The Gerontological Movies Blog

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?

Edie - movie elder/older woman decides to climb the Suilven mountain. A gerontology movie review.

The Iron Lady as a gerontological film: how old age and ageing is reflected in this film.

A gerontological review of the movie The Good Liar

The Etruscan Smile is originally a 1985 novel by a Spanish author, Jose Luis Sampedro. Originally in Spanish, La Sonrisa Etrusca, is a...

Poms is an American comedy, directed by Zara Hayes, starring Diane Keaton, Jacki Weaver, Pam Grier and others. The plot is quite simple:...

RBG - is a 2018 American documentary film focusing on the life and career of the US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. It...

Clint Eastwood knows how to tell a story. Clint Eastwood is a wonderful aging actor and a producer and a director. Eastwood is almost 89...

The Old Man & The Gun is a 2018 drama movie, written and directed by David Lowery, and starring Hollywood (aging) stars Robert Redford,...

"What They Had" is a 2018 drama movie, directed (and written) by Elizabeth Chomko, staring Hilary Swank, Michael Shannon, Robert Forster,...

I love gerontological movies which I can use in my class room to trigger hot discussions regarding an up-to-date ethical dilemma. Away...