Movies and TvShows featuring "father-disapproves-of-daughters-suitor" theme.

In 'Coquette,' a Southern belle named Norma Besant is in love with a mountaineer named Michael Jeffrey. However, her father disapproves of their relationship, leading to a series of events that escalate into scandal, tragedy, and a murder trial. Norma finds herself caught between her father's expectations and her own desires, ultimately leading to devastating consequences.

In a small English village, a psychopathic killer with a deep hatred for women stalks his victims, leaving behind a trail of gruesome murders. As the body count rises, a detective must race against time to catch the killer before he strikes again.

Fatty is a farm hand at Mabel's father's place. He and Mabel love each other, but dad wants to marry Mabel off to the landowner's son in exchange for tearing up the mortgage. When Mabel and Fatty find out dad's plan, they elope, pursued by dad, the hopeful suitor, and the local constables.

Tevye is a dairyman in the Russian Ukraine early in the 20th century. He lives in a cabin outside Boyberik with his wife Goldie, his widowed daughter Tseytl, her two children, and his younger daughter, the unmarried Khave. Khave is being courted by Fedya, a Christian, the son of a local government official. Tevye warns Khave against romance and marriage outside her faith, but Fedya is persuasive too. What will Khave decide, how will Tevye react, and when the Tsar initiates a pogrom, will Tevye's friends come to his defense? Can the stubborn Tevye reconcile his heart and tradition?