The Gerontological Movies Blog

So far this blog did not review short films. Friend Request Pending is a short gerontological film, and is the first of its kind to be...

Nostalgia is a 2018 American drama film. Directed by Mark Pellington, It includes a series of leading stars such as Jon Hamm, Nick...

There is a known saying that the higher the expectations, the greater the disappointment (and the other way around). I don't know why,...

It was by pure accident that I watched the film Whales of August, only several days after watching Ladies in Lavender (and I would like...

I think I have a good overall general knowledge about gerontological movies. So, I'm always surprised to learn about yet another movie...

Short is sometimes good. This 9:21 minutes long movie is a good proof. While being on the margins of entering this blog - as the hero -...

When two of the best aging Hollywood stars - Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman - get together, the outcome cannot disappoint. Even when...

When I started this blog, I was asked if I will also include documentary movies. My initial reply was negative. I wanted to focus on...

Sometimes it is difficult to articulate why you do not like a film. Why didn't I enjoy the movie 45 years? It seems it has all the...

The best way to open this film review would be: "and now for something totally different". This 2016 French-Belgian romantic comedy is a...

Let me begin with some context before reviewing this unique movie: I am law professor and a gerontologist. My PhD was on elder...

Several people recommended the movie COCO as a candidate for this blog. I watched the movie and wondered: should this film be included in...

Many years before the Canadian movie "Away from her", or the American movie "Still Alice" were screened - the Brits made one of the first...

Looking for a "hard-core" gerontological movie? Want an "in-your-face' drama about love, aging and dying? Never really seen what it takes...

The Intern - a 2015 American comedy-drama film, directed by Nancy Meyers, is an easy pick as a Gerontological Movie. Staring well know...

Why is the movie Big Fish included in my Gerontological Movies blog? The answer is not simple. But before answering, let me make a small...

Time for some classics: After reviewing some recent gerontological movies, it is appropriate to start going back in time, and remind us...

Most of the gerontologcial movies that I have reviewed in this blog so far were full length, feature films. These were mostly...

There is a well known saying: the higher the expectation, the greater the disappointment. You can already guess where this is...

Here are 5 reasons why About Schmidt - a 2002 American drama comedy - is a movie you must see and probably one of the best gerontological...