Father's Day Gifts
Top movie must-haves, books, CDs, and other great gifts for Dad!
Top 10 Dad Movies
We asked the RD.com staff to share their favorite movies featuring dads in a leading role.
1. Parenthood
2. Meet the Parents
3. National Lampoon’s Vacation
4. The Pursuit of Happyness
5. Mr. Mom
6. Father of the Bride
7. Mrs. Doubtfire
8. To Kill a Mockingbird
9. Finding Nemo
10. Kramer vs. Kramer
Top 10 Movie Must-Haves for Dad
From new releases to classics, RD.com staffers chose films, and box sets, that should be on Dad’s must-own list.
1. The Departed
2. James Bond Ultimate Edition Boxed Sets Bundle
3. The Godfather Trilogy
4. Field of Dreams
5. The Adventures of Indiana Jones: The Complete DVD Movie Collection
6. Dances with Wolves
7. Star Wars Trilogy
8. Goodfellas
9. The Usual Suspects
10. Letters from Iwo Jima
Top 10 TV Shows on DVD Dad Will Love
From comedy to crime dramas, these DVDs are bound to be a hit with Dad.
1. 24
2. M*A*S*H
3. Everybody Loves Raymond
4. Law and Order
5. Bonanza
6. The Sopranos
7. Seinfeld
8. CSI
9. Curb Your Enthusiasm
10. The Simpsons
Top 10 Books for Dads
Whether Dad likes fiction, nonfiction, how-to or biographies, one of these book picks is sure to please.
1. Alex Haley: The Man Who Traced America’s Roots (nonfiction)
2. Step on a Crack by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge (fiction)
3. How Doctors Think by Jerome Groopman (nonfiction)
4. Einstein: His Life and Universe by Walter Isaacson (biography)
5. Complete Do-It-Yourself Manual (how-to)
6. Imponderables: Answers to the Most Perplexing and Amusing Mysteries of Everyday Life (reference)
7. A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah (nonfiction)
8. Laughter, the Best Medicine (leisure reading)
9. Freakonomics by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner (nonfiction)
10. You: The Owner’s Manual by Michael F. Roizen, MD, and Mehmet C. Oz, MD (advice)
Top 10 CDs for Dads
From classic rock to country, give Dad the gift of music with one of these CDs or box sets.
1. Billy Joel: 4 CD Set Plus Bonus DVD
2. Love (The Beatles)
3. Johnny Cash 3-CD Set
4. Exile on Main Street (The Rolling Stones)
5. Jazz Legends (Billie Holiday, Miles Davis, Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong)
6. Pulp Fiction (soundtrack)
7. Pet Sounds (The Beach Boys)
8. 100 Blues Masters
9. What’s Going On (Marvin Gaye)
10. Born to Run (Bruce Springsteen)
