Big screen dads range from ass-kickers like Liam Neeson in
Taken to loving souls such as
Will Smith in
The Pursuit of Happyness. There are plenty of bad dads, too, with Darth Vader terrorising offspring Luke and Leia in the
Star Wars saga and Jack Torrance slowly losing his mind in
The Shining.
To celebrate Father's Day,
Digital Spy takes an in-pictures look at the best and worst of big-screen dads.

Best: Liam Neeson utilised a special set of skills to rescue his kidnapped daughter in Taken.
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