It's time to celebrate movie dads this week in honor of Father's Day on Sunday, and we start with this wonderfully weepy tearjerker from 2006. An Oscar-nominated Will Smith turned in a rare dramatic performance in this period set true story of a down on his luck single dad, who must take care of his young son (little Jaden Smith in his movie debut) while unemployed and even homeless for a time, living in various hotels and shelters. In a kind of 1980's Cinderella story twist, he miraculously manages to land a job as a stockbroker despite no experience, creating the ultimate feel good ending (and one likely to leave you cheering through your tears). It's still one of Will Smith's best and most authentic regular guy performances, one that makes you wish he would pursue that dramatic turn a little more often.
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