Welp. It’s Father’s Day today and I figure it would be kind of fun to do a top 15 Best Dads in the movies. You know fictional characters who were fathers in films.

Here’s a top ten in no particular order:

Clark Griswold:

(I am a huge fan of Clark Griswold movies like most… who doesn’t like Clark Griswold??? Chevy Chase is the shit in this role!!!)

Darth Vader:

(When you do a Best Dads movie list, you have to include Darth Vader. One of the greatest villains of all time for sure!)

Michael Sullivan “Road to Perdition”:

(One of my favorite Tom Hanks movies and one of the best mobster movies ever made too. This movie is pretty violent and gruesome. It can get pretty intense and has a shocking ending too!)

Rocky Balboa:

(Had to include Rocky on here. I grew up watching all of the Rocky films.)

Roy Neary “Close Encounters”:

(One of Spielberg’s greatest flicks. About a man who becomes obsessed with UFO’s and aliens obviously. Roy Neary is one of my favorite movie characters.)

George McFly “Back To The Future”:

(“Hey you, get your damn hands off of her”…. Crispin Glover was the shit in this role! This film always a classic!”)

Don Vito Corleone “The Godfather”:

(Another one of my favorite Mobster movies and Marlon Brando was amazing in that role too!)

Jor-El “Superman: The Movie” and “Man of Steel”:

(A two way tie. Both Jor-El’s were really good. Marlon Brando’s portrayal on Jor El was great but Russell did a great job too!)

Bryan Mills “Taken”:

(“I will find you and I will kill you…” the first “Taken” film was awesome. Didn’t care much for the sequel, though.)

Robert Wakefield “Traffic”:

(A film by director Steven Soderbergh about the war on drugs. This is one of Michael Douglas’s best roles too! “Traffic” is one of my favorite films. One I could never get tired of watching…)

Gerry Lane “World War Z”:

(This film “World War Z” got a lot of mixed reviews but I loved it. I thought Brad Pitt was great in a zombie film!”)

Tom Stall “A History of Violence”:

(A great action thriller about a father and family man who foils a robbery at his diner and tries to save his family from criminals. This film is also one of my favorites…)

Jack Ryan “Patriot Games”:

(This character counts for this film ’cause Jack Ryan is a father in this film trying to rescue his kidnapped family. “Patriot Games” is another one of my favorite films. Love the book too!)

Darrell Curtis “The Outsiders”:

(Played by the late and great, Patrick Swayze. Love this film too much. Will never get tired of this one.)

Professor Henry Jones “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade”:

(Sean Connery was really great in that role. I love, “The Last Crusade”. Wasn’t the best Indy film but “The Last Crusade” was very enjoyable and fun, though!)

That’s it! Enjoy the list and Happy Father’s day!

Kev