20201h 37mDir. Florian Zeller

The Father

Name: The Father
Genre: Drama
Released: 2020-12-23
Duration: 1 h 37 min
Rating: 5
Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Olivia Colman, Mark Gatiss, Olivia Williams, Imogen Poots

“A realistic, deeply empathetic, and disquieting look at the fraying fabric of memory and identity.”

Drama

5.0 / 5.0

1 Community Logs

1st Half: 5.0 ★vs2nd Half: 5.0 ★

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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.

Starring:Anthony Hopkins,Olivia Colman,Mark Gatiss,Olivia Williams,Imogen Poots

Featured Cast

(8 actors)

Anthony Hopkins

Anthony

Olivia Colman

Anne

Mark Gatiss

The Man

Olivia Williams

The Woman

Imogen Poots

Laura

Rufus Sewell

Paul

Ayesha Dharker

Dr. Sarai

Roman Zeller

Boy

Key Production Crew

Director

Florian Zeller

Screenplay & Writers

Florian Zeller, Florian Zeller, Christopher Hampton

Cinematography

Ben Smithard

Original Score

Ludovico Einaudi

Producers

Simon Friend, David Parfitt, Philippe Carcassonne

Film Details

Budget$6,000,000

Box Office Revenue$21,029,340

Original Languageen

Production Studios

Les Films du CruFilm4 ProductionsF Comme FilmTrademark FilmsCiné-@

Keywords & Themes

#london, england#loss of sense of reality#flat#dementia#mistaken identity#alzheimer's disease#based on play or musical#old man#memory loss#elderly man

Community Reviews & Logs

Aniket Shukla @aniket11

Oct 13, 2026

1ST WATCHImported Log

5.0

Outstanding and heart-wrenching performances by Anthony Hopkins and Olivia Colman portray an old man suffering from dementia and its impact on their families. Movies serve as windows to different lives, helping us unders...

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