2021 · drama · comedy
Fatherhood
Directed by Paul Weitz1h 49m2021
A widowed new dad copes with doubts, fears, heartache and dirty diapers as he sets out to raise his daughter on his own. Inspired by a true story.
Our read: Fatherhood (2021) reads as a warm, kinetic, grounded drama · comedy entry — gentle in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, tender in temperature, redemptive in outlook.
Warm, kinetic, gentle drama / comedy, grounded in texture. Redemptive, mid-stakes, tender.
- warm
- brisk
- gentle
- tender
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“You want heartfelt single-dad comedy-drama about raising an infant after sudden loss.”
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