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- Make Way for Tomorrow (1937) Director: Leo McCarey. “A sense of misery and inhumanity is left vibrating in the nerves,” wrote Graham Greene of the emotional impact of Leo McCarey’s drama, which looks family tensions and the Depression-era generation gap squarely in the face.
- Ikiru (1952) Director: Akira Kurosawa. If the premise of Make Way for Tomorrow sounds familiar it may be because the film provided the inspiration for Yasujiro Ozu’s Tokyo Story (1953).
- Umberto D. (1952) Director: Vittorio De Sica. After Shoeshine (1946) and Bicycle Thieves (1948), it was Vittorio De Sica’s intention to turn his attention to an older protagonist, and this neorealist jewel, described by Ingmar Bergman as “the movie I may love most of all,” was the result.
- What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962) Director: Robert Aldrich. Hagsploitation, psycho-biddy, grande dame guignol… Whichever label you favour, there’s no denying that, for better or worse, Robert Aldrich’s What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
- Away from Her (2007) A Canadian film, directed and written by national treasure Sarah Polley, this superb work was among the very best of its year, a stunning feature debut for Polley, acted with honesty and integrity, and each character is treated with respect.
- Amour (2012) Watching this film at TIFF for the first time, I wept, also along with many others screening the film, stunned and over powered by the films sheer emotion.
- Driving Miss Daisy (1989) Often criticized as a conservative choice for Best Picture over more incendiary films such as ‘Do the Right Thing’ (1989), it cannot ever be forgotten that ‘Driving Miss Daisy’ (1989) is a very good film, a lovely study of a blooming friendship that defies the social standards of the times.
- Up (2009) What? An animated film that explores aging? You bet, and it is brilliant. Old Mr. Fredrick son is shattered when his beloved wife dies, leaving him alone with memories and their home.
- Up. Ed Asner, Christopher Plummer, Jordan Nagai. 94 votes. Up, an animation adventure film, spins a story of unexpected friendships and unforeseen journeys.
- On Golden Pond. Katharine Hepburn, Henry Fonda, Jane Fonda. 46 votes. Cantankerous retiree Norman Thayer (Henry Fonda) and his conciliatory wife, Ethel (Katharine Hepburn), spend summers at their New England vacation home on the shores of idyllic Golden Pond.
- Secondhand Lions. Robert Duvall, Haley Joel Osment, Michael Caine. 48 votes. Secondhand Lions, a 2003 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Tim McCanlies, tells the story of an introverted young boy who is sent to live with his eccentric great-uncles on a farm in Texas.
- The Bucket List. Jack Nicholson, Morgan Freeman, Sean Hayes. 52 votes. In the heartwarming comedy-drama The Bucket List, Edward Cole (Jack Nicholson), a billionaire hospital magnate, and Carter Chambers (Morgan Freeman), a mechanic turned trivia buff, find themselves sharing a hospital room.
Movies can be a great tool for senior citizens to connect with tales that speak to their own lives, discover delight, and reminisce. Whether it’s classic tales of love, laughter, or adventure, here are the top 20 movies that elderly people will cherish and enjoy.
Jul 7, 2024 · These movies typically center around the lives, experiences, and challenges faced by elderly characters. The themes in senior citizen movies often include issues such as aging, retirement, relationships in later life, health concerns, and reflections on the past.
Apr 8, 2022 · What I wanted to achieve here is a list of movies that are unique to the subject of aging. This is in contrast to a movie that just might include an older actor/actress who represents an older generation. The movies I wanted to collect here involve aging itself – reflection and mortality.
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May 30, 2024 · There are quite a few examples of movies about aging men taking to a life a crime for various reasons, and Clint Eastwood's The Mule is another one of them. Eastwood plays the real-life...
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