History DisappearedDad / Film

* Originally suffering from MissingMom in ''WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon'', Hiccup[[spoiler:--who found his long-lost mother, Valka--later now suffers from Disappeared Dad in [[WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon2 the sequel]], when a {{brainwashed|and Crazy}} Toothless kills Stoick.]]

* ''Film/FirstGirlILoved'': We never see or hear anything of Anne's father. She lives only with her mom.

* ''Film/EloisesLover'': Àsia's dad died in a car accident when she was a child.

* According to the beginning narration of the infamous Christmas movie ''WesternAnimation/TheLittlestLightOnTheChristmasTree'', Timothy's and Melissa's father went off to fight in the Second World War, [[NeverSayDie and never came back home]]. This is never bought up again.

* ''Film/JennifersBody'': Neither Needy or Jennifer's fathers appear. In the first case, it's pretty clear he isn't around (although why isn't said), but Jennifer's simply may be offscreen, as we don't see much of her house. Only their mothers appear in any case (Jennifer's only briefly).

* ''Film/CloseEncountersOfTheThirdKind'': Roy Neary abandons his family without them knowing as he leaves earth, onboard in the mothership.

* ''Film/{{Mermaids}}'':

* ''Film/DaddyIssues'': Simon is Maya's father and has seen her for over six years. When they run into each other, she's very angry at this, especially since he lives nearby, though Simon tries to apologize. It turns out that Maya's mother lied that he didn't want contact with her, [[INeverGotAnyLetters stopping her from getting cards he sent her]] and spending she child support which Simon had sent on herself (even withholding birthday present he'd sent her), while also lying that he's not living in the city. They soon rekindle a relationship after this. It turns out that her mom is right however in saying her father really isn't who Maya thinks though. [[spoiler:She's right. He sees Jasmine, who's Maya's age, as his sugar baby who roleplays as a young girl. Maya, horrified by this, is implied to have ended contact with him by the end of the film.]]

*** ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKingIISimbasPride'': Kovu is explicitly adopted, but there's no mention of his siblings' father. There's no reason to assume Zira isn't their biological mother but there's no mention of who fathered Vitani and Nuka.

** ''WesternAnimation/Wish2023'': Asha's father died sometime before the events of the film.

* ''{{Film/Changeling}}'': Walter's father apparently abandoned the family due to not likely the responsibility. In real life, his father was in jail when Walter was kidnapped facing an armed robbery charge, and speculated it might have been committed by some criminal rivals.

* ''Film/CloseEncountersOfTneThirdKind'': Roy Neary abandons his family without them knowing as he leaves earth, onboard in the mothership.

* ''{{Film/Close Encounters of the Third Kind}}'': Roy Neary leaving his family without them knowing as he leaves earth, onboard in the mothership.

* ''Film/CliffordTheBigRedDog'': Emily Elizabeth's father is AdaptedOut, with no explanation as to why he's not around in this version of the story.
* ''{{Film/Close Encounters of the Third Kind}}'': Roy Neary leaving his family without them knowing as he leaves earth, onboard in the mothership.

* ''Film/JennifersBody'': Neither Needy or Jennifer's appear. In the first case, it's pretty clear he isn't around (although why isn't said), but Jennifer's simply may be offscreen, as we don't see much of her house. Only their mothers appear in any case (Jennifer's only briefly).

* ''WesternAnimation/TheLandBeforeTime'' does this with nearly the entire main case: Littlefoot's father left (we find out in ''[[WesternAnimation/TheLandBeforeTimeXTheGreatLongneckMigration Longneck Migration]]'' that he's the leader of a herd; and makes a cameo in the cartoon series) Spike was abandoned before he even hatched, leaving what happened to his father to be debated among fans. Ducky's father is seen in the first film but was quietly written out at some point during the sequels. [[note]] Likely out of respect for her original voice actress Judith Barsi, who was tragically murdered by HER father before the original film's release.[[/note]] Last of all, Petrie's father is AWOL.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheLandBeforeTime'' does this with nearly the entire main case: Littlefoot's father left (we find out in ''[[WesternAnimation/TheLandBeforeTimeXTheGreatLongneckMigration Longneck Migration]]'' that he's the leader of a herd; and makes a cameo in the cartoon series) Spike was abandoned before he even hatched, leaving what happened to his father to be debated among fans. Ducky's father is seen in the first film but was quietly written out at some point during the sequels. Last of all, Petrie's father is AWOL.

* ''Film/{{Instinct}}'': Powell was mostly off in Africa studying gorillas while his daughter grow up and had little time for her. When they meet again Powell apologizes and says he was a fool, saying he wishes it was possible for him to go back, never letting go of her.