The Father
A man refuses all assistance from his daughter as he ages and, as he tries to make sense of his changing circumstances, he begins to doubt his loved ones, his own mind and even the fabric of his reality.
- Director
- Florian Zeller
- Signature
- Craft · Drama · Tension
- Worldwide
- $21M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
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Movie DNA
How The Father actually feels to watch, measured on the twelve traits our editors track across every Nutevio title.
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Story overview
What It's About
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A man refuses all assistance from his daughter as he ages and, as he tries to make sense of his changing circumstances, he begins to doubt his loved ones, his own mind and even the fabric of his reality.
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Why We Recommend It
Why It's Ranked
The Father appears in 1 Nutevio collection. Here is the argument behind each placement.
- Top 250 Movies of All Time Ranked #206
Placed at #206 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
The record
Awards
5 wins · 10 nominations
Academy Awards
2 wins · 6 nominations
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Actor
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Film Editing
César Award for Best Foreign Film
1 win
- WinnerCésar Award for Best Foreign Film
European Film Award for Best Actor
1 win · 1 nomination
- WinnerEuropean Film Award for Best Actor
European Film Award for Best Screenwriter
1 win · 1 nomination
- WinnerEuropean Film Award for Best Screenwriter
European Film Award for Best Director
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerEuropean Film Award for Best Director
European Film Award for Best Film
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerEuropean Film Award for Best Film
The numbers
Box Office & Release
The Father returned 3.5× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $6M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $21M
- Release date
- Dec 23, 2020
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English
- Country
- France, United Kingdom
Figures from the verified production record. Fields we cannot source are left blank rather than estimated.
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