The Father Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

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Last modified: Feb. 4, 2021

The Father

Release Date: Friday, December 18, 2020 Oscar Run Friday, February 26, 2021 NYC/LA

Director: Florian Zeller

Starring: Olivia Colman • Anthony Hopkins • Mark Gatiss • Imogen Poots • Rufus Sewell

PG-13 Drama 1 hr, 37 m

4.71 / 5.0

88% WILL SEE 12% WON'T SEE

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Plot – What's the story about?

Plot: Anthony is 80, mischievous, living defiantly alone and rejecting the carers that his daughter, Anne, encouragingly introduces. Yet help is also becoming a necessity for Anne; she can’t make daily visits anymore and Anthony's grip on reality is unravelling. As we experience the ebb and flow of his memory, how much of his own identity and past can Anthony cling to? How does Anne cope as she grieves the loss of her father, while he still lives and breathes before her? THE FATHER warmly embraces real life, through loving reflection upon the vibrant human condition; heart-breaking and uncompromisingly poignant – a movie that nestles in the truth of our own lives.

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Who stars in The Father – Cast List

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Olivia Colman
The Roses, Wonka
Anthony Hopkins
Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (25th Anniversary), Locked
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Mark Gatiss
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One, Victor Frankenstein
Imogen Poots
The Chronology of Water, Hedda
Rufus Sewell
The Uninvited, This Ordinary Thing
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Olivia Williams
Sabotage, Monster: The Ed Gein Story (mini-series)

Who is making The Father – Crew List

A look at The Father behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Florian Zeller last helmed The Son and Bunker. The film's writer Florian Zeller last penned Bunker.

Director: Florian Zeller
Screenwriters: Florian Zeller
Christopher Hampton

Studios: Sony Pictures Classics
Production Company: Embankment Films
Film4

Production – What we know about the The Father

Key Facts

Adaptation of the hit stage play “The Father.”

Movie Filming Timeline: Production Status Updates

Mar 2020

Completed

Changed The Father movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

May 2019

Production

Changed the movie production status to Production. The movie is currently being filmed.

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Additional Information

Parent Rating: PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned for some strong language, and thematic material
Runtime: 1 hr, 37 m
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

The Father Trailers and Clips

The Father

Official Trailer

The Father Release Date: When was the film released?

The Father was released in Oscar Run on Friday, December 18 , 2020. There were eight other movies released on the same date, including Fatale, Monster Hunter and Greenland.