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Elder Protagonists, Aging, etc.

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  • The Mother (2003)

    1. The Mother

    20031h 52mR72Metascore
    6.7 (4.8K)
    A woman has a passionate affair with a man half her age, who is also sleeping with her daughter.
    DirectorRoger MichellStarsAnne ReidDaniel CraigAnna Wilson-Jones
  • Brian Keith, Michele Carey, and Rick Lenz in Scandalous John (1971)

    2. Scandalous John

    19711h 53mG
    5.6 (206)
    A crotchety old ranch owner fights to be able to live his life the way he wants to, and not the way other people--and the law--tell him he has to.
    DirectorRobert ButlerStarsBrian KeithAlfonso ArauMichele Carey
  • Lauren Bacall, James Stewart, John Wayne, Ron Howard, Richard Boone, Sheree North, and Hugh O'Brian in The Shootist (1976)

    3. The Shootist

    19761h 40mPG77Metascore
    7.6 (28K)
    A dying gunfighter spends his last days looking for a way to die with a minimum of pain and a maximum of dignity.
    DirectorDon SiegelStarsJohn WayneLauren BacallRon Howard
  • Pauline & Paulette (2001)

    4. Pauline & Paulette

    20011h 18mPG70Metascore
    7.0 (1.8K)
    Pauline is a 'little girl of 66 years old'. She is intellectually disabled and been cared after by her sister Martha. When Martha dies, her two younger sisters, Paulette and Cecile have to make a decision on the best place for Pauline to be looked after. Neither of them is ready to take care of her. Paulette has a shop to look after and Cecile has her Albert. But according to Martha's last will, her fortune will only be divided in three equal parts if one of the sisters looks after Pauline. If they decide to take her to an institution, Pauline will be the only heir.
    DirectorLieven DebrauwerStarsDora van der GroenAnn PetersenRosemarie Bergmans
  • Judi Dench, Natascha McElhone, Maggie Smith, and Daniel Brühl in Ladies in Lavender (2004)

    5. Ladies in Lavender

    20041h 44mPG-1361Metascore
    7.0 (13K)
    Two sisters befriend a mysterious foreigner who washes up on the beach of their 1930s Cornish seaside village.
    DirectorCharles DanceStarsJudi DenchMaggie SmithDaniel Brühl
  • Lauren Bacall, Humphrey Bogart, and Edward G. Robinson in Key Largo (1948)

    6. Key Largo

    19481h 40mApproved74Metascore
    7.7 (46K)
    A drifter visits the family hotel of a war buddy who was killed in action only to find that a Chicago mobster and his gang have taken over the place. As a hurricane approaches, a confrontation ensues.
    DirectorJohn HustonStarsHumphrey BogartEdward G. RobinsonLauren Bacall
  • William Holden, Nancy Olson, and Gloria Swanson in Sunset Boulevard (1950)

    7. Sunset Boulevard

    19501h 50mApproved94Metascore
    8.4 (251K)
    A screenwriter develops a dangerous relationship with a faded film star determined to make a triumphant return.
    DirectorBilly WilderStarsWilliam HoldenGloria SwansonErich von Stroheim
  • Keisha Castle-Hughes in Whale Rider (2002)

    8. Whale Rider

    20021h 41mPG-1380Metascore
    7.5 (45K)
    A contemporary story of love, rejection and triumph as a young Maori girl fights to fulfill a destiny her grandfather refuses to recognize.
    DirectorNiki CaroStarsKeisha Castle-HughesRawiri ParateneVicky Haughton
  • Djimon Hounsou in Amistad (1997)

    9. Amistad

    19972h 35mR64Metascore
    7.3 (86K)
    In 1839, the revolt of Mende captives aboard a Spanish owned ship causes a major controversy in the United States when the ship is captured off the coast of Long Island. The courts must decide whether the Mende are slaves or legally free.
    DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsDjimon HounsouMatthew McConaugheyAnthony Hopkins
  • I Remember Mama (1948)

    10. I Remember Mama

    19482h 14mApproved
    7.8 (6.4K)
    A young writer recalls her ups and downs of growing up as one of four children to Norwegian immigrant parents in 1910s San Francisco.
    DirectorGeorge StevensStarsIrene DunneBarbara Bel GeddesOscar Homolka
  • Derek Jacobi, Sarah Lancashire, Anne Reid, and Nicola Walker in Last Tango in Halifax (2012)

    11. Last Tango in Halifax

    2012–202024 epsTV-14TV Series
    8.3 (9.5K)
    After half a century apart, Celia (Anne Reid) and Alan (Derek Jacobi) are reunited and decide to marry.
    CreatorSally WainwrightStarsAnne ReidDerek JacobiSarah Lancashire
  • Ewan McGregor, Christopher Plummer, Mélanie Laurent, and Cosmo in Beginners (2010)

    12. Beginners

    20101h 45mR81Metascore
    7.2 (96K)
    Oliver, a graphic designer, is attracted to a free-spirited and unpredictable Anna. Memories of his father encourage him to open himself up to the potential of a true and long-lasting relationship.
    DirectorMike MillsStarsEwan McGregorChristopher PlummerMélanie Laurent
  • Henry Fonda, Katharine Hepburn, Jane Fonda, and Doug McKeon in On Golden Pond (1981)

    13. On Golden Pond

    19811h 49mPG68Metascore
    7.6 (37K)
    Curmudgeon Norman is estranged from his daughter Chelsea. Nevertheless, at Golden Pond he and his wife agree to look after Billy, the son of Chelsea's new boyfriend, and a most unexpected relationship blooms.
    DirectorMark RydellStarsKatharine HepburnHenry FondaJane Fonda
  • Mrs. Delafield Wants to Marry (1986)

    14. Mrs. Delafield Wants to Marry

    19861h 35mNot RatedTV Movie
    6.7 (290)
    Katharine Hepburn as Mrs. Delafield, a widow who falls in love with her Jewish doctor - to her and his children's objection.
    DirectorGeorge SchaeferStarsKatharine HepburnHarold GouldBibi Besch
  • Grace Quigley (1984)

    15. Grace Quigley

    19841h 27mPG
    5.7 (972)
    Grace Quigley, living alone in her New York apartment, is nearing the end of her life. One day she witnesses a murder being committed by top hitman Seymour Flint. She decides to blackmail him into killing her. However, she has one or two friends she wants him to get rid of first.
    DirectorAnthony HarveyStarsKatharine HepburnNick NolteKit Le Fever
  • Harry and Tonto (1974)

    16. Harry and Tonto

    19741h 55mR72Metascore
    7.3 (6.6K)
    When his apartment building is torn down, a retired lifelong New Yorker goes on a cross-country odyssey with his beloved cat Tonto.
    DirectorPaul MazurskyStarsArt CarneyEllen BurstynRené Enríquez
  • Meg Ryan, Diane Keaton, and Lisa Kudrow in Hanging Up (2000)

    17. Hanging Up

    20001h 34mPG-1333Metascore
    4.9 (14K)
    A trio of sisters bond over their ambivalence toward the approaching death of their curmudgeonly father, to whom none of them was particularly close.
    DirectorDiane KeatonStarsDiane KeatonMeg RyanLisa Kudrow
  • The Marriage Fool (1998)

    18. The Marriage Fool

    19981h 36mNot RatedTV Movie
    6.3 (545)
    Widower Frank Walsh becomes re-charged when he attends a party for local senior citizens and meets outgoing widow Florence, but his bachelor son Robert is distrustful of marriage and tries to block their budding romance.
    DirectorCharles MatthauStarsWalter MatthauCarol BurnettJohn Stamos
  • Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau in The Odd Couple II (1998)

    19. The Odd Couple II

    19981h 37mPG-13
    6.4 (11K)
    Oscar and Felix take a road trip to their son and daughter's wedding.
    DirectorHoward DeutchStarsJack LemmonWalter MatthauRichard Riehle
  • Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau in Out to Sea (1997)

    20. Out to Sea

    19971h 46mPG-1349Metascore
    6.1 (10K)
    A failed gambler, intent on meeting a rich widow, tricks his widowed brother-in-law into boarding a cruise ship as dance hosts.
    DirectorMartha CoolidgeStarsJack LemmonWalter MatthauDyan Cannon
  • I'm Not Rappaport (1996)

    21. I'm Not Rappaport

    19962h 15mPG-13
    6.5 (1.9K)
    Two old men - a white former radical, and a black retired janitor - strike up an unusual and funny friendship on a park bench in New York, where they deal with family, drug dealers, and the pitfalls of age.
    DirectorHerb GardnerStarsWalter MatthauOssie DavisAmy Irving
  • Sophia Loren, Ann-Margret, Jack Lemmon, and Walter Matthau in Grumpier Old Men (1995)

    22. Grumpier Old Men

    19951h 41mPG-1346Metascore
    6.7 (31K)
    Just as John and Max resolve to save their beloved bait shop from turning into an Italian restaurant, its new female owner catches Max's attention.
    DirectorHoward DeutchStarsWalter MatthauJack LemmonAnn-Margret
  • Ann-Margret, Jack Lemmon, and Walter Matthau in Grumpy Old Men (1993)

    23. Grumpy Old Men

    19931h 43mPG-1353Metascore
    7.0 (56K)
    A lifelong feud between two neighbors since childhood only gets worse when a new female neighbor moves across the street.
    DirectorDonald PetrieStarsJack LemmonWalter MatthauAnn-Margret
  • Incident in a Small Town (1994)

    24. Incident in a Small Town

    19941h 25mPGTV Movie
    6.4 (517)
    Walter Matthau and Harry Morgan star in this made-for-television drama, in which a judge in a small town discovers that the skeletons in his family closet are aired for all to see after he's named as a prime suspect in a murder.
    DirectorDelbert MannStarsWalter MatthauHarry MorganStephanie Zimbalist
  • Walter Matthau and Mason Gamble in Dennis the Menace (1993)

    25. Dennis the Menace

    19931h 34mPG49Metascore
    5.7 (67K)
    When his parents must go out of town on business, Dennis stays with Mr. and Mrs. Wilson. He is driving Mr. Wilson crazy, but he is just trying to be helpful, even to the thief who has arrived in town.
    DirectorNick CastleStarsWalter MatthauMason GambleJoan Plowright

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