The Good Father

Name: The Good Father
Genre: Drama
Released: 1987-02-11
Duration: 1 h 30 min
Rating: 6.40
Cast: Frances Viner, Jim Broadbent, Harriet Walter, Anthony Hopkins

– Bill Hooper -- bitter after a messy divorce -- tries to help a friend gain custody of his child any ..

Type:

Movie

Rating:

6.40 / 10

Duration:

One Hour and 30 Minutes

Release Year:

1985

Bill Hooper -- bitter after a messy divorce -- tries to help a friend gain custody of his child any way he can.

Styles:

Suspense, Emotional, Touching, Suspenseful, Realistic, Serious

Story Timeline:

1980s

Producing Country:

Genre:

Drama

Release Date:

11 Feb 1987

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:

R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Directed by:

Mike Newell

Story Written By:

Peter Prince, Christopher Hampton

Main Actors:

Frances Viner, Jim Broadbent, Harriet Walter, Anthony Hopkins

Plot:

Bill is a man who's very bitter about his divorce and losing custody of his son. So, when one of his friends is being sued for divorce by his wife so that she can enter a lesbian relationship, Bill decides to help his friend gain custody of his son...in any way that they can devise, including using a sleazeball lawyer. But while Bill feels that Feminism has robbed him of his family, he begins to be appalled at what he and Roger have done.

Awards:

1 win.

Production Company:

Twentieth Century-Fox Home Entertainment

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database:

6.5/10