Girl Dad Cinema: I Will Find You and I Will Love You

50 films, ranked on my own star ratings by Arwin Edward Bagaslao. Updated 2026-09-07.

Fathers and daughters. The relationship has to matter to the film, not just exist in the credits. Only films I have actually watched. Ranked by my rating, highest first. ...plus 40 more. View the full list on Letterboxd .

1. 1
   Interstellar (2014)

   ★★★★★

   Natuparan din yung pangarap kong mapanood ang Interstellar sa IMAX.

2. 2
   Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)

   ★★★★★
3. 3
   CODA (2021)

   ★★★★★

   The film starts light and funny. Yung humor actually works.

4. 4
   One Battle After Another (2025)

   ★★★★★

   I went in blind here. Kala ko nung una, dahil sa title, puro violence lang ang ibibigay ng film.

5. 5
   Sirāt (2025)

   ★★★★★

   The film starts like a search story but slowly turns into a meditation on grief, and by the end I felt less entertained and more emotionally drained, like it just sits…

6. 6
   The Time Traveler's Wife (2009)

   ★★★★★
7. 7
   Coco (2017)

   ★★★★½
8. 8
   Moana (2016)

   ★★★★½

   Watched on Sunday December 22, 2019.

9. 9
   Despicable Me (2010)

   ★★★★½
10. 10
    Oldboy (2013)

    ★★★★½
11. 11
    She Rides Shotgun (2025)

    ★★★★½

    Taron Egerton brings an intense, unstable energy that keeps a constant sense of danger on screen, while the film grounds itself as a father and daughter story about…

12. 12
    War of the Worlds (2005)

    ★★½

    It looks great. It looks real. I was genuinely nervous and scared for their safety.

13. 13
    Man on Fire (2004)

    ★★★★½
14. 14
    Miracle in Cell No. 7 (2013)

    ★★★★½
15. 15
    The Father (2020)

    ★★★★½

    Beautiful representation of what is happening inside a person’s mind with dementia.

16. 16
    Crawl (2019)

    ★★★★½
17. 17
    Taken (2008)

    ★★★★
18. 18
    Taken 2 (2012)

    ★★★★
19. 19
    Taken 3 (2014)

    ★★★★
20. 20
    Blade Runner 2049 (2017)

    ★★★★

    Denis Villeneuve did not waste time world building on the first few frames.

21. 21
    A Quiet Place (2018)

    ★★★★
22. 22
    Train to Busan (2016)

    ★★★★
23. 23
    Prisoners (2013)

    ★★★★

    From the first frame, you can already feel Denis Villeneuve’s fingerprints: the cold blue palette and the lonely silhouettes.

24. 24
    The Whale (2022)

    ★★★★

    From the first frame, The Whale hides Charlie in shadows parang sinasabi agad: this is a man drowning in shame.

25. 25
    The Lovely Bones (2009)

    ★★★★
26. 26
    Mamma Mia! (2008)

    ★★★★
27. 27
    Thor: Love and Thunder (2022)

    ★★★★
28. 28
    True Lies (1994)

    ★★★½

    I told myself if this is boring, I am just going to watch a James Bond film.

29. 29
    San Andreas (2015)

    ★★★½
30. 30
    The Godfather Part III (1990)

    ★★★½

    This feels like a story about legacy, aging, and the heavy cost of power.

31. 31
    Maleficent (2014)

    ★★★½
32. 32
    Tomb Raider (2018)

    ★★★½
33. 33
    Ant-Man (2015)

    ★★★½
34. 34
    Inkheart (2008)

    ★★★½
35. 35
    Aftersun (2022)

    ★★★

    Aftersun feels like a lighthearted, warm and simple father and daughter story.

36. 36
    Beauty and the Beast (1991)

    ★★★
37. 37
    Aladdin (2019)

    ★★★
38. 38
    Raya and the Last Dragon (2021)

    ★★★
39. 39
    Oldboy (2003)

    ★★★

    Knowing the twist going in changes the experience completely.

40. 40
    To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)

    ★★★

    What I admire most here is the film’s moral clarity.

41. 41
    Kick-Ass (2010)

    ★★★
42. 42
    Christopher Robin (2018)

    ★★★
43. 43
    Black Widow (2021)

    ★★★
44. 44
    Armageddon (1998)

    ★★½

    Well this is a Michael Bay film so I already expect a lot of real explosions, and it definitely delivers.

45. 45
    Alita: Battle Angel (2019)

    ★★½
46. 46
    The Witch (2015)

    ★★½

    I’m locked in immediately by the voice and score, and the film never really lets go of that dread.

47. 47
    Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010)

    ★★
48. 48
    The Legend of Ochi (2025)

    ★★

    The color and lighting are very vivid and dreamlike.

49. 49
    Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023)

    ★★

    Watched on Wednesday February 15, 2023.

50. 50
    Sentimental Value (2025)

    ½

    I love how natural Nora and Agnes are. Rachel was also very natural in her performance.