The Gerontological Movies Blog

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...

102 Not Out is a 2018 Indian comedy-drama, directed by Umesh Shukla. The movie is based on a play written by Sauma Joshi. After watching...

I must admit that at first, I wasn't sure whether The Wife fits my blog. Indeed, the two key characters/heroes of the movie are older...

Any one in the field of gerontology knows well that one of the most popular / cutting edge these days in gerontology is...

Finally, a non-American film !! There is probably a rich body of gerontological movies which is inaccessible to English speakers (unless...

I must admit that I never really thought that Burt Reynolds (who sadly passed away on September 2018) was a great actor. He had some good...

For me, and I believe that for many others, some movies are "eye openers": they open our minds to new horizons, new possibilities, and...

At least from my personal experience, Clint Eastwood has gone a dramatic shift in the last 15 years. May be because of my aging or may be...

Book Club is an American romantic comedy, directed by Bill Holderman, that stars four of the most well-known Hollywood actresses: Diane...

Just Getting Started is a 2017 American comedy. Directed by Ron Shelton. The movie stars some key current Hollywood stars like Morgan...

Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool is a 2017 romantic drama directed by Paul McGuigan and starring Annette Bening and Jamie Bell.The movie...