Like Father

Like Father has built a devoted audience among viewers who want their drama to earn its emotional beats. A tight runtime that never overstays its welcome. A 3/10 rating says what the writing already makes obvious: this one works. Jason Stuart leads a cast that never overplays its hand. Available now — press play and find out why people keep recommending it.

Whatever else is competing for your attention this week, Like Father is worth clearing space for. Like Father takes its time building the world its characters inhabit, and the patience pays off. A Jewish New Yorker is bedridden patriarch dying of lung cancer, confesses for the first time to son that he was always attracted to men. Despite his long-lasting marriage and faithfulness to wife. Jason Stuart and Denise Dowse lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was released in 2017. The performances in Like Father do a lot of work in the silences between the dialogue. It knows exactly what it is, and does not try to be anything else.

Viewers drawn to character-driven storytelling will find plenty to sit with in Like Father. If you have run out of similar titles to watch, this is a strong next pick. It is a manageable watch, easy to fit into a single evening. Jason Stuart's work here is the kind that gets referenced in career retrospectives. It makes everything else feel thin by comparison.