14 Great Words of Wisdom From Onscreen Dads — In GIFs!

Updated on 6/16/2019 at 4:20 PM

Father's Day is upon us, so hopefully you'll remember your own dad with a call or a gift. But right now it's time to pay homage to some of the best movie dads. The most memorable pops are those with words of wisdom, so we've collected some of our favorite morsels of advice — ranging in the silly to the serious — from these film fathers. Take a look below, who knows, maybe you'll learn something!

Searchlight Pictures

Mac MacGuff, Juno

New Line Cinema

Mr. Jones, Friday

Universal Pictures

Atticus Finch, To Kill a Mockingbird

Disney

George Banks, Father of the Bride

Sony Pictures

Jefferson Davis, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

Universal Pictures

Jim Baker, Sixteen Candles

Paramount Pictures

Vito Corleone, The Godfather

Columbia Pictures

Christopher Gardner, The Pursuit of Happyness

Disney

Mufasa, The Lion King

Universal Pictures

Jim's Dad, American Pie

Sony Pictures

Dill, Easy A

Disney

Marlin, Finding Nemo

Searchlight Pictures

Matt King, The Descendants

Disney

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14 Great Words of Wisdom From Onscreen Dads — In GIFs!

Mac MacGuff, Juno

Mr. Jones, Friday

Atticus Finch, To Kill a Mockingbird

George Banks, Father of the Bride

Jefferson Davis, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

Jim Baker, Sixteen Candles

Vito Corleone, The Godfather

Christopher Gardner, The Pursuit of Happyness

Mufasa, The Lion King

Jim's Dad, American Pie

Dill, Easy A

Marlin, Finding Nemo

Matt King, The Descendants

Joe Kingman, The Game Plan

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