Dad - (1989) - Netflix

1h57m - Dramas

Family bonds are revived after a father is diagnosed with cancer in this bittersweet drama. Dutiful son John cares for his aging father, Jake, but not without complaint.

Director: Gary David Goldberg
Cast: Richard McGonagle, Ted Danson, John Apicella, Olympia Dukakis, Peter Michael Goetz, Bill Morey, Mary Fogarty, Zakes Mokae, Ethan Hawke, Kathy Baker, Jack Lemmon, Kevin Spacey, J.T. Walsh
Netflix Rating:
3.5/5
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 0/100
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Available Since: 2017-07-01
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Synopsis A busy, 'always-on-the-run' executive learns during a meeting that his mother may be dying and rushes home to her side. He ends up being his father's caretaker and becomes closer to him than ever before. In the process, he teaches his father to be more independent which causes problems with the man's wife. Estranged from his own son, the executive comes to realize what has been missing in his own life.

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