Father’s Day is right around the corner here in the UK. With Dads preparing to put their feet up on June 16 we’re taking a look at all the movies he might want to watch from one of our favourite platforms, STUDIOCANAL Presents.
his Father’s Day STUDIOCANAL Presents is the essential destination for dads’ entertainment needs, with an incredible streaming library that includes everything from war movies, comedy films, all out action and superb TV series. So, it’s time to hand the remote control over on June 16th, so the father figure in your life can take his pick. Here’s a selection of the films available to stream now, whatever dad’s taste might be…
Action dad Among the choices for armchair war enthusiasts are Francis Ford Coppola’s Vietnam war masterpiece Apocalypse Now: Final Cut, the cinematic Dunkirk starring John Mills and Richard Attenborough, Robert De Niro in The Deerhunter, Harvey Keitel in U-571, or Sylvester Stallone in the iconic Rambo action movie trilogy.
Joker dad Whether dad’s taste is for the outrageous antics of the Carry On team, Steve Coogan in Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa, or Ealing comedies like Passport to Pimlico, the laughs will come thick and fast this Father’s Day!
Thrillseeker dad Buckle up for Ryan O’Neal as a getaway driver in Walter Hill’s breathtaking The Driver, Orson Welles in Carol Reed’s Vienna-set classic The Third Man, Michael Douglas and Sharon Stone in the steamy Basic Instinct, or outstanding Agatha Christie adaptations Murder on the Orient Express, Evil Under the Sun and Death on the Nile.
Futuristic dad If dad’s a sci-fi fan he’ll love the magnificent Flash Gordon starring Sam Jones and Max Von Sydow, John Carpenter’s cult classics They Live and Escape From New York, David Bowie in the extraordinary The Man Who Fell To Earth, Arnold Schwarzenegger in the sci-fi epic Total Recall, and Jean-Claude Van Damme in the Universal Soldier films.
TV addict dad Maybe dad fancies bingeing on a series – he can choose from the likes of enthralling French crime drama Spiral, Ken Follet’s superb The Pillars of the Earth starring Ian McShane, or he could tuck into the gruesome psychological thriller series Hannibal with Mads Mikkelsen.
Family fun dad Settle down for some family classics including the two smash hit Paddington and Shaun the Sheep films, the pure charming escapism of Swallows and Amazons, or the delightful St Trinian’s films.
All films are available to stream now.
