growing old, the cinema of aging
16 films on two axes
Sixteen films about getting old, from Umberto D. in 1952 to Thelma in 2024. Some look back wistfully and some refuse to go quietly, and some of the old people are on their own while others are surrounded.
Umberto D.Umberto has until the end of the month to find the rent, or he and his dog are out.tap again to open
Tokyo StoryTwo elderly parents visit their grown children in Tokyo, and the children are too busy for them.tap again to open
AmourGeorges and Anne, retired music teachers in their eighties, are tested when Anne has a stroke.tap again to open
The FatherA man refuses all help from his daughter and begins to doubt his own mind.tap again to open
The Straight StoryAlvin Straight has no license, so he rides a lawnmower to Wisconsin to see his brother after a stroke.tap again to open
Our Souls at NightAddie, a widow, tries to make a connection with Louis, the widower next door.tap again to open
Wild StrawberriesIsak Borg travels to Lund for an honorary degree, and the hitchhikers he meets make him look back on his life.tap again to open
PoetryA woman in her sixties enrolls in a poetry class as her memory fails.tap again to open
The Lady in the VanMiss Shepherd parks her van in Alan Bennett's driveway and stays fifteen years.tap again to open
About SchmidtWarren Schmidt retires, then sets off in an RV to his daughter's wedding.tap again to open
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?A former child star torments her paraplegic sister in their decaying mansion.tap again to open
Thelma (2024)A phone scammer posing as her grandson cheats Thelma, 93, and she sets out across the city to get it back.tap again to open
Plan 75In near-future Japan, a government program encourages seniors to choose euthanasia.tap again to open
Driving Miss DaisyDaisy can no longer drive. Her son hires Hoke, and she refuses to get in.tap again to open
The Best Exotic Marigold HotelSeven elderly Britons answer an online ad and travel to a run-down hotel in Jaipur.tap again to open
Harold and MaudeYoung Harold, who goes to funerals to escape his family, meets Maude, who is 80 and loves being alive.tap again to open
every film, listed
🍂 more wistful × 🪑 more isolated
Umberto D.
Umberto has until the end of the month to find the rent, or he and his dog are out.
Tokyo Story
Two elderly parents visit their grown children in Tokyo, and the children are too busy for them.
Amour
Georges and Anne, retired music teachers in their eighties, are tested when Anne has a stroke.
The Father
A man refuses all help from his daughter and begins to doubt his own mind.
🍂 more wistful × 🫂 more connected
The Straight Story
Alvin Straight has no license, so he rides a lawnmower to Wisconsin to see his brother after a stroke.
Our Souls at Night
Addie, a widow, tries to make a connection with Louis, the widower next door.
Wild Strawberries
Isak Borg travels to Lund for an honorary degree, and the hitchhikers he meets make him look back on his life.
Poetry
A woman in her sixties enrolls in a poetry class as her memory fails.
✊ more defiant × 🪑 more isolated
The Lady in the Van
Miss Shepherd parks her van in Alan Bennett's driveway and stays fifteen years.
About Schmidt
Warren Schmidt retires, then sets off in an RV to his daughter's wedding.
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
A former child star torments her paraplegic sister in their decaying mansion.
Thelma (2024)
A phone scammer posing as her grandson cheats Thelma, 93, and she sets out across the city to get it back.
✊ more defiant × 🫂 more connected
Plan 75
In near-future Japan, a government program encourages seniors to choose euthanasia.
Driving Miss Daisy
Daisy can no longer drive. Her son hires Hoke, and she refuses to get in.
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Seven elderly Britons answer an online ad and travel to a run-down hotel in Jaipur.
Harold and Maude
Young Harold, who goes to funerals to escape his family, meets Maude, who is 80 and loves being alive.