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Dad Wanted (2020) | Ranked Top 19% · CriticCrunch

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Dad Wanted

Movie2020·102 min

Dad Wanted

Directed by Javier Colinas

A drama film directed by Javier Colinas.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 19%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

7.5/10

168 ratings

About Dad Wanted

What does a thrill-seeker tween girl do when her mom forbids her to enter a BMX race? Cast an actor with nothing to lose to play her approving dad.

Pacing: Brisk (6 of 9)
Tone: Hopeful (7 of 9)
Intensity: Gentle (2 of 9)
Complexity: Easy to follow (2 of 9)
Humor: Light-touch (4 of 9)
Scale: Personal (4 of 9)
Spirit: Heartfelt (7 of 9)
Texture: Playful, Cozy
Story Tags: coming of age, freedom rebellion, family dysfunction, sports, urban, parent child, strangers forced together, outsider misfit, underdog, con deception, fish out of water

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Details

Director: Javier Colinas
Language: Spanish

Cast

Natalia Coronado, Juan Pablo Medina, Silvia Navarro

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How Dad Wanted Ranks

All movies

Top 19%

2020s movies

Top 21%

Drama movies

Top 19%

2020s Drama movies

Top 16%

Top 19% All movies.

the vibe

Dad Wanted Vibe

What it feels like

briskhopefulgentleeasy to followlight-touchpersonalheartfeltplayfulcozy

What it's about

pacing

brisk 6/9brisk 6/9

tone

texture

playfulplayful

con deception

fish out of water

coming of age

freedom rebellion

family dysfunction

outsider misfit

underdog

parent child

strangers forced together

sports

urban

hopeful 7/9hopeful 7/9

intensity

gentle 2/9gentle 2/9

complexity

easy to follow 2/9easy 2/9

humor

light-touch 4/9light 4/9

scale

personal 4/9personal 4/9

spirit

heartfelt 7/9heartfelt 7/9