If you’re looking to share some laughs, drama, and action with your dad, then these are the five best (HBO) Max movies to watch on Father’s Day.
Films can be a strong bonding experience for parents and children, especially if that love of cinema is passed down from one generation to the next. And on Father’s Day, one of the best lineup of movies for fathers and their sons or daughters can be found on Max. The Warner Bros. Pictures films and the HBO library of originals offer some of the best movies ever made.
However, when picking the films for the five best Max movies to watch on Father’s Day, we thought it would be fitting to go with stories that revolve around family and fatherhood in some way. In our picks below, we’ve got a biographical drama, a fantasy action flick, and three family comedies if you’d rather just laugh with the people you love.The Iron Claw (2023)
Devoted wrestling fans in the ’80s were well aware of the famous Von Erich family from World Class Championship Wrestling. In the days before the industry was exposed as scripted entertainment, the Von Erichs were living legends in Texas. They were also stung by multiple tragedies within a short period of time.
The Iron Claw is a dramatization of the Von Erichs’ lives, with Holt McCallany as the family patriarch, Fritz Von Erich. Fritz was once a wrestling legend in his own right, and he pressed his sons — Kevin (Zac Efron), Kerry (Jeremy Allen White), David (Harris Dickinson), and Mike to follow him into the family business. That decision shaped the course of their lives, and led to dark outcomes for most of the family members. The film rightfully treats the story as a tragedy, but it’s still a movie that fathers and their children should watch together — especially if you’ve ever loved wrestling.
