The Father
“A realistic, deeply empathetic, and disquieting look at the fraying fabric of memory and identity.”
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.
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Cast
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Anthony Hopkins
Anthony
Known for
Westworld
The Silence of the Lambs
Olivia Colman
Anne
Known for
Fleabag
The Favourite
Mark Gatiss
The Man
Known for
Sherlock
Taboo
Olivia Williams
The Woman
Known for
The Sixth Sense
The Nevers
Imogen Poots
Laura
Known for
28 Weeks Later
Vivarium
Rufus Sewell
Paul
Known for
Dark City
The Man in the High Castle
Ayesha Dharker
Dr. Sarai
Known for
Arabian Nights
Outsourced
Roman Zeller
Boy
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Florian Zeller Director · Christopher Hampton Screenplay Ludovico Einaudi Composer
Worldwide gross $21M · Budget $6M · United States release February 26, 2021
Box office
Budget
$6,000,000
Worldwide gross
$21,029,340
Gross vs. budget
3.5×
Production
Les Films du Cru
Production
Film4 Productions
Production
F Comme Film
Production
Trademark Films
Production
Ciné-@
Production
Sony Pictures Classics
Studio
France · United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · January 27, 2020
Premiere · Sundance Film Festival
United States · February 26, 2021
Limited theatrical
United States · March 26, 2021
Digital
United Kingdom · June 11, 2021
Theatrical
Argentina
August 12, 2021 · Theatrical
Australia
April 1, 2021 · Theatrical
August 30, 2021 · Physical
September 1, 2021 · Digital
Austria
August 26, 2021 · Theatrical
Belgium
May 19, 2021 · Theatrical
Bolivia
April 15, 2021 · Theatrical
Bosnia & Herzegovina
August 14, 2021 · Premiere · Sarajevo Film Festival
Brazil
March 11, 2021 · Theatrical
April 8, 2021 · Digital · VOD
Canada
September 14, 2020 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
March 19, 2021 · Limited theatrical
March 26, 2021 · Digital
September 18, 2021 · TV · Super Écran
China
June 18, 2021 · Limited theatrical · 全国艺术电影放映联盟专线上映 a National Alliance of Arthouse Cinemas release
Colombia
June 15, 2021 · Theatrical
Costa Rica
March 11, 2021 · Theatrical
Czechia
September 24, 2021 · Premiere · Prague International Film Festival - Febiofest
Denmark
June 10, 2021 · Theatrical
Egypt
March 31, 2021 · Theatrical
Estonia
November 15, 2020 · Premiere · Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
February 26, 2021 · Theatrical
Finland
August 13, 2021 · Theatrical
France
May 26, 2021 · Theatrical
September 25, 2021 · Digital · VOD
September 29, 2021 · Physical · DVD & Blu-Ray
January 26, 2022 · Digital · Canal+ (ex myCanal)
September 29, 2025 · TV · France•3
September 30, 2025 · Digital · France•tv
Germany
August 26, 2021 · Theatrical
Greece
July 8, 2021 · Theatrical
October 22, 2021 · Physical · DVD
Guatemala
March 11, 2021 · Theatrical
Honduras
April 11, 2021 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
April 8, 2021 · Theatrical
Iceland
March 19, 2021 · Theatrical
India
April 23, 2021 · Theatrical
Indonesia
September 10, 2021 · Theatrical
Ireland
June 11, 2021 · Theatrical
Israel
August 27, 2021 · Premiere · Jerusalem Film Festival
October 28, 2021 · Theatrical
Italy
May 20, 2021 · Theatrical
Japan
May 4, 2021 · Theatrical
Lithuania
April 30, 2021 · Theatrical
Luxembourg
May 19, 2021 · Theatrical
Mexico
April 1, 2021 · Theatrical
Netherlands
August 26, 2021 · Theatrical
New Zealand
April 1, 2021 · Theatrical
August 1, 2021 · Digital
Nicaragua
March 11, 2021 · Theatrical
Norway
May 28, 2021 · Theatrical
Oman
March 18, 2021 · Theatrical
Paraguay
April 15, 2021 · Theatrical
Peru
August 12, 2021 · Theatrical
Philippines
May 9, 2021 · Digital
Poland
May 21, 2021 · Theatrical
Portugal
May 6, 2021 · Theatrical
Qatar
March 18, 2021 · Theatrical
Russia
April 15, 2021 · Theatrical
Saudi Arabia
March 18, 2021 · Theatrical
Singapore
April 15, 2021 · Theatrical
Slovakia
June 24, 2021 · Theatrical
South Africa
March 26, 2021 · Theatrical
South Korea
April 7, 2021 · Theatrical
Spain
September 18, 2020 · Premiere · Donostia-San Sebastián International Film Festival
December 23, 2020 · Theatrical
June 16, 2021 · Digital
July 13, 2021 · Physical
Sweden
February 3, 2021 · Premiere · Göteborg Film Festival
August 20, 2021 · Theatrical
Switzerland
September 26, 2020 · Premiere · Zurich Film Festival
May 26, 2021 · Theatrical · French
May 27, 2021 · Theatrical · Italian
June 24, 2021 · Theatrical · German
Taiwan
April 23, 2021 · Theatrical
Thailand
April 5, 2021 · Theatrical
Türkiye
September 17, 2021 · Theatrical
Ukraine
April 22, 2021 · Theatrical
United Arab Emirates
March 18, 2021 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
March 26, 2021 · Premiere · Borderlands Film Festival
Uruguay
August 5, 2021 · Theatrical
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