In Away We Go, John Krasinski and Maya Rudolph play expectant parents traveling the US in search of the perfect location to raise their child who worry about how good they'll be at parenting. That got us thinking about some of the most extreme examples of good and bad parenting that we've ever seen in movies. We're not talking Atticus Finch here: we're looking at good moms like Sarah Connor and bad dads like Darth Vader. Below, take a look at our extreme list of the best and worst movie parents.
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