Drama Episodes

This week the Bad Dads lace up for The Bleeder (2016), the chaotic true-life story of Chuck Wepner — the New Jersey heavyweight who went 15 rounds with Muhammad Ali, inspired Rocky, and then nearly imploded under fame, booze, coke, and bad choices.

This week on Bad Dads Film Review, the dads dive into The Untouchables. In this episode, they break down the film, share what still works, what aged oddly, and where it lands in the all-time ranking chat.Expect classic Bad Dads energy, strong opinions, plenty of banter, and a few unexpected rab…

This week on Bad Dads Film Review, we are completely out of our depth ranking the "Top 5 Evils" in cinema, leading into our review of the painfully tense thriller, Speak No Evil.Expect more mustache twirling than a Victorian villain convention. We break down James McAvoy's terrifyingly charisma…

This week’s pick is Train Dreams : a quiet, meditative Netflix drama adapted from Denis Johnson’s novella, following the life of Robert Grainer (Joel Edgerton) — a logger and railroad worker drifting through early 20th-centur...

South Korea. 1979. Forty days to an assassination. We dive into Woo Min-ho’s icy political thriller The Man Standing Next — a gripping, true-events drama about KCIA director Kim Gyu-pyeong (played by Squid Game ’s Front Man, ...

Welcome back to Bad Dads Film Review! This week, we’re sinking into the beautifully awkward and emotionally layered world of The Graduate (1967), a landmark in American cinema that captured the confusion and alienation of a g...

Welcome back to Bad Dads Film Review , where this week we slither into our Top 5 Snakes in movies and TV, and shed our skins with two slinky features: the gritty 2023 Hong Kong action flick The Pig, the Snake and the Pigeon ,...

Welcome back to Bad Dads Film Review! This episode swings open some metaphorical and literal portals as we explore our Top 5 Gates in film and TV, take aim with the tense WWII drama Enemy at the Gates , and finish off with an...

Welcome back to Bad Dads Film Review! This episode takes us on a journey to the far side of the Moon as we explore Duncan Jones’ 2009 sci-fi drama Moon . A film that proves you don’t need a massive budget to tell a deeply eng...

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Welcome back to the Bad Dads Film Review! In today's episode, we're suiting up and diving into the trenches to honor the top 5 soldiers in film history. From the valiant to the virtuous, these cinematic soldiers have captured...

Welcome back to the Bad Dads Film Review! Today, we're embarking on a journey through some of cinema's most memorable libraries, then delving into the silence-drenched terror of A Quiet Place, before lightening things up with...

This week we've decided that you aren't bombarded by enough advertising as you go about your daily life so we start things off with a look at the Top 5 Adverts. From sexy coffee dramas and drum playing gorillas to Tango and s...

Welcome back to another episode of Bad Dads Film Review, where today we're celebrating the global tapestry of cinema by spotlighting the top 5 unforgettable foreign characters who've left a lasting impact on the silver screen...

Welcome back to another episode of Bad Dads Film Review! Today, we're taking a high-flying adventure with The Walk (2015), and then zooming into the animated world of Mighty Mouse for our younger viewers. Directed by Robert Z...

Welcome back to Bad Dads Film Review, where today we're delving into the murky waters of moral ambiguity with the riveting (?!) drama, Pain Hustlers. Pain Hustlers takes us into the heart of the opioid crisis, a topic as time...

Hello again, movie-loving Dads! On today's episode of Bad Dads Film Review, we're journeying through cinematic stories enriched by the art of narration, before diving into a thrilling main feature and a charming kids' TV show...

In this week's chaotic symphony of opinions first impressions matter as we break down the Top 5 Opening Scenes in movie history. Whether the rest of the movie is a masterpiece or not, these scenes captured our attention from ...

Hey there, Dads and film aficionados! It’s time for another episode of Bad Dads Film Review, and today we’re cozying up to delve into two compelling tales of age, regret, and reconciliation. First on our list is The Mule , br...