Father’s Day 2025: 5 Latest OTT Releases To Watch With Your Dad To Understand Complexities Of Fatherhood

Father’s Day 2025: The occasion of Father’s Day is celebrated every third Sunday of June. This year, the day will be celebrated on 15th June 2025. A great way to chill with your father on the Father’s Day weekend is to binge-watch. You can tune into the 5 latest OTT releases of 2025 this

Adolescence on Netflix 

Created by Stephen Graham and Jack Throne, Adolescence is a mini series exploring the impact of online radicalisation and incel culture on young people, especially boys. 

The series underscores the complexities of family dynamics, highlighting how a father’s emotional absence can strip the emotional resilience of his children and make them vulnerable to attracting negative content online as a reflection of the child’s low self-worth and loneliness.

It is a powerful watch for adults and teens alike to start the conversations around the themes above. 

Mufasa: The Lion King on JioHotStar

Barry Jenkins helmed this prequel to The Lion King. The film serves as the background of the orphaned lion cub Mufasa, who earns his place in the pride with merit.

The film focuses on the father of Simba, who is the one to impart leadership and kindness to lead a pack. It’s a lens towards the journey of Disney’s beloved father figure.

A light-hearted watch with just the right amount of gasps and giggles to be shared with your father.

Be Happy on Prime Video 

Starring Abhishek Bachchan, Inayat Verma, and Nora Fatehi, Be Happy is a musical drama film directed by Remo D’Souza. The film follows the hardships of a single father, reeling from the loss of his wife, and raising a bright and young daughter with huge dreams. He is willing to cross every limit to help her daughter perform at the country's biggest dance reality show.

Watch this film with your dad to acknowledge his resilience and strength he shows in making all your dreams a reality.

Tourist Family on JioHotStar

The Tamil language family comedy drama, Tourist Family, is the directorial debut of Abishan Jeevinth about a family that flew from Sri Lanka to seek refuge in Southern India. But as their fake identities are put to the test, the family has to stick together to cross the sea of challenges. Dharmadas, the father, is the emotional core of the film, who lends emotional resilience and strength to his sons and wife. 

The Mehta Boys on Prime Video 

Exploring the dynamics of a strained father-son relationship, The Mehta Boys stars Bomban Irani, Avinash Tiwary, and Shreya Chaudhary in Irani’s directorial debut. As the circumstances compel the two to spend 42 hours together, they have no choice but to work out their differences and realise they also have things in common. 

Make this year’s Father’s Day special for your dads by actually sitting with them with no distractions, and giving them the time they always ask for. This list of films can come in handy in initiating the day.