# What to watch on Father’s Day

> A bunch of new movies and TV shows feature hardcore dads or nostalgic stuff for grown-up kids.

2 September 2016 · Reviews / Culture

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A bunch of new movies and TV shows feature hardcore dads or nostalgic stuff for grown-up kids.

The Big Picture crew has sampled these offerings, and let you know below what is worth your Father’s Day time.

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Mel Gibson is back on the big screen … and his firecracker performance in *Blood Father* is an blast of unexpected parenting advice.

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The most talked-about show on TV, *Stranger Things* is what dads who grew up in the 1980s will want their kids to watch with them … but is this really a family-friendly show?

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A long way from his famous *Lord of the Rings* role, actor Viggo Mortensen plays a radical father who reveals the good and bad of raging against social problems.