The Greatest Movie Dads - Part 1

From Darth Vader to Boyz N The Hood's Furious Styles.

“It’s hard being a father,” sighs Oliver Stone on the Wall Street commentary track. Hollywood seems to be on your side, Ollie. That said, it has a bloody funny way of voicing its agreement, consisting of an endless parade of desperate dads…

Darth Vader (The Original Star Wars Trilogy, 1977/1980/1983)
Quite simply the best bad-dad of them all. Anakin Skywalker’s parenting’s so shoddy that not only is he bent on murdering his only son (unless he can be turned toward the dark side, naturally) but he seems in no way concerned about the welfare of Luke’s twin sister, Leia. And like all great piss-poor patriarchs, he turns out to be quite nice nice in the end just as he was in the beginning when he had the misfortune to be played by an unconvincing Canadian.