@ENDING_LEAKS2025-12-07 12:00 UTC
Even the popcorn looked bored during The Father.
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2021 · Drama
The Father
BURN INDEX · PLATFORM AVG
LOCKED19%
COMMUNITY LEDGER · 0 ROASTS REGISTERED
SALT SHAKER · PLATFORM AVG
LOCKED25%
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TOTAL LEDGER ENTRIES FOR THIS TITLE · 0 · LIVE
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Masterfully crafted. Un-roastable.
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An absolute cinematic disaster.
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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RELEASE DATE
2021
RUNTIME
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GENRE
Drama
PLOT SUMMARY
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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@SCREEN_SHADE2025-12-19 07:00 UTC
The Father is a cinematic experience designed specifically for film students who want to feel superior at dinner parties.
@LATE_SHOW_LURKER2025-12-24 23:00 UTC
If The Father was a meal, it'd be unsalted rice with extra ego.
@TRAILER_TROLL2025-12-12 14:00 UTC
Two solid hours of characters staring intensely out of rain-slicked windows. Brilliant work, The Father.
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Why is The Father rated highly on Roasted Tomatoes?+
The Father (2021) is praised with a low burn score on Roasted Tomatoes with a Burn Index of 19/100. 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.
What streaming era or audience vibe does The Father fit best?+
The Father works best as a modern catalog staple for drama fans. With a Burn Index of 19/100, pair it with viewers who can handle that heat level.
Is The Father worth watching according to Roasted Tomatoes?+
The Father scores 19/100 Burn — Roasted Tomatoes recommends it as a confident watch.
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r/boxoffice · u/ScriptDoctor99🔥 1.3k points
[Spoilers] Can we discuss that absolutely baffling ending in The Father?
Look, I wanted to love The Father. The trailer had me hyped. But sitting through the second hour felt like a homework assignment. The dialogue is exposition stacked on exposition and the score keeps telling me how to feel.
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r/movies · u/ReelTalkRanter🔥 1.5k points
The cinematography in The Father is doing all the heavy lifting and it shows
Rewatched The Father last night and noticed even more plot holes than the first time. The motivations don't track at all once you stop and think about act two.
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r/movies · u/CinephileCynic🔥 2.7k points
Hot Take: The Father's third act ruined what could have been a masterpiece
Director clearly thought The Father was deeper than it is. There's a difference between ambiguous and unfinished, and this leans hard into the second.
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r/movies · u/PopcornPhilosopher🔥 2.1k points
[Serious Discussion] Is anyone else completely checked out by the pacing in The Father?
Honestly, The Father would be a tight 95-minute movie. Instead we got a bloated runtime padded with B-roll and lingering shots that add nothing.
💬 676 COMMENTS·SIMULATED THREAD