as a professional to become a 23-time Grand Slam champion and is considered by many to be the greatest female player in tennis history.
Photo Credit: IMDb
Big Momma's House: Like Father, Like Son, 2011
Streaming Free on Tubi
FBI agent Malcolm Turner (Martin Lawrence) brings back Big Momma, his plus-size alter ego, to solve the crime at all-girls performing art school with the help of his stepson Trent (Brandon T. Jackson).
Photo Credit: Amazon
Never Heard, 2018
Streaming Free on Roku, Pluto TV, and Vudu
While his father spends his life in prison, Jalen, played by Romeo Miller, is lured into the Los Angeles drug world. All that stands against Jalen following his father's footsteps is the power of prayer, as a girl he meets in church shows him that life offers other ways.
Photo Credit: Pure Flix
Daddy Day Care
Free to watch on cable TV (TBS, TNT)
Watch now with your Amazon Prime, Hulu, and HBO Max Subscriptions
When two advertising executives become unemployed with few prospects, they open a day care center. Starring Eddie Murphy, Daddy Day Care is a hilarious movie about the competitive babysitting business.
Photo Credit: Flixable
John Q, 2002
Watch now with your Netflix Subscription
John Q. Archibald (Denzel Washington) takes a hospital emergency room hostage in a last-ditch attempt to save his child when he discovers that his medical insurance won't cover the costs of the surgery.
Photo Credit: Rotten Tomatoes
Annie, 2014
Streaming Free on Roku
Based on the musical of the same name, this 2014 remake of the 1982 original stars Jamie Foxx and Quvenzhané Willis. Will Stacks (Foxx) is a billionaire who is running for mayor and needs to boost his popularity to win - taking in the orphan Annie to help his efforts only to have his life changed forever.
Photo Credit: IMBd
Pursuit of Happyness, 2006
Streaming Free on Peacock
This 2006 American biographical film centers on struggling single father Chris Gardner and his journey to becoming a stockbroker while navigating homelessness with his son.
Photo Credit: Common Sense Media
Imagine That, 2009
Watch now with your Hulu and Amazon Prime Subscriptions
Career-driven Evan Danielson (Eddie Murphy) doesn't prioritize time with his young daughter, Olivia (Yara Shahidi) until little Olivia introduces him to the inhabitants of her imaginary land where Evan rediscovers his inner child and the solution to his ambitious goals.
He Got Game, 1998
Streaming Free on Tubi and Amazon Prime
Photo Credit: Hollywood Reporter
Spike Lee's sports drama starring Denzel Washington and Ray Allen. With promises of a reduced sentence, Jake Shuttlesworth (Washington) is granted temporary release from state prison in order to persuade his estranged son (Allen), the nation's top basketball recruit, to play ball for the governor's alma mater.
Daddy's Little Girls, 2007
Watch now with your Hulu and HBO Max Subscriptions
Romance unexpectedly blossoms when a successful single attorney played by Gabriel Union helps a hardworking down-on-his-luck mechanic with a criminal past played by Idris Elba get custody of his 3 daughters.
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