The 20 best dad movies for Father's Day

After Tom Hanks, Harrison Ford is America's runner-up dad. Indiana Jones and Han Solo are cool dad icons, even if neither were particularly good fathers. Yet, in his movies, he's always trying to save his family. And what is better than hearing Harrison Ford, playing the president, shouting "get off my plane!" as he attempts to rescue his family?

This is probably the dirtiest movie your dad will tolerate. Personally, my dad owned "Animal House" on Betamax, and watched it so many times that he can still recite all the lines. Think of it as the "Old School" of your dad's generation.

This movie might have reflected your dad's college years, but you'll also hope it didn't.

Based on our survey, if there's two things dads love in movies, it's outer space and Tom Hanks. "Apollo 13" provides both in one convenient place.

People like to call "Die Hard" the best Christmas movie of all time — the holiday serves as a backdrop for the 1980s classic. But it is much more than that. Besides being one of the best action movies of all time, it is also the perfect Father's Day movie.

A guy from the Midwest uses a magical baseball field to reunite with his father? We hope your dad made you watch this classic tearjerker, which is a sports movie without the competition.

Ask your dad about this one. "You have to watch the first two. I never bothered to watch part three."

There have been so many James Bond movies that it is hard to pick just one. Yet, Sean Connery was the first Bond and for many, he is still the real Bond. Plus, "Goldfinger" marks an interesting Bond turning point: it was the first time the franchise made heavy use of gadgets. However, it feels tame today when you think about all the lasers and jetpacks that have followed.

Westerns were once as ubiquitous as superhero movies. For anyone who came of age during the 1950s and 1960s, westerns were a part of their childhood. Eastwood is a hero to dads, and men in general, everywhere. Have the patience for this masterpiece and you'll be rewarded to one of the best showdowns of all time.

Four words: "Get off my lawn."

Today, we might know Bill Murray best for randomly showing up at fans' birthday parties and possibly stealing french fries off someone's plate. But your dad isn't wrong when he tells you to be acquainted with golden era Bill Murray. His performance in "Groundhog Day" is an all-time great, as is the movie itself.

At some point, your dad has made you sit down and watch this three hour long Oscar winning classic. If not, then he has failed in his dad duties.

Simply put: a perfect combination of underdog sports story, inspirational speeches, and Denzel Washington.

Again, if your dad hasn't forced you to watch this yet, then he's failing in his dad duties.

Harrison Ford might have been more suave as Han Solo, but nothing beats Indiana Jones, in which Ford turns an archaeology professor into one of the best action heroes of all time. For an extra bonus, also watch "The Last Crusade," a great sequel where Sean Connery plays Indiana Jones' father.

The iconic "Rocky" is one of the most interesting underdog movies of all time, given that the inspirational part is the fact that Rocky Balboa loses at the end. Sure, it's an underdog story, but it also teaches you kids that you're not going to win all the time.

"Saving Private Ryan" is best remembered for its D-Day opening sequence, which is as raw and graphic as any battle scene ever put on film. It's also a touching and tragic story about trying to preserve family legacy. And yes, Tom Hanks is also the hero in it.

Chances are, if you have cable, you have seen "The Shawshank Redemption" a lot. It's on TNT a lot, which is partially how it went from box office failure to cult classic. It's a timeless and emotional classic that every generation should love.

Paul Newman and Robert Redford, two very cool movie stars, made two very cool movies together. The first one was "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid." The second was this very fun caper film, which won the Oscar for Best Picture. To this day, few guys are as cool as Redford or the late Newman were here.

We all wish we could another Superman movie as good as the 1978 version starring Christopher Reeve. Your dad will tell you a lot that the sequels and the remakes are never as good as the original. In this case, he's absolutely right.

"Trading Places" is politically incorrect by today's standards, sure, but it is still a comedy beacon and one of the high points of Eddie Murphy's entire career. A perfect one to watch with your dad, so he can explain economics to you.