Father of Invention is a 2010 American comedy–drama film directed by Trent Cooper, and stars Kevin Spacey, Camilla Belle and Johnny Knoxville.

Robert Axle, a New Orleans–based infomercial guru, loses it all when one of his inventions maims thousands of customers.

After eight years in a maximum-security prison, Axle is ready to redeem his name and rebuild his billion-dollar empire.

But first he must convince his estranged daughter to let him live with her and her quirky, over-protective roommates.

[4] Kirk Honeycutt of The Hollywood Reporter wrote: "Comedies don't get much more unfunny than Father of Invention, a lame and somewhat preachy comic take on a father trying to get back into his daughter's good graces.