Movies are full of amazing dads.

However, throughout history, movies have also had some pretty terrible dads.

Not exactly a stand-up man.

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There Will Be Bloodis a remarkably dark, complex, and nuanced character study.

He does try and be a good father to H.W.

(Dillon Freasier) from time to time, but his sins still stand.

Kevin’s parents played by Catherine O’Hara and John Heard

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for years, he disowns him in a drunken fit of rage.

Of course, the astronaut eventually finds his father, Cliffordexcept Clifford doesn’t want to be found.

Clifford killed his crew when they mutinied and tried to return to Earth.

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Then, he reveals to his son that he never cared about his family or Earth.

Even if he weren’t a horrible person, though, Thanos is a horrible dad.

Animated cinema has never seena more pathetic excuse for a father than Buck Cluck.

Daniel Plainview with his face covered in oil in There Will Be Blood (2007)

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Worst of all, though, is his parenting.

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