You will find that your dad has a strong affinity for Rocky movies. All of them, except for 5. There are few films as good as Rocky 1, 3, or 4. We'll watch them together soon. Here is a great excerpt from Rocky Balboa (Rocky 6 basically) which is very inspirational and embedded with the truth: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfXw-E7HUq8&feature=related.
Enjoy!
Max's Dad (Michael)