The Gerontological Movies Blog

It has been a while since my last geromovie review.... being a Dean takes its toll. So, luckily, there is Netflix to watch. By...

This is a beautiful drama film on the struggle of an older woman dealing with dementia and Alzheimer's disease.

What makes a gerontological movie a good movie? Is it simply that the stars are older actors? Is it that the story engages elder issues?...

Good Luck to You Leo Grande is certainly a gerontological movie to watch. You can love it, you can hate it, but you will not stay...

Continuing my search for movies which deal with or focus on the aging of the gay community, I was recommended to watch the movie...

Question: Do you know who's STING's song "Englishman in New York" written about? If you don't know - you'll know by the end of this blog....

Most of the movies which I review on this blog are usually American / Hollywood / well-known cinematic movies. Therefore, and within...

Driveways is an American drama movie, directed by Andrew Ahn, based on an original screenplay by playwrights Hannah Bos and Paul Thureen....

Since her unforgettable performance in Cohen brothers' movie Fargo, I knew Frances McDormand was something special. Since then, she...

"The Father" is a 2020 drama film, about an old man (Anthony - Anthony Hopkins), with dementia, who lives alone in his apartment in...

Any one in the field of elder law or gerontology knows about elder guardianship. Almost any one in the field of elder law or gerontology...

Some movies are "big" movies: Oscar winners or well remembered. Some movies are "small" movies: they do not intend to get the Oscar, to...

In this blog, I had a chance to review various movies with well known aging movie stars (e.g. Clint Eastwood, Jack Nicholson, Dianne...

Brave and wise older women: A documentary providing insights of the meaning of old age in face of nuclear disaster.

A review of the movie Dick Johnson is Dead. A movie on aging, end of life, and struggling with dementia.

So, finally I get to review a gerontological movie from Latin America - this time from Chile. While usually my policy is not to include...

Can an elderly man start elementary school at the age of 84? Can he learn to read? This film is based on a true Kenyan story.

An Australian drama-comedy, on a road trip of an elder father and his adult son.

The Two Popes is a 2019 drama movie, directed by Fernando Meirelles, and written by Anthony McCarten. The general plot of the movie is...

To tell the truth or to lie? Should families tell their elder parents about their terminal illness? And is the answer different for Chinese?