Happy Tears (2009-Comedy) – Demi Moore, Parker Posey, Rip Torn & Ellen Barkin.Gran Torino (2009-Drama) – Clint Eastwoodĭisgruntled Korean War vet Walt Kowalski sets out to reform his neighbor, a young Hmong teenager, who tried to steal Kowalski’s prized possession: his 1972 Gran Torino.Harry Brown (2009-Crime/Drama/Thriller) – Michael CaineĪn elderly ex-serviceman and widower looks to avenge his best friend’s murder by doling out his own form of justice.Get Low (2010-Comedy/Drama/Mystery) – Robert Duvall & Sissy SpacekĪ movie spun out of equal parts folk tale, fable and real-life legend about the mysterious, 1930s Tennessee hermit who famously threw his own rollicking funeral party… while he was still alive. ![]() ![]() Letters to Juliet (2010-Comedy/Drama/Romance) – Vanessa RedgraveĪn American girl on vacation in Italy finds an unanswered “letter to Juliet” - one of thousands left at the fictional lover’s Verona courtyard, which are typically answered by all the “secretaries of Juliet” - and she goes on a quest to find the lovers referenced in the letter.So, pull up a chair, pop that popcorn and get ready to be entertained! Settle NO MORE! I’ve compiled a list of movies with fascinating older characters and themes we can get lost in. The search for good movies for seniors can become cumbersome and we might find ourselves settling for reruns of MASH. Therefore, it becomes hard as an older adult to find characters and stories you can identify with. The issue coming up again and again is the fact that the movie industry gears majority of movies towards an audience under 40 years old. There’s nothing better than identifying with the lead character or finding parts of you in the antagonist. Who doesn’t love getting lost in a thick twisted plot of a great drama or laughing until they cry over a hysterical comedy? Sometimes, nothing is more entertaining than a good movie.
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